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

• AFP says sorry for red-tagging UP alumni, launches probe

The Armed Forces of the Philippines apologizes for releasing a list that wrongfully red-tags several alumni of the University of the Philippines.

• Red Cross starts COVID-19 saliva testing on January 25

The Department of Health approves the coronavirus saliva testing of the Philippine Red Cross or PRC starting Monday, January 25.

• Duterte says soldiers’ families to be given priority for COVID-19 vaccine

President Rodrigo Duterte promises to prioritize the families of soldiers in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program.

•  ‘We can’t wait’: Biden pushes US Congress for $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief

The Biden administration and Democrat and Republican lawmakers agree on Sunday, January 24 the most important priority should be producing and efficiently distributing a vaccine, as they discuss a new $1.9 trillion for coronavirus relief.

• FALSE: List of dead, captured former UP students who became NPA

A military-owned Facebook page names 27 people who are supposedly graduates of the University of the Philippines who became members of the NPA and were ‘dead or captured.’ This claim is FALSE. – Rappler.com