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The Department of Education (DepEd) lauded a public school teacher from Bicol for earning the prestigious award from National Geographic Society.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday, May 14, that it will maintain the established quarantine control points (QCPs) in the National Capital Region and its four bordering provinces even as these areas–collectively known as NCR-plus–would soon implement the more lax general community quarantine (GCQ).

The Department of Health (DOH) said it is not recommending the proposal to issue a “vaccine pass” to fully vaccinated individuals for them to have access to indoor establishments.

More than 1,300 farmers from Iloilo are expected to finally receive their own land titles from the government on Saturday, May 15, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) announced.

The 29 individuals tagged by the Anti-Terrorist Council (ATC) as “terrorists” who are now included in their watch list may resort to “remedies” to have their names delisted from the roster, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, May 14.

President Duterte told the United States of America (USA) that it would be fine if they decide to not let the Philippines procure weapons from them, saying the country has no enemy anyway.

“Our friendship will end here.”

Victims of fake news about an alleged "community pantry" event at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Timog Base were supposed to go home empty-handed.

The vaccination of essential workers under the A4 priority group will most likely start next month, particularly in the National Capital Region (NCR), according to National Task Force Against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer and testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said voter registration will resume in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area on May 17.

President Duterte is not inclined to seek help from the United Nations (UN) to resolve the country’s dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea.

The health status of the 41 close contacts of the two seafarers detected to have the B.1.617 coronavirus variant is currently being checked by the Department of Health (DOH).

Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Friday appealed to the inter-agency task force on Covid-19 response (IATF) to immediately send more vaccines to Cagayan de Oro City in the wake of increasing new coronavirus infection cases.

Testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon is bullish that herd immunity can be achieved in Metro Manila and other provinces before the end of the year.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) will launch a probe on the alleged sexual harassment and gender discrimination complaint against the employees and management of Isla Reta Beach Resort in Samal, Davao Del Norte.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the possibility of conducting a “hybrid” presidential debate in the May 2022 polls.

Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo is rallying the public to support the plan to locally produce 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, saying that the move could be “the fastest way of achieving herd immunity in our country and around the world.” Castelo, vice chairperson of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, is confident that the local business sector will invest in this endeavor.

Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed Friday, May 14 that he has already signed the renegotiated term sheet for the procurement of 40 million doses of Pfizer vaccines, saying it would boost the country’s inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).