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Sun, 6 Feb 2022 16:36:00 +0800VP Robredo suspends COVID-19 response programs with Comelec decision pending
"We're suspending it for now because we’re waiting for Comelec’s decision on the exemption," the vice president said in mixed Filipino and English.
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 15:28:00 +0800'Why now?': Quiboloy legal counsel questions timing of FBI 'wanted' poster, trafficking charges
"It doesn't make sense...the only logical reason here is that they are using the closeness of Pastor Quiboloy to President Duterte to indirectly bring Duterte down."
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 12:06:00 +0800SC: Bar examinees who violated honor code disqualified for 2020-21 exam
"For now, reflect on what you have done, but know that you can still change your narrative. You will not end up as an examinee who lost your honor forever in your desperation to pass an exam. Learn from your mistake, and earn your honor back."
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 11:26:00 +0800OCTA: Metro Manila pre-surge numbers possible by end-February
"Prospects look good for less than 500 in the NCR by V-Day, and perhaps pre-surge numbers by end of February," he said in a tweet late Saturday night.
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800LPA over Mindanao dissipates
A low-pressure area being monitored south of Mindanao has dissipated, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration said yesterday.
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800Booster card requirement urged for high-vaccination areas
Opposition to the requirement for booster cards in public spaces is understandable but can be made a priority in highly vaccinated areas where the government would want to maintain the population’s protection against COVID-19, Presidential Adviser ...
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800Bong Go vows continued support for agriculture sector
A new measure that comprehensively addresses the financial challenges of the country’s agriculture and fisheries sectors with the goal of attaining food security has earned the strong backing of Sen. Bong Go.
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800Oil prices to go up for 6th straight week
Oil companies are raising pump prices for the sixth straight week on Tuesday.
Sat, 5 Feb 2022 11:27:00 +0800Quiboloy, 2 others wanted in US over trafficking charges
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation released wanted posters for Apollo Quiboloy and KOJC officials Teresita Dandan and Helen Panilag following their indictment in November 2021.
Sat, 5 Feb 2022 10:25:00 +0800First Pfizer shots for children aged 5-11 arrive in Philippines
The first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine doses reformulated for children aged five to 11 arrived Friday night in the Philippines after being delayed by a day.