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President Duterte's taped address now airing.

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Health Secretary Duque says a decrease in COVID-19 cases has been observed in Metro Manila. | @KAguilarINQ

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@KAguilarINQ Duque says decrease in cases due to Metro Manila LGUs' fast case detection, isolation and high vaccine coverage. | @KAguilarINQ

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US donates 42 freezers for COVID-19 vaccines, says Sec. Galvez. These will be used in geographically isolated areas that do not have the facilities to store vaccines, he says. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez says PH's COVID-19 vaccine supply expected to reach 140 million to 160 million doses by year-end. | @KAguilarINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Galvez says the gov't aims to administer at least 100M doses before the end of the year. He says it also wants to vaccinate the targeted population before the start of the election period in 2022. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Testing czar Vince Dizon expresses optimism about fully vaccinating 70 percent of the country's population against COVID-19 by February 2022. | @KAguilarINQ

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FDA chief Domingo warns the public vs falling for scammers selling COVID-19 meds, says they should only get these from licensed outlets. The counterfeit drugs may harm them or their loved ones, he says. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ Duterte talks about his planned retirement from politics, says it is time to give way to a new set of leaders who will hopefully continue the reforms, projects, and programs that his administration pursued for the past few years. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ Duterte: It is my hope that the new set of leaders will pursue a platform of government that will build on our gains in the areas of fighting illegal drugs, criminality, corruption, terrorism and insurgency. | @KAguilarINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte says he has issued a memorandum because he can’t allow the blatant disrespect of the resource persons in the Senate. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte says the Senate should file cases if it has evidence vs Pharmally, says Senate is not a criminal court and should not be used for a witch hunt. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte says he's not objecting to the Senate hearing being conducted "til' kingdom come," but he doesn't want cabinet execs caught up in it because they have to attend to the pandemic. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte says the problem with the Senate is that it failed to show enough respect to the executive dept. He says the Senate asked cabinet officials to attend the hearing, but it didn't even call on them to speak. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte on witness placed under House protective custody: This development only shows na dapat talaga dalhin ang investigation to proper courts. | @KAguilarINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte urges voters to choose ordinary candidates, says they will be better off with ordinary-minded Filipinos. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte appeals to leaders, especially in Mindanao, to keep polls peaceful. He says that if they don’t follow a peaceful path in the elections, he will send in the army. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte says he called COA chief Aguinaldo about the PRC audit, and the latter informed him that he directed COA offices to submit to the fraud audit office a compilation of their audit findings on the subsidies or funds given to PRC. | @LeilasINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ Duterte says he will prepare for his defense for his crime against humanity cases before the ICC when he retires from politics. | @DYGalvezINQ

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@LeilasINQ @KAguilarINQ @DYGalvezINQ He calls on complainants not to lie and fabricate evidence against him. | @DYGalvezINQ

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