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

• Gov’t allows limited dine-in, salons, barbershops under MECQ

Limited indoor dine-in at restaurants and the reopening of barbershops and salons will now be allowed in areas under modified enhanced community quarantine or MECQ starting May 1.

• DOH to endorse ‘invalid’ ivermectin prescriptions to PRC for probe

The health department on Friday, April 30, says it will ‘officially endorse’ to the Professional Regulation Commission reports of alleged invalid prescriptions of ivermectin being given to Quezon City residents.

• PH vs the world? Duterte gov’t spins pandemic data

A Philippine government official confirms the authenticity of a memo where government media are ordered to “carry regular updates about the world data on COVID-19”  to show the public “the Philippines is faring better than many other countries” in pandemic response.

• SB19 nominated for Top Social Artist at 2021 Billboard Music Awards

Filipino pop group SB19 is nominated for the Billboard Music Awards’ Top Social Artist category – a first for any Filipino act.

• FALSE: GMA News staff accepts money from Angel Locsin

A video posted on Facebook shows actress Angel Locsin supposedly giving money to a person wearing a GMA Network lanyard. This is FALSE. – Rappler.com