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Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:10:00 +0800CHR troubled by red-tagging of Mandaluyong judge who freed journalist, trade unionist
"In the wake of recent violent attacks on judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and other legal professionals in the Philippines, such incriminating claims...without any specific and verifiable evidence exposes [Quisumbing-Ignacio] to grave danger."
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0800COVID-19 cases in Philippines rise to 635,698 with 4,387 new infections
Active cases represent 61,733 or 9.7% of the country’s confirmed cases.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0800Police still monitoring social media for quarantine violations
"The JTF CV Shield created a Facebook account intended for this purpose and monitored 24/7 by the PNP Command Center personnel, and that's still existing today."
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:07:00 +0800NUPL seeks more safeguards on warrants implementation, other than requiring body cams
The National Union of Peoples Lawyers on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to include “more safeguards” other than requiring body cameras for law enforcers in its resolution to be issued in the wake of killings of activists in search warrant impl...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:24:00 +0800Mikey Arroyo says he asked to be removed as appropriations vice chair
Rep. Mikey Arroyo's removal as vice chair of the appropriations committee came after fellow Lakas-CMD members also lost leadership posts in the span of just a week.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:16:00 +0800Using anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 dangerous — DOH, FDA
The FDA said that using animal drugs like Ivermectin in humans can cause serious harm as these are “often highly concentrated and can be highly toxic to humans.”
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:40:00 +0800Gov’t targeting 450,000 daily vaccinations by April— DOH
"We're looking at 4,500 vaccination sites with each site vaccinating 100 individuals," Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said, referring to the government's goals for April.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:41:00 +0800PNP vows investigations into lawyer killings, stronger partnership with IBP
"Lawyer-killings shall be investigated promptly and thoroughly with the suspects subsequently identified, prosecuted, and penalized."
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:24:00 +0800PTV to discipline social media team over 'erroneous' #DutertePalpak tweet
State-run broadcaster People’s Television said Wednesday it will sanction members of its social media team who were behind an “erroneous” tweet which used the hashtag #DutertePalpak.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:28:00 +0800Mandaluyong judge red-tagged after freeing two activists
A Mandaluyong judge, who recently ordered the release of two activists, is the latest to be tagged as supporter of the Communist Party of the Philippines.