Directions: Below are excerpts of various news articles online. Examine each then decide if it is BIASED or NOT BIASED. Write your answer on the next page.

1. “Out of the 702,856 infections, there remained 109,018 active cases, of which the majority or 95.1 percent are mild, 3.0 percent are asymptomatic, 0.42 percent are moderate, 0.8 percent are severe and 0.7 percent are critical. The DOH said 663 patients have recovered, bringing the total number of survivors to 580,689. However, 54 patients died, raising the death toll to 13,149.”

2. “Like many other workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, Ruggierro Nicolae Rubio had to be let go by the hotel where he had been a barista for six years.”
3. “One may conjure images of medical personnel wearing protective equipment, attending to patients stricken with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), with a mere mention of the term "front-line workers". But, since the coronavirus outbreak last year, the term is not limited to doctors and nurses alone, but also other workers deemed essential to providing the goods and services that we need.”
4. The Philippine National Police (PNP) assured the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) of more transparency and accountability in all police operations as it vowed that the "excessive use of force" in the case of Calbayog City, Samar Mayor Ronaldo Aquino will not happen again.
5. Previously, the telecommunications sector was being dominated by SMART/Philippine Long Distance Company and Globe Telecommunications. Poe said the entry of DITO Telecommunity as a new major player in the Philippine telecommunications market would spur the competition for more affordable and better internet and mobile services available to more Filipinos.
6. In its 36-page decision written by Associate Justice Karl Miranda and dated March 22, the anti-graft court’s 6th Division convicted former ARMM disbursing officer Serda Hassan-Bangsa and former ARMM Manila Liaison head Socorro Natividad of violation of Republic Act (RA) 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and sentenced them to up to 10 years in prison.
7. The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday transported around 3,775 live hogs to Metro Manila. The African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in some parts of the country continues to decimate the local hog population, triggering an increase in pork prices. To address the increase in prices of pork products, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) 124, which implements a price ceiling on select pork and chicken products in Metro Manila until April 8.
8. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development explained that while the Labor Code of the Philippines prohibits certain acts of discrimination against women, the law should adapt to changing times.
9. Domagoso in February approved the proposal of the University of Santo Tomas and Centro Escolar University to conduct face-to-face classes. The CHEd requires educational institutions to consult with their respective local government units first before submitting their official application for limited face-to-face classes.

10. Gallardo said recipients of funds from Bloomberg and other foreign groups should explain how they use the money to remove suspicion. He said FDA’s acceptance of foreign grants breached national interest.
PECIA president Joey Dulay asked Congress to pass a law in the mold of India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act which aims to regulate the acceptance of foreign contributions and to prohibit foreign contributions for any activities detrimental to the national interest.