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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:02:00 +0800
Senatorial aspirant secures halt order vs Comelec disqualification
A senatorial aspirant for the 2022 national polls secured a halt order from the Supreme Court to enjoin the Commission on Elections resolution declaring him as a nuisance candidate, just as the poll body gears up for the printing of ballots for the c...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0800
Nurses' group hits revised COVID-19 testing, tracing policies
“Aren’t these COVID policies indicators that the government has surrendered to COVID-19?” the Filipino Nurses United asked.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:37:00 +0800
DOH records 22,958 new COVID-19 infections; active cases down to 270K
According to the Department of Health, the number of people who are currently sick is at 270,728, or 8.2% of the total caseload.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:59:00 +0800
Senator calls to bar unvaccinated PAO chief from work
Chief of the Public Attorney's Office Persida Acosta must be disallowed from reporting to work, following her refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:40:00 +0800
Imported fish could gut local fishers, DA warned
"Flooding our local markets with imported fish will pose harm than good to our struggling fishing industry," fishers' group Pamalakaya said.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:38:00 +0800
PNP: Over 5,000 cops dismissed from service under 'internal cleansing'
“Public service means embracing scrutiny [but] we will let the numbers speak for themselves," he also said. 

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:13:00 +0800
Immigration extends ban on vacation leaves for NAIA staff until Jan 31
The Bureau of Immigration is extending its ban on Ninoy Aquino International Airport staff taking vacation leaves until January 31, from the initial end of January 15.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:27:00 +0800
Philippines detects 492 more Omicron variant cases
Out of the 714 samples sequenced by the Philippine Genome Center last week, 68.9% were found to have the Omicron variant.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:12:00 +0800
Task force taps cops for media security, stresses not all journo killings work-related
"They're not all work-related...it doesn't necessarily mean that they were killed because they were journalists like some groups are trying to project."

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0800
Senate bill seeks to protect rest hours, prevent 'unli-work from home'
"The power of control of employers now overreaches beyond working hours through the use of phone and email," Sen. Francis Tolentino said.



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