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Girlfriend, mom of PH’s first case of new COVID-19 variant test positive

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 03:24 PM

MANILA — The girlfriend of the first new variant case in the Philippines tested positive for COVID-19 after being re-swabbed, the Department of Health said Wednesday. Read more »

N. Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking styles

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:43 PM

North Korea is imposing stiff fines or prison for anyone caught enjoying South Korean entertainment or copying the way South Koreans speak as leader Kim Jong Un steps up a war on outside influences and calls for better homegrown entertainment. Read more »

Biden team says US will not lift travel bans, despite Trump statement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 09:38 AM

WASHINGTON - US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement Monday that a COVID-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious transition of power. Read more »

PH allows Filipinos with medical emergencies to come home from nations with COVID variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 08:11 AM

Filipinos with medical emergencies arriving from countries with new COVID-19 variants are allowed to enter the Philippines as long as they follow strict pandemic protocols, the government said Monday. Read more »

Pagdiriwang ng Kapistahan ng Sto. Niño sa Maynila, naging mapayapa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 07:55 AM

Matiwasay ang naging pista sa Sto. Niño de Tondo Parish at sa Sto. Niño de Pandacan Parish, ayon sa MPD.  Read more »

4 kawani ng Davao City LGU na nag-inuman sa paaralan, sibak sa serbisyo

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 08:21 PM

DAVAO CITY - Tinanggal sa serbisyo ang apat na empleyado ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Davao City matapos mag-inuman sa loob ng isang paaralan sa kabila ng ipinatutupad na liquor ban sa lungsod hanggang sa Enero 31.   Read more »

PH to conduct genome sequencing for all COVID-positive arrivals

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 01:22 PM

The Department of Health on Friday said all travelers who test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in the Philippines will undergo genome sequencing to check for new variants.   Read more »

Philippines extends travel curbs until month-end over new COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 12:49 PM

The Philippines has extended until the end of the month a ban on travelers from 32 countries earlier included in the restriction to halt the spread of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

Philippines likely to ban foreign travelers from UAE after Pinoy gets new COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 03:46 PM

The Philippines is likely to ban the entry of foreign travelers from the United Arab Emirates to halt spread of the new, more contagious variant of COVID-19, Malacañang said on Thursday.    Read more »

Twitter CEO says Trump ban was right decision but sets dangerous precedent

Kanishka Singh and Katie Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 01:27 PM

San Francisco-based Twitter last week removed Trump's account, which had 88 million followers, citing the risk of further violence following the storming of the Capitol by supporters of the president. Read more »

Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump from site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 11:41 AM

Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage. Read more »

Contacts of HK Pinay with new COVID-19 variant test positive, but no UK mutation

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 03:54 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said that the contacts of the Filipina domestic helper in Hong Kong did not have the new and more transmissible COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom.   Read more »

DOH eyes travel ban vs United Arab Emirates after Pinoy infected with UK variant

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 11:34 AM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said it will be recommending the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates in the Philippines’ travel ban list.   Read more »

UK COVID-19 variant now in the Philippines, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 11:12 PM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) — The new and more transmissible coronavirus variant first reported in the United Kingdom has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday evening. Read more »

Gov't urged to extend travel ban to prevent entry of new COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 08:41 AM

A research team on Wednesday urged government to extend for 2 weeks the country's travel restrictions on nations with reported cases of a new and more contagious COVID-19 variant. Read more »

China, 4 other countries included in travel ban vs new COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 02:32 PM

Foreign travelers from China and 4 other territories will be banned from entering the Philippines to halt the spread of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Conservative social network Parler sues Amazon over web shutdown

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 10:07 AM

The social platform Parler sued Amazon on Monday after the tech giant's web division forced the conservative-friendly network offline for failing to rein in incitements to violence. Read more »

Facebook has no plans to lift Trump ban, Sandberg says

Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 12 07:29 AM

Facebook Inc's operations chief Sheryl Sandberg said on Monday the world's largest social network had no plans to lift its block on the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, as the company clamped down on a phrase that has become a rallying cry for the president's supporters.   Read more »

PH expands ban to Austria travelers over new COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 11:39 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- Foreign travelers from Austria are banned from entering the Philippines starting Jan. 10 until Jan. 15, Malacañang said Friday, after the new South African COVID-19 variant was detected in the European country. Read more »

Deployment ceiling sa health workers, pagtiyak na may tutugon sa banta ng pandemya sa bansa: POEA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 05:09 PM

MAYNILA - Dapat na mabantayan ang deployment ng health care workers sa ibang bansa para matiyak na mayroong matitirang susuporta sa healthcare system sa bansa.   Read more »