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VP Leni completes quarantine, daughter survives COVID bout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 02:25 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said she has finished her quarantine period with a negative confirmatory swab test result and that her daughter has recovered from COVID-19. Read more »

To stop more virus mutations, public must get vaccinated - expert

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 03:03 PM

The public should still get vaccinated despite initial studies that the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 can evade immunity from the shots, an infections disease expert said Thursday. Read more »

St. Luke’s nababahala sa pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 09:41 AM

Pero ayon sa opisyal ng St Luke’s, kakaunti pa lamang ang na-admit sa kanilang mga ospital at maaaring dahil ito sa mga bakuna. Read more »

PH confirms over 400 new COVID-19 cases

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 09:09 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday reported 421 more COVID-19 cases, raising the country's total to 2,839,111 even as it remains to be on guard against the more transmissible omicron variant. Read more »

No COVID-19 cases in Odette evacuation centers: NDRRMC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 01:54 PM

No COVID-19 infections have been reported among typhoon Odette evacuees, an official from the country’s disaster agency said. Read more »

Expert urges caution amid slight uptick in COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 03:10 PM

An expert on Monday urged the public to exercise caution when going out as he noted a slight uptick in the country’s COVID-19 positivity rate. Read more »

Saan ipagpapaliban, itutuloy ang ikalawang nat'l vaccine drive?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 09:13 PM

Ipagpapaliban ang ikalawang round ng national COVID-19 vaccination days sa ilang lugar sa bansa dahil sa banta ng bagyo. Read more »

Average daily COVID cases sa NCR, mas mababa na sa 100

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 07:42 PM

Sa unang pagkakataon mula Marso 2020, mas mababa na sa 100 ang average daily cases sa National Capital Region, ayon sa OCTA Research Group. Read more »

PH to get 7.5 million doses of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 03:59 PM

The Philippines is set to receive 7.5 million doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine this week, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said Sunday. Read more »

COVID vaccination should be mandatory: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 02:40 PM

Vaccination should be made mandatory, the chairman of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said Wednesday as the country wrapped up its 3-day inoculation drive. Read more »

'Extend travelers' quarantine period amid threat of new COVID variant'

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 03:46 PM

A health expert on Sunday urged the government to extend the quarantine period for travelers coming into the Philippines and ban flights from more countries due to the threat of a new and potentially more contagious COVID-19 variant. Read more »

PH logs 3rd lowest COVID-19 positivity rate since April 2020

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 07:51 PM

The 3.4 percent COVID-19 positivity rate in the country announced Thursday by the Department of Health is the third lowest since testing data were made available starting April last year, according to the ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team. Read more »

DOH may babala sa mga nagpa-booster shot na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 08:29 PM

Nagbabala ang DOH sa mga nagpapaulat na nagpaturok na ng ika-3 dose ng COVID-19 vaccines, kahit wala pang emergency use authorization ito sa bansa. Read more »

PH starts COVID-19 vaccination of kids aged 12 to 17

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 01:52 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday began the vaccination of all children aged 12 to 17 in an expansion of its pediatric jab coverage against COVID-19. Read more »

Marikina mayor: Bakunahan ang mga bata sa sports center

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 08:39 AM

Dahil limitado ang mga ospital sa lungsod, sabi ni Mayor Marcy Teodoro masmaiging gawin ang vaccination sa masmalawak na sports center grounds. Read more »

Pinalawig na pediatric vaccination sa NCR pinaghahandaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:32 PM

Naghahanda ang Metro Manila LGUs sa phase 2 ng pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa mga menor de edad na may comorbidity. Read more »

PH begins COVID vaccination of children with comorbidities

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 09:23 AM

The Philippines on Friday began the vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 with health risks in an expansion of its jab coverage against COVID-19. Read more »

PH begins COVID-19 vaccination for general population

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 12:50 PM

The COVID-19 vaccination of the general adult population in the Philippines has begun while the inoculation of children with comorbidities will start Friday, the DOH said. Read more »

PH reports 10,019 more COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 05:59 PM

The Philippines on Thursday announced 10,019 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total to 2,632,881 since it logged its first confirmed infection last year. Read more »

PH posts 9,868 new cases, DOH data collection issue persists

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 05:10 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday announced 9,868 fresh COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total to 2,622,917, but failed again to report new deaths as technical issues with the health department's data collating system persisted. Read more »