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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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Philippines’ COVID-19 cases breach 500,000

January 17, 2021

The number of coronavirus disease cases in the Philippines has breached half a million level 10 months after the government imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus, according to the Department of Health. In its latest Case

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Gov’t to be more cautious in COVID-19 vaccination for senior citizens – Galvez

January 17, 2021

The Philippine government will be more careful in choosing the coronavirus vaccine to be administered to the senior citizens, an official said on Sunday. This was after reports that 23 Norwegian senior citizens who received Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have died.

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Sinovac vaccine may be around P650 per dose – Palace

January 17, 2021

Malacanang on Sunday assured the public that China’s Sinovac vaccine may be priced at around P650 per dose, lower compared to the amount circulating on social media. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque branded as “fake news” that

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