 Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know. The Philippines is now at “critical risk” for COVID-19, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday night, hours after the country logged a record-high number of cases for the third straight day. The Commission on Elections says it will release its findings on the reported hacking of its servers later this week. The report has raised concerns about the integrity of the May polls among among lawmakers and several presidential candidates who called for an urgent investigation.  IMMUNITY BOOSTER A boy gets vaccinated at Cainta Elementary School Auditorium in Cainta, Rizal, amid calls for an academic break as more and more households in Metro Manila get infected with COVID-19. —LYN RILLON Instead of face shields and plexiglass barriers, the Philippines should rely more on protective masks and proper ventilation and even going outdoors, Jose-Luis Jimenez said.  It appears that the enforcement of Republic Act No. 11596, or An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof, would be an uphill climb. Almost immediately after a copy of the new law was released late last week, a resolution calling on President Duterte to defer RA 11596 was issued by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, the interim governing body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). |
PH now at ‘critical risk’; COVID cases reach 3M
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January 11, 2022
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