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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:02:00 +0800
6,426 new COVID-19 cases seen ahead of new quarantine classifications
Today's figures pushed the country's overall count to 1,322,053. The Department of Health said 10 laboratories did not turn in screening results. 

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:30:00 +0800
As pandemic lingers, pregnant women struggle with strict COVID-19 protocols
“What we’re seeing is, it’s in the 1/3 of the country where you have difficulty for mothers’ pregnancy. The health services are more challenged."

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:47:00 +0800
With a new ICC prosecutor, lawyers of 'drug war' victims kin hope for investigation into Duterte
Lawyers representing victims of President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “drug war” are pinning their hopes on International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan that calls for an investigation into crimes against humanity against Duterte and his me...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:33:00 +0800
DOH: Soon-to-expire AstraZeneca jabs fully distributed to vaccination sites
In a briefing Monday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by COVAX facility have been “100% distributed.”

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:30:00 +0800
Metro Manila's new curfew hours: Midnight to 4 a.m.
"This will give people more time to eat in restaurants, visit malls, give them more time to travel, and help the economy," Abalos said in a briefing.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:15:00 +0800
Sinovac shipment stuck in storage until drugmaker sends missing document
A million doses of Sinovac’s two-dose CoronaVac arrived in the country last week.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:32:00 +0800
As prosecutor's term ends, 'drug war' victims' kin push for ICC probe
Families of the victims of President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “drug war” are making an urgent appeal to outgoing International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda who end her mandate on June 15.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:02:00 +0800
PNP promises mechanisms vs vote-buying through cash transfers
“This is not unlikely to happen because cashless transactions have become commonplace especially now that there is a pandemic. People who plan to persuade the public to sell their vote can really think of this,” Eleazar said.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:21:00 +0800
ANYARE?: Infighting in the ruling PDP-Laban
Philstar.com's "Anyare?" takes a look at why PDP-Laban members seem to be sparring with each other as the 2022 elections near.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0800
‘Implement incentive scheme for barangay vaccination program’
The Department of the Interior and Local Government should immediately implement an incentive scheme for barangays that have efficiently vaccinated their residents against the coronavirus, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said yesterday.



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