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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:07:00 +0800
117,000 Pfizer doses from COVAX set to arrive in April — official
Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the World Health Organization-led vaccine sharing initiative were supposed to arrive by mid-February but the delivery faced delays.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:03:00 +0800
‘Bordering on the absurd’: PNP told to clarify ban on public displays of affection
"Ang bait naman ni COVID that it doesn't harm couples making out in private. This is a scientific eureka moment worthy of a Nobel Prize."

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:38:00 +0800
Back to 'disiplina'? With rising COVID-19 cases, gov't scrambles to enforce health protocols anew
“Violators should be fined or otherwise penalized for violating all health protocols."

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:37:00 +0800
Philippines to vaccinate 250,000 daily when most COVID-19 shots arrive
The country began its immunization last week following the arrival of donated Sinovac shots from China and AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX Facility.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0800
COVID-19 infections in Philippines hit 603,308 with 2,886 new cases
Of the total, 44,470 or 7.4% were active cases.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:13:00 +0800
CHR disputes PNP's claim of 'nanlaban' anew after bloody Calabarzon raids
Police's claim of "nanlaban" in operations resulting in deaths should be determined by courts and not merely asserted sans a trial of facts, the Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday as cops rehashed the narrative after the bloody Calabarzon raid...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:05:00 +0800
Skirting IATF rule, DILG lets 3 LGUs use antigen tests on travelers
The Department of the Interior and Local Government is letting three local governments use coronavirus antigen tests on travelers, contrary to a rule by the government’s pandemic task force that only allows RT-PCR tests.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:37:00 +0800
Lawmakers want House to condemn stabbing of human rights lawyer
Eight lawmakers are calling on the House of Representatives to condemn and investigate the stabbing of a lawyer handling several human rights and public interest cases, stressing that the legislature must shield lawyers from attacks.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:33:00 +0800
'Deploying more police to enforce health protocols an ineffective, anti-poor strategy'
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called out the government for bringing back what she called a failed strategy.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:27:00 +0800
Allowing more PUVs will help ensure compliance to COVID-19 protocols — commuter group
“Bus and jeepney passengers know the rules and we believe that most of them want to obey these rules. However, it is a fact that there is a supply problem in the current public transportation landscape and this is a great hindrance in how to effect...



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