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Sun, 28 Nov 2021 17:12:00 +0800
Government signs deal for 20M more Pfizer vaccine doses
The latest 20 million doses will be delivered to the country starting January 2022 on a monthly schedule.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:54:00 +0800
Robredo lauds AFP for independence, help during pandemic
"Personally, I’m very appreciative of the AFP. Because even if it is not perfect, until now, it maintains its independence as an institution. It doesn't let itself be used as an instrument," she said in mixed Filipino and English.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 13:36:00 +0800
Gov't may suspend flights from Hong Kong due to COVID-19 variant fears
"The movement of Filipinos is not prohibited but the flights that they will get on to return are banned. So they have no means to come here," he said in mixed Filipino and English. 

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 12:37:00 +0800
Photojournalist Hannah Reyes Morales tapped for Nobel Peace Prize exhibition
Morales and Heitmann have been taking photos in Manila and Moscow in preparation for the exhibition, depicting the 2021 laureates' work for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 10:14:00 +0800
SWS: 45% of Filipino families felt poor in 3Q of 2021
"The three-point decrease in Self-Rated Poor in the third quarter of 2021 was due to a sharp decline in the Visayas and a slight decrease in Metro Manila, offset by a steady score in Balance Luzon and an increase in Mindanao," the report reads. 

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Go seeks divine providence on his presidential bid
Sen. Bong Go yesterday declared that he continues to seek guidance from divine providence in his decision to enter the presidential race as he vowed to continue serving the Filipino people selflessly and tirelessly.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Philippines stand on climate crises lauded
A House leader has lauded the climate agenda pushed by the Duterte administration in the recently concluded 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Galvez thanks British government for vaccines
National Task Force against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. thanked yesterday the British government for donating 288,000 doses of AstraZeneca to the Philippines.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Sputnik financier eyes vaccine facility in Philippines
The Russian Direct Investment Fund is looking at establishing a COVID-19 vaccine facility in the Philippines “hopefully” by the first quarter of next year, an official said.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Duterte OKs release of P1.5 billion COVID-19 fund for HCWs
President Duterte has approved the release of an additional budget of P1.5 billion for health care worker allowances and compensation to those who contracted COVID-19 while on duty, Sen. Bong Go said yesterday.



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