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‘Huwag niyo kaming pandirian,’ Nurse who recovered from COVID-19 pleads to Pinoys

ABS-CBN News
Apr 05 01:59 AM | Updated Apr 05 07:57 PM

A nurse working for an intensive care unit of a local hospital who has recovered from the coronavirus has a plea for Filipinos.  Read more »

‘Very difficult’ but Holy Week rites to proceed minus congregations amid COVID-19 crisis

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Apr 05 12:35 AM

For Palm Sunday, devotees are encouraged to follow the liturgy through radio, television, or any online platform while still holding to their “palaspas.”   Read more »

Voices from the frontline: A day in the life of PGH’s Dr. Brian Cabral

Apr 04 09:50 PM | Updated Apr 06 08:48 AM

In this first of a series of videos, where our frontliners personally give us a peek into the challenges of their everyday, Dr Brian Cabral of PGH talks about the highs and lows of saving lives. By ANCX Read more »

Ely Buendia just lent his classic song for this video that will make you smile behind your masks

Apr 04 09:24 PM | Updated Apr 05 10:26 AM

An Eraserheads anthem takes on a much larger meaning in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. By ANCX Read more »

Paano ipagdiriwang ang Palm Sunday sa gitna ng COVID-19 quarantine?

ABS-CBN News
Apr 04 07:36 PM

Nauna na ring sinabi ng CBCP na kahit isang sanga o dahon ng halaman sa bahay ang maaaring gamitin para sa Linggo ng Palaspas, o Palm Sunday. Read more »

Stroll along cobblestone streets and see 17 heritage sites via the Intramuros virtual tour

Apr 04 07:17 PM

Explore the Walled City’s rich arts and culture via this digital platform. By RHIA DIOMAMPO-GRANA Read more »

The survival story of Patient 480: “You can’t fight this battle alone”

Apr 04 05:00 PM | Updated Apr 04 10:55 PM

After turning 50 by her lonesome in a hospital ward and testing positive for COVID-19, Carla Manas told her doctor, “Doc, paabutin mo naman ako kahit 60.” By TIMI NUBLA Read more »

Mga pulis, bombero idinaan sa flash mob ang papuri sa Pampanga medical frontliners

ABS-CBN News
Apr 04 02:35 PM

Nangharana at nag-flash mob sa gitna ng kalsada ang ilang pulis at bombero sa Pampanga para magbigay-pugay sa health frontliners na nangunguna sa pakikipaglaban kontra coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Read more »

Game-changing Philippine-made COVID-19 test kits finally get FDA approval

Apr 04 02:29 PM

The COVID-19 detection kit will be sold at around P1,300–much cheaper than the units currently used in hospitals which cost about P8,000. By RHIA DIOMAMPO-GRANA Read more »

The Sam Morales story isn’t just a catfishing story—it’s a portrait of transphobia in the Philippines

Apr 04 02:26 PM

It’s more than a true crime story for people to gape at. By JAM PASCUAL Read more »

Why E.T. is a Jesus story with flying bikes + more movies for Holy Week | Get Reel w Andrew Paredes

Apr 04 01:58 PM

Your Lenten viewing doesn’t always need men wearing mantles and mandals. They just need to ask the great questions. By ANDREW PAREDES Read more »

Dr. James T. Goodrich, who operated on conjoined Filipino twins, dies at 73

Michael Gold and Daniel E. Slotnik, The New York Times
Apr 03 10:37 PM

Goodrich was thrust into public view when he conducted a series of four operations over nearly a year on Clarence and Carl Aguirre, twins from the Philippines who were joined at the tops of their heads and shared major veins in their brains. Read more »

WWF-Philippines goes digital for Earth Hour 2020

ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 09:44 PM

Digital participation was observed in 190 countries and territories, and #EarthHour2020 trended on Twitter.  Read more »

'Pantawid ng Pag-ibig': Relief packs handog sa mga residente ng Las Piñas

ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 06:48 PM | Updated Apr 03 09:24 PM

MAYNILA - Bago makapasok sa mga barangay sa Las Piñas City, kiankailangan munang magpa-disinfect; bibigyan ng face mask, gloves, at iisprayan ng alcohol ang mga kamay.  Read more »

McDonald's PH commits 50,000 meals for frontliners and communities

ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 06:31 PM

McDonald’s Philippines is eyeing to serve 50,000 meals for frontliners and poor communities amid the COVID-19 outbreak.  Read more »

WATCH: Dyan Castillejo shares recipe for 'immune booster'

ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 06:08 PM

Host and fitness enthusiast Dyan Castillejo swears by this recipe to keep her immune system strong amid the lockdown caused by the novel coronavirus.  Read more »

How to stop the virus making us all fatter

Aurélie Mayembo, Olga Nedbaeva and Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Apr 03 05:23 PM

"I don't know if we are going to come out of this experience stronger, but we will have gotten fatter," warned nutritionist Beatrice de Reynal. Read more »

PAWS appeals for donations for animal rehab center amid COVID-19 quarantine

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 05:10 PM | Updated Apr 03 05:27 PM

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is open to donations from the public for caretakers and animals housed in its Animal Rehabilitation Center in Loyola Heights, Quezon City during the government-imposed lockdown in light of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.    Read more »

A virtual mental health clinic in the time of COVID-19

Che de los Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 04:42 PM | Updated Apr 03 06:23 PM

Feeling anxious? Depressed? Or generally mentally stressed? Come inside the virtual psychosocial clinic run by the Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA). Read more »

Here’s how to go on a virtual Visita Iglesia this Holy Week

Apr 03 04:34 PM | Updated Apr 03 04:52 PM

With this tech tool, you can still keep to some version of the yearly tradition. BY ANCX Read more »

Here's how you can view Japan's cherry blossoms from home

ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 04:23 PM

Missing Japan? The Land of the Rising Sun has come up with a way for people across the globe to view its sakura, or cherry blossoms, from the comfort of their home. Read more »

How this mayor turned Iloilo into a model city with its “all action” approach to fight COVID-19

Apr 03 04:08 PM | Updated Apr 03 06:21 PM

With 240 community kitchens, the first accredited test hub in Region 6, and a frontliners-first policy, Iloilo is turning out to be a model city in the fight against COVID-19. By RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY  Read more »

VIRAL: Bata sa Davao City binigyan ng pagkain, 'air hug' ang magulang na pulis

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 02:29 PM

Makikita sa video na nang dumating ang PNP patrol car at lumabas si Patrolwoman Nestoso, inilapag lamang ng bata ang prutas at biskwit para sa kanyang ina. Bago nagkahiwalay, nag-air hug muna ang dalawa dahil sa abiso na physical distancing. Read more »

La Salle Green Hills opens doors to health workers of Medical City

ABS-CBN News
Apr 03 01:59 PM

"Welcome, dear guests! We hope you find in our school, a refuge, a safe shelter." Read more »

Where to order freshly baked bread for pickup and delivery

Apr 03 01:25 PM | Updated Apr 06 08:46 AM

For those who can’t go without their daily bread—pandesal, cheese rolls, baguette, or sourdough—here’s our list of bread shops that are currently open and baking daily. By ANCX Read more »