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Brazil senators back charges vs Bolsonaro over COVID

Jordi Miro, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 27 11:07 AM

A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro. Read more »

Palace: Reenacted budget unlikely despite Duterte, Senate spat

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Posted at Oct 20 03:01 PM

Malacañang sought to allay concerns that President Rodrigo Duterte's spat with senators would lead to a reenacted budget for 2022. Read more »

TIMELINE: Chaos in Manila as Isko eyes 2022 elections

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 11:14 PM

Here is a timeline of how events unfolded in Domagoso's bailiwick. Read more »

Isko Moreno postpones Aksyon Demokratiko oath-taking

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 02:04 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Thursday postponed his planned oath-taking with Aksyon Demokratiko to address "chaos" at a vaccination site in Manila. Read more »

'Pray for salvation,' Duterte says in final SONA as threat of Delta variant looms over PH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 01:20 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Filipinos to "pray for salvation" from the possible spread of the more virulent Delta variant in the Philippines, saying the country could no longer afford another lockdown should there be a new surge in COVID-19 cases. Read more »

'Magtrabaho ka na lang, puro ngawngaw': De Lima says Duterte should focus on pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:46 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Tuesday hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte, who mocked her for being in detention over her alleged involvement in the proliferation of illegal drugs in the national penitentiary. Read more »

MRT fields record-high 22 train sets as gov't expands public transportation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:00 PM

The MRT-3 deployed a new record-high 22 train sets this week as the Philippines sought to expand public transportation to resuscitate the coronavirus-hit economy.   Read more »

PUV drivers risk fines with 1-meter distancing violation: police

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Posted at Sep 18 12:31 PM

Public utility vehicle drivers could have their license confiscated and face a fine if their passengers are seated less than a meter apart, a rule meant to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, police said Friday.    Read more »

More PUVs instead of shorter distancing? Transport dept says already doing so

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Updated as of Sep 18 08:54 AM

The transport department said Friday it was already letting more public vehicles back on the road, even before medical experts asked them do so instead of cutting coronavirus distancing rules to accommodate more passengers. Read more »

2 ex-DOH chiefs back shorter coronavirus distancing in public vehicles

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Posted at Sep 18 07:34 AM

A group of experts that include former Health Secretaries Esperanza Cabral and Manuel Dayrit support the easing of physical distancing rules meant to curb coronavirus infections in the mass transport system. Read more »

For first time in 20 years, MRT deploys record-high 21 trains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 12:28 PM

For the first time in its 20-year operation, the MRT-3 this week deployed a record-high 21 train sets, the Department of Transportation said Thursday, as the Philippines sought to serve more passengers and open up the coronavirus-hit economy.    Read more »

'Building a boat as it battles storm': Philippines needs to invest in health system, says ex-SARS fighter

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Posted at Sep 17 11:42 AM

The Philippines needs to invest in its healthcare system instead of scrounging for resources in the middle of a health crisis, which will be like trying to fix a boat as it sails during a storm, former Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said Thursday.    Read more »

Thou shall use bleach, not talk: Experts float '7 Commandments' vs coronavirus in PUVs

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Posted at Sep 17 10:27 AM

A group of medical experts that includes Former Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit on Thursday proposed “7 commandments” to keep passengers safe from the pandemic onboard public vehicles.  Read more »

1-meter rule ‘not gospel truth’: Experts back PUV distancing cut

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Updated as of Sep 17 10:27 AM

A group of medical experts on Thursday backed the easing of physical distancing rules in public vehicles and proposed “7 commandments” to keep passengers safe from the pandemic. Read more »

DOTr urged: Let experts examine data on coronavirus distancing cut

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 04:37 PM

The transportation department should be "transparent" in the data that supposedly justify its easing of physical distancing rules meant to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in the mass transport system, a member of an inter-disciplinary research group from the University of the Philippines said Wednesday.    Read more »

Philippine virus testing best in Asia? No, says UP expert

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Updated as of Sep 16 02:11 PM

A member of an inter-disciplinary research group from the University of the Philippines rejected Wednesday a government claim that the country holds the best coronavirus testing record in Asia.    Read more »

Why is physical distancing vital in COVID-19 fight?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 09:03 AM

Overcrowding is “a major source of infection”, an expert from the University of the Philippines said Wednesday, after regulators eased physical distancing rules meant to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in the mass transport system.    Read more »

Relaxed coronavirus distancing in public transport a 'product of research': DOTr

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Posted at Sep 15 01:56 PM

A proposal to ease physical distancing rules inside public transportation was a "product of research," despite the warning of several experts that this could spur infections, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said Tuesday. Read more »

Trump health aide pushes bizarre conspiracies and warns of armed revolt

Sharon LaFraniere, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 15 10:39 AM

The top communications official at the powerful Cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus made outlandish and false accusations Sunday that career government scientists were engaging in “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election.   Read more »

October, November expected to be 'tougher' in Europe with more coronavirus deaths: WHO

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Posted at Sep 14 03:44 PM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body's European branch told AFP on Monday. Read more »