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

- Groups hit DENR for filling Manila Baywalk with white sand. The environment department defends the Manila Baywalk project, saying the synthetic white sand will 'signify cleanliness and prompt the public to take care of the environment.'

- DOH debunks claim of new novel coronavirus strain targeting 29-40 age group. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement after a viral social media post claimed that the coronavirus strain in the country had mutated 'into a more dangerous strain.'

- MTRCB wants to regulate content on Netflix, other video-on-demand platforms. All content streamed on video-on-demand platforms are currently unrated, which means they are prohibited, says MTRCB legal chief Jonathan Presquito.

- Vlogger Lloyd Cadena dies at 26. Lloyd is among the most popular Filipino vloggers, with millions of subscribers and followers on YouTube and Facebook.

- FALSE: 3 stages of COVID-19. The Department of Health says there are no confirmed stages of the disease yet to date.

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