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Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the Inter-agency Task Force against COVID-19's new policy requiring local government units not to inform the people about the brand of vaccines that will be administered to them until they get to the actual vaccination centers. How will this address the problem on vaccine hesitancy, or could it only lead to more problems on the country's vaccination rollout?

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra goes deep into China's unilateral decision to ban fishing activities for a specific period in parts of the South China Sea, and the Philippine government's response to it: yet another diplomatic protest. But is this enough?

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about President Rodrigo Duterte's policy towards China, specifically on the West Philippine Sea. As chief architect of the Philippines' foreign policy, where exactly is President Duterte taking the country's national interest?

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the implication of former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV's declaration to run for presidency in the 2022 polls on opposition coalition 1Sambayan's selection process.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the designation of 19 individuals as terrorists by the Anti-Terrorism Council. What exactly was the process that led to that designation? Was due process observed? He also speaks with a newly appointed spokesman of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Movement as their communication arm grows with the appointment of six new spokespersons.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra speaks with the architect of the controversial proposed mega vaccination site at the Nayong Pilipino property in Parañaque City. He gets straight to the point whether certain trees will have to be cut down to give way to this project for vaccination. He also speaks with former senator Antonio Trillanes IV who declared that he would run for president next year if Vice President Leni Robredo will not take on the challenge. How will this affect the search of the political opposition for a common candidate for a standard bearer next year, someone who could beat whoever President Duterte would be supporting in the 2022 presidential elections?

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about President Rodrigo Duterte's statement that his promise during the 2016 presidential election campaign about riding a jet ski to Scarborough Shoal, and hang a flag there to stake our claim was "just a joke," and that those who believed him back then were "stupid." How do we determine if the President is joking and when he is not, especially in matters of foreign policy and especially this late in his administration?

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the Philippine government's  plans to build a mega vaccination center at the government's 9.5 hectare facility in Parañaque City to help deal with the surging COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. But controversies erupted leading to the resignation of the executive director of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation. What are the legal and environmental issues behind the proposed construction? And is the national capital region and its surrounding areas ready to ease restrictions?

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra takes a look back at the 2012 Scarborough shoal standoff, which is often mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in his criticism against critics of his administration's handling on the problem in the West Philippine Sea. That standoff saw the withdrawal of Philippine vessels, but China remained. He speaks with a former ambassador of the Philippines in Washington who was directly involved in the negotiations regarding that incident. He also discusses how local governments plan to implement President Duterte's arrest order on face mask violators.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the implications of President Rodrigo Duterte's statements criticizing the Philippines' aribtral victory over China in 2016. He described the Hague ruling as just a piece of paper that can be thrown in the waste basket. Duterte also challenged to a debate Former Supreme Court Senior Associate Antonio Carpio who promptly accepted his challenge. What should be discussed? But more importantly, how is the administration really handling the Chinese incursions in the West Philippine sea? He also tackles the President's latest directive ordering the arrest of face mask violators. 

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra discusses the weaknesses in the Philippine health regulatory framework in light of the distribution of an unauthorized anti-parasitic drug as treatment against COVID-19, or even for prophylaxis. This, also in light of President Rodrigo Duterte's inoculation with a China-made vaccine yet to receive an emergency use authorization from the Philippine Food and Drug Administration. He also talks with a geospatial intelligence firm on the swarming of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. How many of these vessels remain in Philippine waters?

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra speaks with veteran journalists as today marks the first year since ABS-CBN was shut down as promised by President Rodrigo Duterte by the National Telecommunications Commission. Afterwards, the House Committee refused to give ABS-CBN a new broadcast franchise upon the instigation of President Duterte. This move led to thousands of employees to lose jobs. How has this affected the way we do journalism in the Philippines, not just ABS-CBN? He also tackles the country's foreign policy on the West Philippine Sea as the country's top diplomat apologizes to his Chinese counterpart over his expletive-laden tweet against China.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the statement, the strongest to date even by his own standards, coming from Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. toward China. He told Beijing to "get the f out" of the West Philippine Sea. But a few hours after that, President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to have walked back on that strong statement coming from his own foreign secretary and told the public that we shouldn't be rude to China, our friend and neighbor. What are the implications of those two contrasting statements? He also delves more into the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin as more health experts cautions against its use.

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra speaks with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines this World Press Freedom Day about its initiative to help out fellow journalists in need during the pandemic. Journalists are facing two basic problems during the pandemic lockdowns-- 1 is economic like the rest of the Philippines and the world, and 2 is the struggle for press freedom that began way before the pandemic started and made more pronounced under the Duterte administration. He also tackles Ivermectin as Philippine medical and pharmacist groups warn against it.

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Listen to news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the truth on the claim that Lapu-Lapu, widely considered as the first hero of the Philippines, was actually from Sulu in Mindanao, not Cebu. This claim was even made more prominent in a recent speech by Senator Bong Go on the 500th anniversary of the battle of Mactan. He talks with a Cebuano historian to try to correct all the erroneous claims about Lapu-Lapu. He also tackles the latest Pulse Asia survey on the preferred candidates for the 2022 presidential polls. What does the opposition make of it as President Duterte's daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, topped the chart?

Listen to news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know

Listen to news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the Ombudsman's dismissal of a complaint against members of the Manila Police who kept prisoners in squalid conditions. This was discovered in 2017. They were kept in a very small space hidden behind a bookshelf. What many thought was an open and shut case turned out to have more complications, at least as far as the ombudsman was concerned.

Tony Velasquez and Karen Davila deliver the top stories of the day in ANC's flagship newscast The World Tonight.