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DOH bares recalibrated COVID-19 response after health group's timeout plea

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 08:06 PM

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday revealed what it described as an improved response to the global pandemic following the medical community's appeal for a timeout to arrest the swell of COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Health workers sa mga probinsiya nangangambang madestino sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:04 PM

Handa nang magpadala ng medical personnel sa Metro Manila ang ilang provincial offices ng Department of Health bilang tugon sa dumaraming pasyente ng COVID-19. Read more »

Doctors' groups, DOH to work together on new COVID-19 strategies during ‘timeout’

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 04:42 PM

The health department and various doctors groups announced on Tuesday that they will be collaborating to improve the Philippines’ COVID-19 response. Read more »

Doctors group to Duterte: No intention to humiliate gov’t, asking only for ‘fighting chance’ vs COVID

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 04:16 PM

MANILA — The Philippine College of Physicians on Monday sent a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte clarifying the group's intentions for calling for an enhanced community quarantine in Mega Manila. Read more »

Palace to report gov't spending on COVID-19 response on Aug. 3

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 09:00 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he would present on Monday, Aug. 3, the government's funds and spending for the pandemic response. Read more »

Expert backs isolation, aggressive contact tracing, instead of lockdowns vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 02:27 PM

A public health expert on Monday said isolation of COVID-19 patients and aggressive contact tracing are just some of the ways the government can arrest the spread of the novel coronavirus in communities.  Read more »

'Buhay, kabuhayan': Duterte must become 'healing' president to leave positive legacy - analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 09:50 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration must focus on saving lives and expanding livelihood as Filipinos need a "healing" and "calming voice" during the COVID-19 pandemic, a political science professor said Monday. Read more »

Duterte should focus on economy, public health: political scientist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 04:37 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte should focus on reviving the Philippines' economy and strengthening public health policies in his last two years of administration, an expert said Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the country. Read more »

Caravan, noise barrage isinagawa sa Iloilo City ilang araw bago ang SONA ni Duterte

Nony Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 11:18 PM

Nagsagawa ng caravan at noise barrage ang iba’t-ibang sektor sa lungsod na ito upang ipanawagan ang kanilang pagtutol sa iba't ibang isyu at patakaran ng gobyerno, lalong-lalo na ang anti-terrorism law. Read more »

DILG says it's not all 'punitive' in govt's COVID-19 campaign

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 05:38 PM

“The regular approach has always been punitive,” DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said during the partners launch of the DOH’s BIDA Solusyon sa COVID-19 campaign. “But of course that’s only one aspect."  Read more »

DOH cites improvements after health groups give PH gov’t failing mark in COVID response

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 08:21 PM

A lot has already improved. That was the Department of Health’s message on Thursday as it responded to groups criticizing the country’s COVID-19 response. Read more »

First drive- and walk-thru COVID testing center to open in Cebu City

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 06:02 PM

Residents of Cebu City and other neighboring areas can start availing of free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test beginning Friday, July 24, at a drive- and walk-thru screening facility at the Central Visayas’ Regional Hospital - Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. Read more »

'F as in falfak': PH gov't gets failing marks in COVID-19 response from these experts

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 08:02 PM

"...Ang ibibigay ko ay letter grade na F as in fail, F as in falfak," said former UP Diliman Chancellor and Professor Emeritus Michael Tan, an assessment echoed by other experts who spoke in a media briefing organized by the group Citizens' Urgent Response to End COVID-19.  Read more »

PCCI urges full resumption of businesses, warns of permanent closures

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 05:08 PM

The PCCI said the government needs to look at the experiences of other countries like Vietnam and Taiwan, which were able to check the spread of COVID-19 and reopen their economies. Read more »

US donates P14.8-M in protective equipment to PGH, other COVID-19 treatment centers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 02:08 PM

The United States has donated P14.8 million worth of personal protective equipment to the Philippine General Hospital and other COVID-19 treatment centers in the Philippines, its embassy in Manila said Monday. Read more »

EU extends P3.4-billion grant for peace, development programs in Mindanao: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 04:20 PM

The European Union and the Philippine government signed financial deals to fund several peace and development projects in Mindanao, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Friday. Read more »

Regulations key to creating 'sustainable', 'exciting' healthcare sector: Ayala CEO

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 01:37 PM

The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the need for more regulations that would shape an "exciting" healthcare environment in the country to encourage more investments, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said Thursday.  Read more »

'The world will understand the truth': WHO launches pandemic response probe

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 10:26 PM

The World Health Organization, which faced fierce US criticism over its handling of the coronavirus crisis, launched an independent panel on Thursday to review its response to the pandemic. Read more »

BPI exceeds target, concludes offer period for PH's first COVID-19 response bonds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 09:52 AM

The Bank of the Philippine Islands said Thursday the country's first ever CARE bonds exceeded the planned issue size of P3 billion.   Read more »

Philippines has enough funds to fight COVID-19: Budget chief

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 01:56 PM

The Philippines has enough funds in its war chest to respond, fight and mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said Wednesday. Read more »