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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0800
Philippines logs 6,666 new COVID-19 cases
Health officials on Wednesday reported 6,666 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country's total count to 684,311.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:32:00 +0800
'Bubble' lockdown won't curb COVID-19 spread sans reforms, group warns
"As the COVID-19 pandemic turned one year, we urge the Duterte government to seriously consider not only replacing IATF-EID leadership with competent professionals but also implement science-based proposals to curb the worsening pandemic," Agham said...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:24:00 +0800
Phivolcs: 'Elevated' increase in seismic activities observed in Taal Volcano
In an advisory, Phivolcs said Alert Level 2, which signifies increased unrest, is currently maintained over Taal Volcano but it stressed “that unrest has been elevating and is under constant evaluation.”

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:18:00 +0800
'NCR Plus' courts allowed to operate with less than 30% capacity until April 16
As approved by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, the courts in the NCR Plus bubble shall maintain a skeleton force, which may be less than 30% of the personnel reporting in-court, to attend to urgent matters.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:51:00 +0800
DOLE urged: Include COVID-19 in gov't compensation program for employees
"It should not be the burden of the employee to prove that he or she got the virus at work. Because the very fact that workers travel from home to work by public transport is a work-related sacrifice that workers are already making," a senator said.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:26:00 +0800
Filipinos told: Skipping vaccine line may jeopardize doses from COVAX
The Department of Health stressed the limited shots must be first given to healthcare workers who are the forefront of treating and caring for patients with COVID-19.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:53:00 +0800
Immigration says fact-finding probe looking into trafficking of Filipino women to Syria
The Bureau of Immigration has rolled out a full blown investigation into the outbound trafficking of 44 Filipino women to Syria, another racket linked to the pastillas bribery scheme hounding the agency.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:47:00 +0800
China's vaccine donations 'soften blow' while maritime militia swarms Julian Felipe Reef — Carpio
"It's possible that China is encroaching on our maritime zone but softening it by sending us vaccines, by donating to us vaccines. It's part of their PR effort to soften the blow but we should not fall for that," Carpio told ANC's "Headstart" on Wedn...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:14:00 +0800
Indigenous people yet to agree to Kaliwa Dam’s construction
Indigenous people who would be affected by the construction of the P12.2-billion Kaliwa Dam project have yet to give their consent to its construction, an official told lawmakers Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:57:00 +0800
Philippines receives 400K more donated Sinovac doses
An additional 400,000 doses of CoronaVac, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinovac Biotech, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Wednesday morning.



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