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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0800
Philippines logs new record-high 26,603 COVID-19 cases
The Philippines logged once again its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began with health authorities reporting Saturday 26,303 new infections.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 15:32:00 +0800
Setting the gold standard: BOC secures its third Gold Trailblazer Award in the PGS pathway
The Bureau of Customs bagged its third Gold Trailblazer Award as they passed the Proficiency Stage of the Performance Governance System on September 3. 

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:25:00 +0800
Duterte refuses to discourage ivermectin to treat COVID-19
President Rodrigo Duterte, while acknowledging that there is scant evidence to support the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, refused to outrightly discourage the use of the antiparasitic drug for the viral disease and instead left it up ...

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:16:00 +0800
Ex-top cop Sinas back in gov’t as Duterte’s undersecretary
Former Philippine National Police chief Debold Sinas is back in government after President Rodrigo Duterte appointed him as one of his office’s undersecretaries.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:46:00 +0800
Duterte threatens to end gov't transactions with Red Cross
President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to terminate all government transactions with the Philippine Red Cross if it continues to refuse to be audited, in an escalation of the word war between the chief executive and the humanitarian organization’...

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:45:00 +0800
Typhoon Kiko weakens further as it moves over waters off Batanes
Typhoon Kiko (international name: Chanthu), which packs winds of up to 215 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 265 kph, made landfall over Ivana, Batanes at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Provide incentives for fully vaccinated, Go says
Sen. Bong Go renewed yesterday his appeal to government authorities to consider the possibility of providing incentives to fully vaccinated individuals so as to encourage more Filipinos to get their COVID-19 shots.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Comelec asks Congress to increase 2022 budget
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday called for an increase in its P26-billion proposed budget for next year when the national elections will be held.?

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Philippines won’t sign MPAs with shady consolidators
National Task Force against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday that the Philippine government would not sign multiparty agreements with questionable consolidators.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Booster after 6-8 months eyed for health frontliners
A vaccine expert panel member is pushing for the administration of booster shots to health care workers directly handling COVID-19 patients six to eight months after they completed their vaccination.



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