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NEW RECORD HIGH: PH reports 9,838 more COVID-19 cases, total breaches 700,000-mark

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 05:23 PM

MANILA— COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 700,000-mark on Friday with another record-high 9,838 newly-reported infections, as the capital region's coronavirus wards continued to see a stream of fresh admissions.    Read more »

Almost 10-fold jump in COVID-19 cases overwhelms Marikina City

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Posted at Mar 26 01:48 PM

Marikina City is "overwhelmed" by the quick rise in COVID-19 cases but it is now employing "reverse isolation" to help stop this, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said Friday. Read more »

Philippines can curb new COVID-19 cases in 3 months if...

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Updated as of Mar 26 11:32 AM

MANILA - A health expert on Thursday said the Philippines can abate its daily COVID-19 cases, amid a worrying spike in new infections, if government ramps up its vaccination efforts "without rest for three months".  Read more »

NEW RECORD-HIGH: PH logs 8,773 add'l COVID-19 cases; active infections near 100,000 mark

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 07:25 PM

The Philippines on Thursday logged 8,773 additional COVID-19 cases, a new record-high in just 3 days, as ICU beds in the capital region fills up to a critical level in scenes reminiscent of last year's peak.   Read more »

DFA: 31 more Filipinos abroad catch COVID-19; no new deaths reported

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Posted at Mar 25 03:16 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday 31 more Filipinos abroad caught COVID-19, raising the total tally of overseas infections to 16,040. Read more »

'Wala pa': Duterte says Philippines yet to buy vaccines

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 10:58 AM

"Sabihin mo, 'san ang bakuna?' Bakuna nabili? Wala. Wala tayong bakuna na nabili. Wala pa. Kung magdating man, baka mga next week siguro," he said.   Read more »

Philippines under 'second wave' of COVID-19 - expert

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Updated as of Mar 24 06:09 PM

The Philippines is facing a "second wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert said Wednesday, as the number of coronavirus infections is rising rapidly. Read more »

Ilang domestic flights, kanselado na dahil na rin sa ban sa non-essential travel

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Posted at Mar 23 11:29 AM

Ilang domestic flights ang kanselado na ngayong Martes hanggang sa susunod na linggo kaya't pinapayuhan ang mga may biyahe na mag check muna sa kanilang airline carrier. Read more »

Dominguez: Government loans weren't just for COVID-19 vaccines

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 11:29 PM

MANILA - Finance Sec. Carlos "Sonny" Domínguez III said Monday the loans which the Philippines took since 2020 were not only used for acquiring COVID-19 vaccines but also for other expenditures, such as paying other loans and government projects. Read more »

Mga daan papasok ng Batangas bantay-sarado

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Posted at Mar 22 07:23 PM

Bantay-sarado ng mga pulis ang mga daan papasok sa Batangas para matiyak na naipatutupad ang quarantine protocols.  Read more »

Ilang ospital humihiling ng dagdag na health workers

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Updated as of Mar 22 06:50 PM

Umaapela ng dagdag na health workers ang ilang ospital sa gitna ng dumaraming tinatamaan ng COVID-19. Read more »

COVID-19 surge: Robredo seeks 'improved' vaccine rollout, mass testing, stimulus package

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Posted at Mar 21 02:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called for a stimulus package, mass COVID-19 testing, and an improved vaccine rollout as the country's virus cases continued to surge. Read more »

Vaccines lessen nurses' fears but 'no antidote' to tiredness as COVID-19 cases surge: group

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 10:12 AM

Nurses' fear of contracting COVID-19 is lessened by the vaccine but there is "no antidote" to being tired as virus cases surged nationwide, a group said Sunday. Read more »

OCTA projects full hospital capacity in Metro Manila by Holy Week due to COVID-19 surge

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 09:51 AM

Hospitals in Metro Manila will reach full capacity by Holy Week if government fails to slow down COVID-19 transmission, OCTA Research said Sunday. Read more »

BALIKAN: Mga hakbang ng gobyerno para matulungan ang mga nasapol ng pandemya

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Posted at Mar 20 07:34 PM

Sa gitna ng hirap at mga problemang dulot ng pandemya, may mga isinulong na hakbang ang gobyerno para makatulong sa mga labis na naapektuhan ng pandemya. Read more »

'Nasaan ka bakuna?': Palace hits query on slow vaccine procurement despite billions in loans

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 02:51 PM

Malacañang on Friday objected to a lawmaker's inquiry into the pace of the Philippine procurement of COVID-19 vaccines given billions in pesos of loans that the country has incurred.  Read more »

Philippines '10 steps back' from square one in addressing COVID-19: ex-health chief

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 03:01 PM

The coronavirus situation has worsened in the Philippines, and the country is 10 steps backward from the time it initially addressed the pandemic last year, a former Health Secretary said Thursday. Read more »

Bacoor tallies 494 COVID-19 cases in half a month: mayor

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Posted at Mar 18 09:05 AM

Bacoor City in Cavite has tallied 494 COVID-19 cases in just half a month, its mayor said Thursday as the country's virus cases continued to rise. Read more »

Metro Manila seeing 'serious surge' in COVID-19 cases: OCTA Group

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 11:15 PM

(UPDATED) The transmission of COVID-19 in Metro Manila, home to about a tenth of the Philippine population, has recently reached its highest level since May last year, the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, describing the situation as a "serious surge" in infections. Read more »

PH records 4,387 new COVID-19 cases, over 4,000 daily rise for 6th straight day

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 05:34 PM

More than a year into the COVID-19 lockdown, the Philippines on Wednesday reported 4,387 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total number of infections to 635,698.  Read more »