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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:26:00 +0800
Pharmally's Krizle Mago leaves House custody
Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. officer Krizle Grace Mago is now out of the House of Representatives’ protective custody after requesting that she be released from it.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:58:00 +0800
Senator flags P8.5-B in unliquidated Army funds with PITC
At least P8.52 billion in Philippine Army funds remain unliquidated or unaccounted for with the Philippine International Trading Corp., the chairman of the Senate defense committee bared Tuesday as he urged the military to do its own procurement f...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:56:00 +0800
'No healing': Marcos faces 2nd petition from Martial Law survivors to disqualify presidential bid
The petitioners represented by lawyers Howard Calleja and Jake Rey Fajardo warned that allowing Marcos Jr. to run “might lead to a white-washing and further proliferation of historical revisionism of the gravely inhumane abuses and extremely grand ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:50:00 +0800
Duterte endorses Bong Go-Sara Duterte tandem at dinner for House lawmakers
President Rodrigo Duterte endorsed his long-time aide turned senator, Bong Go, and his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, for president and vice president at a dinner for House members in Malacañang on Tuesday night.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:47:00 +0800
Health workers can choose brand of COVID-19 booster jab — DOH
Health workers can receive a booster shot six months after getting their second dose. If they got the single-shot Janssen, they can receive boosters after three months.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:09:00 +0800
Fact check: No, Pacquiao did not withdraw candidacy after meeting with Duterte
"It wasn't a political meeting but provided us an opportunity to talk about our shared vision...my decision to run for president hasn't changed," he said in a statement two days later. 

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:40:00 +0800
FDA approves Covavax vaccine for emergency use in Philippines
The two-dose Covavax, branded as Novovax in the US, has a reported efficacy rate of 89.7%.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:29:00 +0800
IATF OKs limited face-to-face classes in universities below Alert Level 3
Limited face-to-face classes are now allowed, provided indoor venue capacity is set at 50%. 

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:04:00 +0800
Think tank: Dutertes likely to win in 2022 elections
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, are likely to win their respective vice-presidential and senatorial bids in the 2022 elections, Fitch Solutions said.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:45:00 +0800
Philippines gets 3.53 million more procured Sinovac doses
This latest shipment brought the number of Sinovac doses in the Philippines to 54.03 million, per a Philstar.com monitoring. 



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