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OPINION: The Filipino health worker as hero in crisis

Evelyn O. Katigbak
Posted at Aug 30 08:34 PM

Being surrounded by so much emotional and physical pain could be so heartbreaking. Death literally stares at them in the face. Read more »

PH now 'high risk' for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 10:10 PM

The Philippines is at high risk once more for COVID-19. Read more »

Duterte: Barangay officials should bar unvaccinated people from going outdoors

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Posted at Jul 29 03:17 AM

Duterte said police can escort unvaccinated people back to their homes if they are seen outside. Read more »

WHO asks DOH: Be 'more cautious' after claim Philippines is 'low risk' for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 10:22 AM

The representative of World Health Organization to the country on Tuesday said the Department of Health should be "more cautious" after it proclaimed the Philippines is now a low risk area for COVID-19. Read more »

Filipinos can get missed 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months, says expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 03:53 PM

Filipinos can get their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months after their first dose, the head of the country's vaccine expert panel said Monday.   Read more »

Filipinos can still get 2nd dose of COVID-19 jab even after missing up to 2 weeks

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Updated as of Jun 03 08:55 AM

Filipinos may still get their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine even after missing their schedule by one or two weeks, an epidemiology and data analytics expert working with government said Thursday. Read more »

'Paghati-hatian natin ito': Duterte orders distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to Visayas, Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 12:08 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday ordered vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez to start distributing vaccines to various provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao to fast track the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country. Read more »

PH breaches 5 million mark of administered COVID-19 vaccine doses

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 09:54 AM

The Philippines has administered more than 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, the official leading the country's vaccination drive said Sunday. Read more »

'COVID cases dropping in NCR Plus, rising in other regions'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 02:12 PM

The Department of Health said Friday it observed a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and its adjacent provinces in the past weeks. Read more »

Filipino seafarer who tested positive for India COVID-19 variant dies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 12:29 AM

Authorities report the death of a Filipino seaman who tested positive for the COVID-19 variant first detected in India.  Read more »

Duterte warns of 'stricter' lockdown if COVID-19 cases surge again

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 01:59 AM

Any increase in the average daily attack rate of COVID-19 cases is observed in 10 regions across the Philippines.  Read more »

PH expecting 'accelerated delivery' of COVID-19 vaccines starting May: vaccine czar

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 10:59 AM

The Philippines is expecting an "accelerated delivery" of COVID-19 vaccines starting May even as global production of the jabs is seen to stabilize only in June, the country's vaccine czar said Sunday. Read more »

194,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in May - Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 11:34 AM

Some 194,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by drug maker Moderna are expected to arrive in the Philippines by May, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr said Tuesday. Read more »

Duque tells Sinovac vaccine recipients 2nd dose already reserved for them

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 12:09 AM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said the second dose of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine has been reserved for those who already received the first dose. Read more »

VP Robredo says govt officials must be good example after Sinas' latest protocol breach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 04:20 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said government officials must be examples in following health protocols against COVID-19, as she scored national police chief Gen. Debold Sinas for his alleged recent breaches.  Read more »

At best, PH can inoculate 50 to 70 million vs COVID-19 by yearend: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 10:17 AM

The Philippines can inoculate 50 to 70 million of its citizens against COVID-19 by the end of the year if vaccine supplies arrive on time, an official leading the country's immunization drive said Sunday.   Read more »

7 who flew with PH's coronavirus variant 'patient zero' test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 11:58 PM

Seven people who were on the same flight taken by the first case of the UK variant in the Philippines tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

Several cities in Metro Manila secure COVID-19 vaccine supply

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 03:21 PM

Several cities in the capital region have secured hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses each from British drugmaker AstraZeneca, officials said Monday. Read more »

Hospitals in Metro Manila brace for COVID-19 post-holiday surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 12:09 AM

A Philippine research group warns Metro Manila's COVID-19 reproduction rate is rising, a development which could be felt by the start of next year. Read more »

DOH warns of COVID-19 surge amid packed evacuation centers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 09:52 PM

The Department of Health warned of a surge in COVID-19 cases due to cramped conditions in evacuation centers. Read more »