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Fri, 14 May 2021 16:00:00 +0800
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines hit 1,131,467
Health authorities on Friday recorded 6,784 additional coronavirus infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,131,467.

Fri, 14 May 2021 15:49:00 +0800
Philippines to sign term sheet for 40M Pfizer vaccines on Friday
The Philippines on Friday will sign a term sheet with Pfizer for the procurement of 40 million doses of the coronavirus shot it developed with BioNTech, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said.

Fri, 14 May 2021 15:32:00 +0800
DOH says no to 'vaccine passes' for special access to indoor activities, services
In a briefing Friday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stressed there was scant evidence suggesting fully-vaccinated individuals will no longer get sick or transmit COVID-19 to other people.

Fri, 14 May 2021 14:50:00 +0800
Data sharing platform can help communities locate, map flooded areas during disasters
Aiming to empower citizens to report hazards at their fingertips, Indonesia-based Yayasan Peta Bencana (Disaster Map Foundation) developed Mapakalamidad.ph, a free web-based platform that provides crowd-sourced and up-to-date flood information using ...

Fri, 14 May 2021 14:09:00 +0800
DOJ: People the ATC designates as terrorists may ask council for basis, delisting
People that the Anti-Terrorism Council designates as terrorists may question their designation before the same body, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay, also spokesperson for the council, said Friday.

Fri, 14 May 2021 13:06:00 +0800
Duterte says indebted to China for help; Philippine ships not leaving WPS
Duterte reiterated his "utang na loob" or indebtedness to China and his refusal to go to war with the regional power over Chinese presence in the West Philippine Sea.

Fri, 14 May 2021 10:44:00 +0800
Lawyers: Terrorist designation gives petitioner legal standing to question ATA
The Anti-Terrorism Council’s designation of peace consultant Rey Claro Casmabre as a terrorist has strengthened parties’ case against the Anti-Terrorism Act at the Supreme Court, lawyers said.

Fri, 14 May 2021 09:33:00 +0800
'Crising' speeds up, now in vicinity of Lanao del Sur
Tropical Depression "Crising" sped up and was spotted in the vicinity of Lanao del Sur, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Fri, 14 May 2021 09:02:00 +0800
Philippines expands travel ban to Oman, UAE; extends curbs until end-May
In a statement Thursday, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said “all travelers coming from Oman and the UAE or those with travel history to these two countries within the last 14 days preceding arrival” will be prohibited from entering the Ph...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Finance chief 2020’s highest paid Cabinet member
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III took home the biggest paycheck among the members of President Duterte’s Cabinet last year, a latest report of the Commission on Audit showed.



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