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Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:13:00 +0800
Neil Doloricon, editorial cartoonist and artist for the people, passes away
"Isang mahusay na editorial cartoonist, artista ng bayan na lumalaban, gabay ng mag-aaral at haligi namin sa Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal," the Department of Visual Communication said of Doloricon, who was dean of the college from 1998 to 2001.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:03:00 +0800
Sulu plane crash death toll now at 53
There are now 53 people who have died from the C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last week after the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced Friday the death of a critically-wounded soldier.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0800
Active COVID-19 cases hit 48,480 after Philippines logs 5,676 new infections 
Local health authorities on Friday reported 5,676 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,496,328.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:27:00 +0800
Pangilinan sues people behind 2 YouTube channels for cyber libel
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed cyber libel complaints against people behind two YouTube channels that have claimed in several videos that he had been physically abusing his wife, actress and singer Sharon Cuneta, and that she had filed a...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:11:00 +0800
Chinese Embassy focuses on ship photo to dismiss reported dumping as fake
It did not comment on the satellite photos that Simularity CEO Liz Derr said showed how anchored ships created chlorophyll-a blooms in Union Banks.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:09:00 +0800
Shorter quarantine for more vaccinated travelers as Philippines names new 'green' territories
Several territories such as Burundi, Liberia, Malawi, Morrocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Zimbabwe, however, appeared to be removed from the original list first released by the task force on June 30. 

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:18:00 +0800
1.15 million AstraZeneca doses arrive in Philippines
A total of 1,150,800 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine landed in the Philippines on Friday onboard a China Airlines plane.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:15:00 +0800
Philippines detects 16 more cases of Delta COVID-19 variant
This brings the total number of people infected with the B.1.617.2 variant in the Philippines to 35. 

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:53:00 +0800
DepEd: New school year starts on September 13
Under Republic Act 11480, which became law in 2020, the president can set the date of the opening of classes in areas under a state of calamity or emergency.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0800
July 20 a holiday for Eid’l Adha
President Duterte has declared Tuesday (July 20) a regular holiday in observance of the Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice observed by the Muslim community.



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