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READ: Comelec junks case vs Marcos
The Commission on Elections or Comelec has dismissed the petition seeking the cancellation of presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s certificate of candidacy.
READ: Metro Manila logs negative Covid growth
The Covid-19 growth rate in Metro Manila dropped to less than 1 percent on Sunday after soaring to as high as 15 percent during the past week.
Report: World's 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid
The world's 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said on Monday.
Meanwhile, in other news....
READ: Senators eye internet projects with SpaceX
Top executives of SpaceX met with Senators Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao Jr. and Aquilino "Coco" Pimentel 3rd to discuss the use of low-orbit satellites to provide cheap internet to the Philippines.
READ: CSC to government agencies: Help sick employees
The Civil Service Commission or CSC urged government agencies to distribute home care kits to their employees who have contracted Covid-19.
READ: PH gets P800M grant from China
China has provided an additional 100 million renminbi/yuan or about P800 million grant to the Philippines to support its reconstruction efforts in areas devastated by Typhoon "Odette" with international name: "Rai."
READ: 2 Bilibid escapees shot dead
Police and jail guards shot and killed two of three prisoners who escaped from the New Bilibid Prison during a manhunt conducted on Monday afternoon.
READ: Isko eyes toll booths as vax sites
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso proposed to put up vaccination booths in all expressways leading to Metro Manila.
In regional news,
READ: 14 rebels yield in Mindanao
Fourteen members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army's Southern Mindanao Regional Committee surrendered to government forces last week, a statement from the Philippine military said on Monday.
In world news,
READ: NKorea fires fourth missile
North Korea has fired an "unidentified projectile," South Korea's military said on Monday in what would be the nuclear-armed country's fourth weapons test this month.
READ: Calls for Johnson to quit widen
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson witnessed weekly drinking sessions by his staff throughout the pandemic, according to a report that stoked fresh calls from his own party for the embattled leader to quit.
In business,
READ: BSP eyes incentives for sustainable finance
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or BSP said it was looking at the possibility of extending regulatory incentives to banks that will embrace sustainability principles.
And in sports,
READ: NBA-best Suns roll over Pistons
Devin Booker poured in a game-high 30 points before sitting out the final quarter as the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns routed the last placed Detroit Pistons 135-108 on Sunday (Monday in Manila).
Yen Makabenta and Antonio Contreras are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Makabenta touts the
Contreras corrects
READ: Pure and unspliced 4 x 40 = 1,600
In The Times editorial, it is advised to
READ: Resume in-person classes, but with caution
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With Aric John Sy Cua, Paolo Dimaapi and Christian Maghanoy, this is Dafort Villaseran reporting. Happy New Year!