Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an update on the Palawan plebiscite, and an explanation on what Pope Francis meant when he called Filipinos “smugglers of the faith” are among the top stories this Monday afternoon, March 15, 2021.
- Deficiencies in the country’s contract tracing abilities could be the reason for the recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.
- The seven-hour curfew that starts Monday, March 15, 2021, could help bring down the projected daily number of COVID-19 cases in the country, according to OCTA Research
- AstraZeneca assures that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe
- COVID-stricken Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque says he’s ‘asymptomatic, but shocked and surprised’
- Wear face masks even when you’re at home, DOH calls on public
- Initial results from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) show that votes rejecting the division of Palawan into three province as leading in the plebiscite.
- Rains may still affect some parts of the Philippines in the next 24 hours due to three weather systems prevailing across the archipelago
- CBCP official said Pope Francis was heaping praise on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) when he said that Filipinos as ‘smugglers of the faith’
- The chaplain of the Sentro Pilipino Chaiplancy in Rome, Italy says the celebration of 500 years of Christianity was the Philippines’ way of thanking God for the gift of faith
- The number of volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano has more than tripled, according to Phivolcs