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Nations need to vaccinate 85 percent of population vs COVID-19: WHO

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Updated as of Jul 06 09:50 AM

Countries need to vaccinate some 85 percent of their population against COVID-19 following the emergence of more transmissible variants, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Read more »

Sara Duterte's HNP in talks with 5 national parties to form coalition

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Updated as of Jul 05 12:01 PM

Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's Hugpong ng Pagbabago is negotiating with five national parties to form a coalition, its spokesman said Monday. Read more »

Taal shows 'continuous steaming,' another phreatomagmatic eruption possible: Phivolcs

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 10:59 AM

Taal Volcano shows continuous steaming a day after it recorded its "highest ever" sulfur dioxide emission at 22,628 tons, Phivolcs said Monday. Read more »

Subic-Clark Railway contractor ordered to find ‘alternative solution’ to address mangrove concerns

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Posted at Jul 02 10:27 AM

The Department of Transportation has instructed the contractor for its Subic-Clark Railway project to find an "alternative solution" to address the concerns related to the hectares of mangroves that will be affected, an official said Friday. Read more »

Don't get mad, just step up: Gov't told after Bloomberg study on COVID-19 resilience

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 03:45 PM

Instead of being mad at a study that ranked the Philippines second to the last among 53 economies in terms of COVID-19 resilience, the government should just step up, a senator said Thursday. Read more »

Duque sends DOH fund utilization report to Pacquiao, says ready to attend hearings

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 06:01 PM

Sec. Francisco Duque III on Thursday said he has sent Sen. Manny Pacquiao a report on the Department of Health's utilization of funds from Bayanihan 1 and 2 laws. Read more »

July 12 eyed as National West Philippine Sea Victory Day

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Posted at Jul 01 10:26 AM

A senator has filed a resolution seeking to declare July 12 the National West Philippine Sea Victory Day to celebrate the country's arbitral win against China's sweeping maritime claims.   Read more »

Hontiveros to seek reelection in 2022 polls

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Updated as of Jul 01 11:04 AM

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she would seek reelection in next year's polls. Read more »

Without extension, spending Bayanihan 2 funds after June 30 is technical malversation - lawmaker

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Updated as of Jun 30 04:00 PM

(UPDATE) - Spending unused budget from the Bayanihan 2 law that expires Wednesday would be technical malversation, a legislator said as he urged Malacañang to call for a special session to tackle the extension of the measure's validity. Read more »

Cebu defends COVID-19 travel protocol, shorter in-facility quarantine

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Posted at Jun 30 10:59 AM

The Cebu provincial government continues to test travelers for COVID-19 upon arrival and on the seventh day as it would be more expensive to keep them quarantined in a hotel facility for 10 days, a local health official said Wednesday.   Read more »

Pacquiao 'burning bridges' in PDP-Laban, says vice chairman

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Posted at Jun 29 03:21 PM

Senator Manny Pacquiao is "burning bridges" in PDP-Laban, its vice chairman said Tuesday. Read more »

'Not yet final': Gov't reviewing Shell's sale of Malampaya stake to Dennis Uy

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Updated as of Jun 29 10:51 AM

The sale of Royal Dutch Shell's stake in the Malampaya natural gas field to Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp. is "not yet final" until it complies with government requirements, the Department of Energy said Tuesday. Read more »

Marcos still 'a very big name in politics, always a plus,' relative Martin Romualdez says

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Updated as of Jun 28 11:40 AM

House Majority leader Martin Romualdez on Monday said he had always considered his relationship with the Marcoses "a plus" as the 2022 national elections nears.   Read more »

Martin Romualdez to run as Sara Duterte's VP? 'We'll keep options open', he says

TJ Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 10:29 AM

House Majority Floor Leader Martin Romualdez on Monday said he is keeping his options for a 2022 run open as his political party forms an alliance with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's regional party. Read more »

With PNoy's death, Filipinos urged to reflect on defending 'fragile democracy'

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Updated as of Jun 25 04:06 PM

Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Friday called on Filipinos to reflect on how to defend their "fragile democracy" in light of the passing of former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. Read more »

Some 120,000 nurses in PH not in employment records, says POEA

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Posted at Jun 23 11:46 AM

MANILA - Some 120,000 registered nurses are unaccounted for in employment records in the country, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said Wednesday as it explained government's deployment cap on health care workers. Read more »

MMDA may reopen some intersections along EDSA - Abalos

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Posted at Jun 23 11:39 AM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) may reopen some intersections along EDSA, chairman Benhur Abalos said Wednesday. Read more »

McDonald's PH sells nearly 3.5 million chicken nuggets on BTS meal launch day

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Updated as of Jun 23 12:33 PM

DYNAMITE! McDonald's Philippines sold close to 3.5 million pieces of chicken nuggets on the launch day of its Korean pop group-inspired BTS meal, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

'Practice what we preach': Binay blasts officials defying face shield rules

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 03:00 PM

If the use of face shields would remain mandatory whether in outdoor or indoor spaces, officials must also adhere to these protocols, Senator Nancy Binay said Tuesday.  Read more »

COVID-19 Delta variant can spread through 'fleeting' contact: health expert

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Updated as of Jun 22 02:57 PM

The Delta variant of the causative virus of COVID-19 is "very dangerous" as it can spread with just "fleeting contact," a health expert warned Tuesday as he insisted it is not the time to do away with face shields. Read more »