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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:20:00 +0800
PhilHealth introduces COVID-19 vaccine injury compensation package
The mechanism covers claims from March 3, 2021 to March 2, 2026 or until the completion of the vaccination program.  

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:10:00 +0800
KBP says can’t punish DWIZ over guest anchor’s foul comments on ex-PNoy’s death
The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas said it cannot punish DWIZ over a guest anchor’s foul comments on the death of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as the radio station is no longer one of its members.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0800
4,479 new infections bring Philippines coronavirus caseload to 1,408,058
Local health authorities on Tuesday reported 4,479 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,408,058.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:32:00 +0800
Pacquiao told to leave PDP-Laban over supposed comments on corruption
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is telling his partymate Senator Manny Pacquiao to leave the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan after President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the boxer-turned-lawmaker over comments he allegedly made ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:29:00 +0800
Keep COVID-19 vaccinators' shift to 8 hours, LGUs told after 'breach' in Makati
"Let's limit the time of our health care workers to just a specific eight hours," Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Tuesday on the vaccination incident in Makati.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:05:00 +0800
Armed civilian volunteers? Guevarra says PNP 'strong enough' to deter crime
For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, there is no need to arm civilians to help police deter crime — a proposal from President Rodrigo Duterte floated last week.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:04:00 +0800
Philippines extends ban on foreigners from 7 countries to keep out Delta variant
This was to prevent the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a briefing.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:55:00 +0800
Rappler's Ressa, Talabong arraigned in cyber libel case over 'thesis for sale' story
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and journalist Rambo Talabong refused to enter a plea during their arraignment on the cyber libel case they are facing, which stemmed from a piece on the alleged payment scheme for students at a Manila college to complete a r...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:08:00 +0800
Ex-defense chief: Arming civilians to fight crime a ‘false solution to a serious problem’
"What we should be afraid of when it comes to guns is not the bullet with our names on it but the bullet that says 'to whom it may concern,'" former defense secretary Orlando Mercado said.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:27:00 +0800
Youth climate activists call for urgent climate action that protects people, planet
“This is not a world we want to inherit. Our leaders, who probably won’t experience any of this, are committing their children and grandchildren to a terrible, possibly unlivable future,” said Xian Guevarra, national coordinator of Youth Advoca...



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