@anjocalimario In the joint counter-affidavit, five respondents retract use of drugs the night Christine Dacera died.
“The powder issue insinuating drug use actually came from the mouths of PNP Makati police.” — Atty. Abby Portugal | @anjocalimario
@anjocalimario Atty. Portugal claims two of her clients were subjected to mental torture and misrepresentations “that they will be released from detention and no charges will be filed" | @anjocalimario
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Senate President Tito Sotto: We hope issues will be resolved in today's hearing. Some committee members still weren't able to ask their questions. This will be their chance.
Sen. Ping Lacson: Let me assure vaccine czar Carlito Galvez na walang pamumulitika sa hearing na ito
THREAD: The House Committee on Energy probes trends of retail oil prices in the Philippines. Rep. Stella Quimbo asks about fuel price spikes even as oil companies are stockpiling | LIVE bit.ly/3nN6Vvn
@meltlopez DOE Director Rino Abad: We don’t have a formula or a body saying this should be the oil price adjustment. What the law provides is for DOE to monitor and publish the prices. | @meltlopez
@meltlopez DOE: It is only when there's a price freeze during emergency situations when we can control oil prices, and that lasts 15 days only. | @meltlopez
More than 20,000 citizens from 12 villages in the Gaocheng District of the Chinese city of Shijiangzhuang have been relocated to quarantine sites as a preventative measure against COVID-19, according to Chinese state media. | via @CNN
Jordan’s King Abdullah II received the coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, as the country started rolling out inoculations to certain parts of the population.
The King's uncle, Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Crown Prince Al Hussein also received the vaccine. | via @CNN
FDA Director General Eric Domingo says the United States and United Kingdom placed their vaccine orders early, which explains why they were immediately able to roll out the vaccines upon EUA approval.
Domingo: There's quite a big supply of Pfizer that has been pre-ordered by the richer countries, but maybe they weren't able to mobilize it as quickly as they anticipated. bit.ly/2MVx26u