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• Malacañang rejects tracing czar Magalong’s resignation

President Rodrigo Duterte’s pandemic task force rejects Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong’s resignation as contact tracing czar. However, Magalong says his resignation is ‘irrevocable.’

• Metro Manila, Cordillera region, 6 other areas under GCQ in February

The entire region of Cordillera will be placed under general community quarantine or GCQ in February, joining urban hubs like Metro Manila and Davao City.

• Top general goes on leave over red-tagging list

After his office published an erroneous list that red-tagged several University of the Philippines alumni, Major General Benedict Arevalo goes on ‘leave of absence.’

• After PNP rules out homicide, Dacera family wants DNA test on autopsy specimens

The family of flight attendant Christine Dacera is willing to exhume her remains to check if the organ specimens that the police used in their autopsy really belonged to her.

• Apple’s Tim Cook criticizes social media practices, intensifying Facebook conflict

Apple CEO Tim Cook hits polarization and misinformation on social media, intensifying a conflict between the iPhone maker and social media giant Facebook. – Rappler.com