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Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:51:00 +0800
Comelec task force vs fake news to check reports of pre-shaded ballots
The Commission on Elections' task force on fake news will meet Monday afternoon to verify reports of pre-shaded ballots distributed in Philippine posts abroad.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:20:00 +0800
Oil firms announce fuel price rollbacks for third time this year
Local oil firms announced price reductions in their fuel products this week after the International Energy Agency announced that its member-countries will now release a total of 120 million barrels of emergency oil stocks in the global market over th...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:05:00 +0800
Fact check: Supposed 'exit poll' among OFWs in Hong Kong is misleading
Social media user Kim Indar posted a screenshot of a supposed exit poll where more than 3,300 voters supposedly said they picked Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., while his rivals only logged two digits votes. This is misleading.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:51:00 +0800
Candidates warned vs using armed groups, private armies to intimidate voters
"I am warning candidates about using goons and private armies to stop spreading violence and deception just to persuade voters."

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:10:00 +0800
BuCor: 88% of 48,991 inmates fully vaccinated; 19% with booster jabs
Nearly 20% of Persons Deprived of Liberty under the custody of the Bureau of Corrections have already received their booster shot against the coronavirus.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:41:00 +0800
'Agaton' slightly weakens; 'Malakas' to enter PAR tonight or early Tuesday
Agaton is forecast to “slowly loop” in the vicinity of northeastern portion of Leyte and the southern portions of Samar and Eastern Samar before emerging over the Philippine Sea by Tuesday evening as Severe Tropical Storm Malakas begins to intera...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:30:00 +0800
DOH, experts discuss redefinition of COVID-19 full vaccination
There are calls to redefine the term “fully vaccinated” to include booster dose due to the slow uptake of additional doses.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:24:00 +0800
MMDA suspends number coding from Holy Tuesday to Good Friday
"The modified number coding scheme is automatically lifted during holidays," the MMDA said in Filipino on its official Twitter page. 

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:51:00 +0800
SC orders Sandigan to drop Mike Arroyo from graft case over PNP helicopter deal
A special division of the Supreme Court has ordered the Sandiganbayan to drop former first gentleman Mike Arroyo from the graft case over the alleged anomalous purchase of second-hand helicopters in 2009 and 2010.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:30:00 +0800
DOE tells power sector to ensure sufficient power for elections
The Department of Energy ordered all generation companies, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines and distribution utilities to ensure adequate power during the critical elections period.



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