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• PH scores lowest among ASEAN countries in gov’t pandemic response – survey

Filipinos disapprove of the Philippine government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an online survey by the ASEAN Studies Centre says.

• AFP: Parlade ‘above us’, deserves ‘due process’ in red-tagging probe

Philippine military chief Cirilito Sobejana says controversial general Antonio Parlade is above the Armed Forces because he’s part of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-ELCAC.

• Duterte orders deferment of child car seat law implementation

President Rodrigo Duterte orders executive agencies to defer the full implementation of the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act, the law requiring children aged 12 and below to be in car seats when riding a vehicle.

• ‘Bakla’ shouldn’t be an insult, says Ben&Ben’s Paolo Guico

Ben&Ben frontman Paolo Guico calls out LGBTQ+ discrimination. In a tweet posted Wednesday, February 10, Guico calls on the public to stop using the Filipino word ‘bakla’ or ‘gay’ as an insult.

• Jennie brings fans behind the scenes of ‘The Show’ preps

BLACKPINK member Jennie takes fans along during rehearsals, prep, and downtime ahead of the girl group’s livestreamed concert called ‘The Show.’ – Rappler.com