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Wed, 3 Mar 2021 17:22:00 +0800
Irked by Rappler fact checks, NTF-ELCAC sees red
This is not the first time that Badoy baselessly red-tagged a news outlet just doing its job.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 16:44:00 +0800
SC checking for other vaccine brands after reported unavailability of AstraZeneca
The Supreme Court is looking into other options for its purchase of COVID-19 vaccines for officials and employees of the Judiciary following reported unavailability of AstraZeneca doses.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 16:24:00 +0800
Why lawmakers, rights groups are alarmed at a proposed amendment to the anti-drug law
"This is unconstitutional because they run contrary to the constitutional presumption of innocence," Rep. Bong Suntay (Quezon City 4th District) said at the House plenary session on Tuesday night. 

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0800
Coronavirus cases in Philippines climb to 582,223 with 1,783 new infections
Active cases accounted for 35,056 or 6% of the total. Of these, 94.8% are mild and asymptomatic cases.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 15:51:00 +0800
DOLE to prohibit ‘no vaccine, no work’ policy
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that he is set to issue an order prohibiting making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for returning to work.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 15:22:00 +0800
Lacking submission to FDA delays review of Sinopharm COVID-19 jab
The application of Southmed Pharma, which seeks to be Sinopharm's distributor in the Philippines, lacked documents such as clinical trial results and certificate of good manufacturing practice, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 15:15:00 +0800
Palace says AstraZeneca jabs arriving March 4; vaccine czar not so sure
Initial doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines will finally arrive on Thursday, March 4, a few days after the missed arrival date that the administration announced over the weekend.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 15:11:00 +0800
Colmenares tells SC: Authorities 'not helpless' against terrorists without anti-terrorism law
Law enforcers and the military are not helpless against terrorists without the reviled Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, petitioner Neri Colmenares, a former lawmaker and known rights lawyer, told the Supreme Court.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 14:32:00 +0800
Sandiganbayan overturns House leader’s graft conviction over chess tournament
The Sandiganbayan overturned the graft conviction of Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay (Surigao del Sur) and two others over the sponsorship of a chess tournament named after him when he was Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) chair in 2010.

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 14:06:00 +0800
In the face of objections, DepEd nixes two-week summer break idea
DepEd is dropping the idea of a two-week summer break, a move that came under fire from students and teachers already grappling with challenges under distance learning.



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