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Bagong COVID cases posibleng bumaba sa 10k kada araw

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Posted at Oct 05 07:40 PM

Patuloy na bumababa ang bilang ng mga naitatalang bagong kaso ng COVID-19, ayon sa OCTA Research Group. Read more »

DOF says state-run firms remit P160 billion in dividends to Treasury

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Posted at Dec 30 07:24 PM

State-run firms remitted P160.6 billion in dividends to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) this year to add to the country's war chest against COVID-19, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Wednesday. Read more »

Hospitals urged to allot more beds, ventilators for possible surge in COVID cases during holidays

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Updated as of Dec 17 08:11 AM

Duque also urged local government units to allot more isolation beds at their temporary treatment and monitoring facilities to quarantine suspect COVID-19 patients and their close contacts. Read more »

New coronavirus cases in Metro Manila decreasing: OCTA group

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Posted at Oct 20 04:50 AM

MANILA - New COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila are decreasing as a whole, a group of academics monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines said, as the country continues to register lower additional infections on a daily basis. Read more »

PH gov't defends response vs COVID-19

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Posted at Oct 03 03:39 AM

The Philippine government once again defended its response to the pandemic after the country's infection caseload became the 20th highest in the world. Read more »

Businesses need to run to support Metro Manila residents: San Juan mayor

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Posted at Jul 31 03:37 AM

San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said Thursday that he prefers Metro Manila to remain under general community quarantine in August, as businesses need to run for the citizens' livelihood amid the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

'COVID nand'yan pa rin': Mutation ng SARS-CoV-2 mas nakahahawa, paalala ng eksperto

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Posted at Jul 07 02:22 PM

MAYNILA - Nagpaalala sa publiko ngayong Martes ang isang infectious disease expert sa mas nakahahawang mutated variant ng coronavirus na sanhi ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Read more »

Philippines logs record-high 1,150 new COVID-19 cases in a single day; raise total to 31,825

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 05:22 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday reported 1,150 additional COVID-19 cases, the highest in a single day, raising the country's cumulative tally of confirmed coronavirus infections to 31,825. Read more »

Duterte meeting with IATF moved to June 15

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 02:30 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's meeting with the government's inter-agency task force (IATF) on pandemic response will be moved to Monday, June 15 - the same day prevailing community quarantine measures expire, Malacañang said Wednesday.   Read more »

Sotto 'confident' Supreme Court will uphold constitutionality of Bayanihan Law

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 06:21 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said he is "confident" that the Supreme Court will uphold the constitutionality of a law that allows President Rodrigo Duterte to realign funds for coronavirus-related programs, after a former law school dean questioned the measure before the high court. Read more »