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

• Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president

Joe Biden is officially sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation amid a raging coronavirus pandemic.

• DOJ clears Pimentel of quarantine breach, shrinks scope of law

The justice department or DOJ clears Senator Koko Pimentel of breaching quarantine last year. In a statement, the DOJ argues Pimentel is not a public health authority and is not obliged to report under Republic Act 11332. 

• Duterte Youth wants pact to keep police, soldiers out of PUP scrapped too

Party-list group Duterte Youth calls on the defense department or DND to also terminate its accord with the Polytechnic University of the Philippines or PUP.

• Imee still holds grudge against Facebook takedown of Marcos-linked fake network

Senator Imee Marcos still holds a grudge against Facebook for its takedown of pages linked to her and her family in 2019. She claims her family had no control over the social media accounts.

• Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny held in infamous Moscow jail

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is spending his days under strict control in a VIP cell in one of Moscow’s most infamous jails. – Rappler.com