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—Frank A. Clark

Malacañang on Sunday urged residents near the vicinity of Taal Volcano to remain vigilant after its latest activity triggered Alert Level 3 status. In a press statement, acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar said the executive department is “closely monitoring” the situation in areas near Taal Volcano.

The Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) still prevails over Taal Volcano after the phreatomagmatic eruption of the main crater on Saturday morning and subsequent twin phreatomagmatic events early Sunday morning.

To help accelerate the expansion of in-person classes nationwide, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to proactively participate in pediatric vaccination against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

Malacañang on Saturday guaranteed that the government would double its efforts to address hunger incidence in the country. This, after the Social Weather Stations (SWS), in its Dec. 12 to 16, 2021 survey, found that 11.8 percent of Filipino families or an estimated three million experienced “involuntary” hunger from October to December 2021 due to lack of food.

The Philippines on Saturday night received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer vaccine that would be used for pediatric inoculation, the National Task Force against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) said.

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—Edmund Burke

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—Zareen Khan