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Nearly 2,300 daily COVID cases seen by end of Dec: DOH

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:42 PM

The country's daily COVID-19 cases may reach nearly 2,300 by the end of December should there be a decline in minimum public health standards. Read more »

DOH: No more restrictions this Christmas, get vaxxed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 06:41 PM

The health official warned that Christmas parties, gathering or reunions are "high-risk" for COVID-19 transmission. Read more »

Pope's Christmas message: Resolve conflicts through dialogue

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:13 PM

In his 'Urbi et Orbi' (to the city and the world) message, Pope Francis called on individuals and world leaders to talk to each other rather than dig in their heels, a distancing he said has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Pinoys attend Mass at Manila Cathedral on Christmas Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 07:33 PM

Many Filipinos flocked to the Manila Cathedral to celebrate Christmas under eased COVID restrictions, as the pandemic lingered for another year. Read more »

Thousands of flights canceled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend

Arriana McLymore, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:40 AM

Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,300 flights over the Christmas weekend due to Omicron variant. Read more »

World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 02:54 PM

For a second straight year, surging infections have complicated yuletide plans from Sydney to Seville. Read more »

Kilalang tindahan ng hamon sa Quiapo dinagsa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 10:26 AM

MAYNILA - Mahaba na ang pila ng mga tao sa sikat na bilihan ng hamon para sa Noche Buena sa Carlos Palanca Street sa Quiapo, Maynila Miyerkoles ng umaga. Read more »

TIPS: Ligtas na pagpa-party habang Pasko

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 03:12 AM

Paalala ng Department of Health na tapatan ito ng ibayong pag-iingat. Read more »

Manila lights its landmarks for Christmas

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 10:00 PM

The Manila local government lights up the Christmas tree and belen in front of the Manila City Hall in time for the holiday season. Read more »

2021 lantern festival muling mapapanood online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 02:51 PM

Idaraos pa rin ngayong taon ang Giant Lantern Festival sa San Fernando City, Pampanga, na mapapanonood muli online o sa pamamagitan ng drive-in dahil sa patuloy na COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Metro Manila, 9 other areas stay under GCQ in January 2021

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 11:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night that Metro Manila and 9 other areas will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ), the third strictest of 4 lockdown levels, until January 31, 2021.   Read more »

Vatican under lockdown

Filippo Monteforte, AFP
Posted at Dec 28 09:20 AM

A policeman patrols on an empty St. Peter's Square as the Pope delivers a private live-streamed weekly Angelus prayer from the palace's library in the Vatican, on Sunday Read more »

'Heartbreaking to see': Christmas celebrated under pandemic's shadow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 07:05 PM

In Catholic-majority Philippines, services were rocked when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the country, capping off a troubled yuletide already muted by bans on parties and carol singing. Read more »

Colombian taxi driver and canine co-pilot spread Christmas cheer

Herbert Villarraga, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 06:59 AM

BOGOTA - People looking for a bit of Christmas merriment in the Colombian capital might find it in an unexpected place: the front seat of a taxi, in the form of a costumed canine co-pilot. Read more »

A COVID Christmas comes to Bethlehem

Adam Rasgon, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 24 04:40 PM

Bethlehem has about 1,000 confirmed, active cases of COVID-19, according to official data, although the true number is thought to be much higher. All intensive care beds at hospitals are occupied, the Health Ministry said.   Read more »

Presyo ng lechon sa La Loma tumaas na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 09:50 PM

Sumipa ang presyo ng lechon nang hanggang P2,000 sa tradisyunal nitong bilihan sa La Loma, Quezon City, kasabay ng paghahanda ng mga Pilipino para magsalu-salo ngayong Pasko.    Read more »

US predicts 'vaccines before Christmas' as virus super-surge looms

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 06:56 AM

Hopes for a first wave of vaccinations before the end of 2020 received a boost with US firm Moderna saying it was filing Monday for emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the United States and Europe.   Read more »

Duterte keeps Metro Manila, Davao City under GCQ until yearend

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 10:19 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday kept Metro Manila and his hometown Davao City in the south under general community quarantine until the end of the year to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

Shopping with physical distancing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 12:38 PM

Despite the pandemic, people are expected to flock to Divisoria, a traditional source of cheap merchandise, with less than a month before Christmas.  Read more »

Planning a COVID-free Christmas? Buy Noche Buena early - DTI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:12 AM

The Department of Trade and Industry has a piece of advice this Christmas season: Buy your Noche Buena feast early to avoid the rush and the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »