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Mon, 8 Nov 2021 17:16:00 +0800
Students, teachers can get mental health support through new DepEd helpline
Students and teachers' groups have said the stress from distance learning has taken a toll on both their physical and mental wellbeing. 

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 16:55:00 +0800
Fact check: Despite lacking expertise, blogger claims Robredo has speech and mental problems
Mejorada in his video also referred to Robredo as being someone "[na] may saltik sa utak," which is considered a derogatory term against people dealing with mental health issues.

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 16:01:00 +0800
DOH lists 2,087 new COVID-19 cases, 8 labs without data
Monday's new cases pushed the Philippines' total COVID count to 2,805,294.

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 15:12:00 +0800
As voting nears, more than 150 lawyers stress Roque unfit for international law body
Less than a week before elections to the panel, more than 150 lawyers raised their objection to the nomination of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to the International Law Commission.

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 14:52:00 +0800
COA urged to release 2020 audit report on PhilHealth
Sen. Grace Poe urged COA to release its 2020 audit report on PhilHealth to give legislators a clear picture of the state of its finances as they deliberate on the 2022 national budget.

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 13:24:00 +0800
Wait for final decision on face shields, local governments told
DOH said it will present an updated recommendation on using face shields before the pandemic task force this week.

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 12:30:00 +0800
Philippines reports 651 more Delta variant cases
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Department of Health is doing retrospective sampling to trace the origins of the Delta in the country. 

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 11:45:00 +0800
Philippines ready for eventual reopening of borders to foreign tourists
The Bureau of Immigration on Monday said they are ready should the national government lift its restrictions on foreign travelers amid the continuing decline in new COVID-19 cases in the country.

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 10:54:00 +0800
Anti-drug cop Eduardo Acierto resurfaces, challenges Gordon to bare intel report
Former cop Eduardo Acierto has resurfaced in a video challenging officials in the Duterte administration to act on his earlier intelligence report on Michael Yang, the businessman and former presidential adviser being linked to allegedly irregular pa...

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 09:48:00 +0800
NCR mayors to recommend scrapping of face shields; Manila City eases face shield policy
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos said mayors in the National Capital Region will recommend to the national pandemic task force to lift the order for mandatory wearing of face shields except in “critical settings.”



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