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Last in Southeast Asia, Philippines starts vaccination | Evening wRap

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Last in Southeast Asia, Philippines starts vaccination | Evening wRap
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Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

The Philippine government starts giving the first shots of a coronavirus vaccine on Monday, March 1. The vaccinations are part of the first batch of vaccines to arrive from China Sunday.

President Rodrigo Duterte says he sees the Philippines going back to normal by 2023. He also says he is now considering easing quarantine restrictions if more COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the coming months.

Myanmar police fire on protesters on Sunday, February 28, and at least 18 people are killed and 30 wounded in the worst violence since February 1.

Hundreds of songs and albums from K-pop artists are no longer available on Spotify worldwide after the lapse of a global licensing deal. A Twitter user makes a list of South Korean artists whose songs disappeared from the platform.

Drama ‘Nomadland’ and satire ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ win movie honors at the Golden Globes. ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman wins a posthumous best movie actor Golden Globe. – Rappler.com

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