DOH reports lesser new COVID-19 cases

January 19, 2021

Lesser coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday after a two-month high of 2,163 the previous day. There were 1,357 new cases, pushing the total to 504,084. Active cases reached 27,857. Davao City

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FDA allows DOH to use COVID-19 vaccines donated by China

January 19, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Department of Health can use the COVID-19 vaccines to be donated by China. FDA Director General Eric Domingo said Tuesday in a Palace briefing the DOH could use the vaccines as long

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PNP backs ending DND deal with UP

January 19, 2021

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday expressed support for the termination of the 1989 agreement between the Department of Defense (DND) and University of the Philippines (UP). In a statement, General Debold Sinas said the agreement

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DND ends deal with UP stopping police and military from entering campus

January 19, 2021

The Department of National Defense (DND) terminated its 31 year-old agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP) which prohibits police and military from entering its campus without prior notification to university officials. In a letter to UP President Danilo

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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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