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Calida won’t lie over COVID-19 infections of his staff for seeking postponement of anti-terror law argument – Palace

January 18, 2021

Malacanang expressed belief on Monday that the Office of the Solicitor General was not engaged in delaying tactics after it requested the Supreme Court to reschedule the oral argument over the petitions questioning the constitutionality of the anti-terror law. The

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DA no plan to regulate yet ornamental plants

January 18, 2021

The Department of Agriculture has no plan yet to regulate the sale of ornamental plants, which has boomed in the country while most Filipinos have been advised to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the “Laging Handa” public briefing

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IATF eyes new normal for areas with no new COVID-19 transmission

January 18, 2021

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is eyeing a “new normal” in areas with no new transmission of coronavirus disease for a long time, Malacanang said on Monday. In a televised press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson

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Duterte maintains 5 percent tariff on deboned poultry meat until Dec. 2022

January 18, 2021

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order maintaining the 5 percent rates of duty on mechanically deboned meat of chicken and turkey, among others, until the end of 2022. EO No. 123, which Duterte signed on January 15, said

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Duterte willing to get first shot of COVID-19 vaccine to encourage Filipinos to do the same – Palace

January 18, 2021

President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to receive the first shot of coronavirus vaccine just to encourage the public to have themselves inoculated too, Malacanang said on Monday. This as a vaccine expert said so far, any of the three possible

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DOH reports 2,163 COVID-19 cases

January 18, 2021

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,163 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday. The tally, highest since November, brings total cases to 502,736 with 26, 839 active. Davao City topped the list of new cases with 134 followed by Cagayan

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Three soldiers killed in ambush by alleged NPAs in Legazpi City

January 18, 2021

Three soldiers of the 31st Infantry Battalion were killed after they were ambushed by alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Legazpi City last Sunday. Capt. John Paul Belleza, spokesperson of the 9th Infantry Division,  said the incident

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LGUs can negotiate with drug firms but must coordinate with task force

January 18, 2021

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday said local government units (LGUs) planning to buy COVID-19 vaccines are free to negotiate with any pharmaceutical companies but they must coordinate with the National Task Force against COVID-19 before

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