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Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• In stirring exchange, Leonen questions ripeness of anti-terror law case

The Supreme Court finally hears the petitions against the controversial anti-terror law Tuesday, February 2. The first day of the oral arguments ends with a stirring interpellation by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.

• Galvez says Magalong ‘irreplaceable,’ will ask him to stay as tracing czar

Top officials of President Rodrigo Duterte’s pandemic task force will try to convince Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong to stay as contact tracing czar.

• Philippines ordering vaccines good for 90M people in case of ‘slippage, delays’

The Philippines is preparing to order 92 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in anticipation of delays and other complications.

• Locsin twits Roque: ‘Just lay off foreign affairs’

Philippine top diplomat Teddyboy Locsin tells Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to ‘lay off foreign affairs.’ This comes after Roque issued his own statements on several foreign policy issues such as China’s recently passed coast guard law.

• Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez recalls January 6 attack, wants Republicans held to account

American lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recounts the events of January 6 during the storming of the US Capitol, saying she was terrified for her life. – Rappler.com