Health Sec. Francisco Duque III says he is "disheartened" and hurt with the "baseless" accusation of Sen. Pacquiao regarding the alleged rampant corruption in the DOH, says dep't is ready to cooperate with govt's auditing efforts. | via @jobmanahan @jobmanahan Duque: “While we are disheartened by these baseless accusations from our government officials, we submit ourselves to inquiries from legislators as this is a part of the checks and balances in our government." | via @jobmanahan

NOW: Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque leads press briefing. | via @jmnpunzalan @jmnpunzalan President Duterte "preliminarily approved" July quarantine classifications. LGUs have until tonight to appeal, says Roque. | via
@jmnpunzalan #COVID19Quarantine

Makati Mayor Abby Binay asks for understanding over a viral video where a volunteer nurse improperly administered a COVID-19 vaccine, says they have taken steps to ensure that this will not happen again | via @pia_gutierrez @pia_gutierrez Makati Mayor Abigail Binay joins press briefing. On viral clip that shows a nurse failing to administer #COVID19 vaccine, she says, “We acknowledge the video. It was human error on the part of the part of the volunteer nurse.”

“It was immediately corrected.” | via @jmnpunzalan

Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez says PH administered 5 million COVID vaccine doses for the month of June alone: Ngayon nag-a-average tayo ng more or less 250,000 (doses) a day, highest is 348,000 (jabs daily) | via @VivienneGulla @VivienneGulla Galvez: Medyo kulang pa ang ating supply (ng COVID vaccines) at hindi pa nagva-vaccinate ang private sector… By July, makakaya na natin siguro ‘yung 500,000 (doses administered per day) | via @VivienneGulla #COVID19VaccinePH

JUST IN: Plane carrying the first batch of Moderna vaccines for the Philippines has landed in Manila.

Part of this batch of vaccines will allocated for the private sector. | via @JervisManahan @JervisManahan LOOK: Moderna vaccines are finally here.

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, officials from DOH, and representatives from the US embassy welcome the first batch of Moderna vaccines in the country. | via @JervisManahan

The National Task Force against #COVID19 visits Valenzuela City to check on its preparations for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines | via @VivienneGulla @VivienneGulla Health Sec. Francisco Duque III: Kahit ano pong bakuna 'yan magpapabakuna po ako, saka 'yung pamilya ko papabakunahan ko rin if it’s already their turn. | via @VivienneGulla

NOW on ANC: Get the real stories with @michelle_d_ong in this episode of #MarketEdge. @michelle_d_ong Raymond Yap, Euro-Med Laboratories: Business is doing alright today, we saw a 20-30% drop in sales for 2020, because people were staying away from hospitals. Some hospitals also closed for non-emergency procedures, so they didn't use our IV fluids | via @michelle_d_ong

NOW: Let's talk about the most pressing issues on #ANCHeadstart with @iamkarendavila. @iamkarendavila TODAY on Hot Copy: Atty. Howard Calleja, one of the petitioners against the Anti-Terror Act #ANCHeadstart

NOW on ANC: @IanEsguerra gives you the most relevant facts in this episode of #ANCMattersOfFact. @IanEsguerra Former PH Senator JV Ejercito (@jvejercito): If the child can wear an adult seatbelt, there is no need for a car seat anymore. Again, it depends on the size & height of the child. #ANCMattersOfFact

Philippine Airlines implements a company-wide workforce reduction program covering 2,300 employees or 30% of its workforce. Affected personnel will continue to be employed until mid-March 2021, according to PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna. | via @jacquemanabat @jacquemanabat While demand for air travel slowly returns, the airline states that it is still far from pre-pandemic levels.

PAL currently operates less than 30% of its normal pre-pandemic number of weekly flights, held down by lowered travel demand and travel restrictions. | @jacquemanabat

LOOK: SC prepares En Banc Session Hall for oral arguments, placing acrylic dividers. Only 8 lawyers from both petitioners and respondents will be allowed inside the session hall. The others will stay in division rooms and will be called only when needed. | via @mikenavallo @mikenavallo SC says all lawyers from petitioners and respondents submitted negative #COVID19 test results. | via @mikenavallo

NOW on ANC: @ConstantKC gives you the latest news on Dateline Philippines. @ConstantKC Robert Valera, LTO Law Enforcement Division: We are still on enforcement law for the Child Seat Law, but we're using the soft approach: we will educate people on it by using flyers.

NTF Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez urges Baguio city mayor Benjamin Magalong to 'stay put' as the country's contact tracing czar, following the latter's irrevocable resignation. | via @pia_gutierrez @pia_gutierrez Galvez: Nakita natin na napakapropesyunal ng ating mahal na mayor. Wala po syang katulad, yung paghihirap nya bilang tracing czar. Sana yung kanyang pagka-contact tracing czar, it is a separate thing from what happened in Manor Hotel. | via @pia_gutierrez

Malabon City to present its vaccination plan to representatives of the DILG, DOH and other members of the #COVID19 vaccine CODE Team | via @angelmovido @angelmovido Malabon City Mayor Lenlen Oreta says he targets a total of 180,000 residents to be inoculated. He however couldn't specify yet the initial number of doses expected to arrive for the city: It's P50M worth of vaccines, we don't know yet (doses). | via @angelmovido

NOW on ANC: Get the real stories with @michelle_d_ong in this episode of #MarketEdge. @michelle_d_ong UA&P Economist Victor Abola: PH inflation not seen to further accelerate. #MarketEdge

NOW: Let's talk about the most pressing issues on #ANCHeadstart with @iamkarendavila. @iamkarendavila TODAY on Hot Copy: Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong #ANCHeadstart

NOW on ANC: @IanEsguerra gives you the most relevant facts in this episode of #ANCMattersOfFact. @IanEsguerra .@COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez (@jabjimenez): 1.3 million have registered to be voters so far for the 2022 elections. #ANCMattersOfFact

NOW: President Duterte's weekly address on the government's pandemic response Duterte: Itong problema ng COVID, hindi talaga madali. Ang greatest disadvantage natin ay hindi tayo mayaman.

Chinese Embassy on China Coast Guard Law China: The formulation of the Coast Guard Law is a normal domestic legislative activity of China. The content of the law conforms to international conventions and the practices of the international community. | via @willardcheng Embassy: Some forces in the Philippines, either for their own political interests or out of prejudice toward China, have not only misinterpreted China's normal legislation, but also fabricated and spread relentlessly fake news such as... | via @willardcheng

NOW on ANC: @ConstantKC gives you the latest news on Dateline Philippines. @ConstantKC Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III: We are proactive in protecting the rights of OFWs.

NOW: WHO Country Representative Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe gives updates on COVAX which ensures participting countries have equitable access to #COVID19 vaccines. | via @raphbosano @raphbosano Abeyasinghe: We are optimistic that the EUL will be granted to AstraZeneca hopefully in early week of February. | via @raphbosano