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Villanueva asks: Should patients who recovered from COVID-19 get vaccinated?

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Updated as of Jan 22 03:37 PM

Should patients who recovered from COVID-19 get vaccinated against the respiratory disease?  Read more »

PH 'won't compromise stake' in West Philippine sea over China COVID-19 shots: Galvez

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 01:06 PM

An official leading the country's inoculation drive against COVID-19 said on Friday he "would not compromise" the national stake in the West Philippine Sea, despite vaccines from China.  Read more »

Senators deny favoring any COVID-19 vaccine brand after Duterte remarks

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 12:35 PM

At least 2 senators on Friday denied that a legislative probe into the country's COVID-19 inoculation drive favors any vaccine brand, contrary to insinuations by President Rodrigo Duterte.    Read more »

IATF exempts some foreigners from travel ban

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Posted at Jan 22 10:23 AM

The inter-agency task force leading the country’s pandemic response has exempted some foreigners from a travel ban meant to prevent a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

IATF allows licensure exams in January-March

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 09:56 AM

The inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response has allowed the Professional Regulation Commission to facilitate licensure examinations in the first 3 months of this year, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

Pandemic task force OKs 5th day coronavirus test for arriving travelers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 10:05 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - The inter-agency task force leading the country’s pandemic response has approved the fifth-day coronavirus testing of travelers arriving in the Philippines, an added precaution against a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

Children aged 10-14 allowed to go out in MGCQ areas: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 01:09 PM

The inter-agency task force leading the country’s pandemic response has allowed minors aged 10 to 14 to go out of their homes in areas under modified general community quarantine or MGCQ, easing a restriction meant to stop the spread of COVID-19, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

Philippines got COVID-19 shots 'at cost', overpricing claim 'hurtful': official

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Posted at Jan 21 05:25 PM

The Philippines got COVID-19 vaccines "at cost" of their development, an official leading the country's inoculation drive said on Thursday, adding that claims of overpricing in the deals were "hurtful." Read more »

Vaccine czar apologizes for saying Senate probe is politicized

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 04:41 PM

An official leading the country's inoculation drive apologized on Thursday for his previous statement that a Senate inquiry into the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines was being used for politics.  Read more »

Duterte need not explain taking COVID-19 vaccine in private: spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 03:28 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte need not explain his change of heart in deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in private, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »

Philippines to get up to 40 million free COVID-19 shots from COVAX: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 05:35 PM

The Philippines will receive up to 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for free from the COVAX initiative, an official leading the inoculation drive said on Thursday.  Read more »

Robredo camp tells Go: VP said she'd take COVID-19 shots weeks ago

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Posted at Jan 20 02:47 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo weeks ago committed to getting COVID-19 shots to boost public trust in the vaccine, her office said on Wednesday, after Sen. Bong Go this week dared her to get inoculated.  Read more »

Spokesman says Duterte thinks senators 'war-like' in COVID-19 vaccine probe; Sotto says 'imbento!"

Jamaine Punzalan and Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 02:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is puzzled over why senators were "war-like" as they looked into the government's vaccination drive against COVID-19, his spokesman said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Duterte orders disclosure of COVID-19 vaccine deals to Senate leader

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 07:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the disclosure of the prices of COVID-19 vaccines to Senate President Vicente Sotto III, whose colleagues are investigating the country's inoculation plan, an administration ally said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Cagayan governor mulls Sinovac vaccine for constituents

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Posted at Jan 19 06:26 PM

Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba said on Tuesday he is considering giving his constituents the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech.   Read more »

Cagayan gov endorses strictest COVID-19 lockdown for Tuguegarao

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Posted at Jan 19 04:56 PM

Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba said on Tuesday he endorsed Tuguegarao City's call for its 10-day return to an enhanced community quarantine, the strictest of 4 lockdown levels, to contain coronavirus infections.    Read more »

Gov't eyes 28 firms for storage of COVID-19 vaccines

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Posted at Jan 19 04:33 PM

The government eyes 28 logistics firms for the cold storage of vaccines against COVID-19, the first batches of which are expected to arrive in February, an official said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Emulating Queen Elizabeth: Palace says Duterte to take COVID-19 vaccine in private

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 04:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte "is taking the route" of the Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband to take the COVID-19 shots in private, said his spokesman.  Read more »

Palace questions Senate goal in COVID-19 vaccine probe

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Posted at Jan 19 03:41 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday questioned the Senate's motive in probing the country's COVID-19 vaccination drive, even as a lawmaker already denied political agenda in the inquiry.  Read more »

Philippines risks losing COVID-19 shots if prices revealed: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 02:09 PM

The Philippines risks losing COVID-19 vaccines if they prices are disclosed to the public by authorities, an official leading the inoculation drive, after lawmakers sought to know how much the country would pay for each jab. Read more »