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Mayor Antolin Oreta says Malabon City has a total of 527 active cases.

Mayor Oreta: It is a big increase. The virus today is more infectious, it's easier to get. We really have to follow health protocols.

Mayor Oreta: The UK variant is present in Malabon. We are still checking if other variants reached our city. But I won't be surprised if these variants are in our area.

Mayor Oreta: Everybody must strictly follow health protocols in our city, especially physical distancing. Yun lang ang solusyon para malabanan natin ang virus na ito.

Malabon is one of the four Metro Manila cities tagged by OCTA Research as 'high-risk' due to sudden rise of COVID-19 infections. bit.ly/3kW8eIL

Mayor Oreta: Vaccines don't mean we cannot acquire COVID-19 anymore. I can see that we'll continue to wear face masks for the next two years.

Hidilyn Diaz on importance of winning the Olympic silver medal in 2016 to Filipina athletes: Pinapakita nito na kaya ng kapasidad at abilidad ng mga Filipina na manalo sa Olympics.

Diaz on support given to Filipina athletes: May suporta naman from the gov't, nat'l sports associations, at sponsors. Mas tanggap na kami sa sports at mas maraming babaeng atleta na iniidolo dahil marami kaming nananalo sa mga int'l tournaments.

Diaz: I'm preparing for my last Olympic qualifying tournament in April. Kailangan ng anim na laro para maka-qualify.

Diaz on having a positive outlook despite training in Malaysia for 13 months: I don't want to give up. Maraming kabataan ang nilu-look forward ako at mas kailangan nila ng inspirasyon ngayong pandemic.

Diaz gives message to Filipina athletes: Let's start breaking barriers, lalo na sa sports. Let's continue to win for our country.