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PNP says to enforce protocols in parks under Alert 4

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 12:56 PM

The Philippine National Police will enforce protocols in parks which reopened as the capital region shifted to Alert Level 4. Read more »

Basehan sa pagbago ng COVID alert levels sa NCR, hinihingi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 12:24 PM

'I hope, merong metrics nga na ilalagay ang ating gobyerno para alam kaagad nila kailan ba dapat iakyat nila 'yung alert level,' sabi ni Dr. Maricar Limpin. Read more »

'Add'l measures must complement NCR granular lockdowns'

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 02:40 PM

Additional measures must be implemented once government imposes granular lockdowns in Metro Manila and lifts the travel ban on several countries starting this week, Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday. Read more »

Mga taga-Cebu dagsa sa vaccine sites sa pagdami ng COVID-19 cases

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Posted at Jul 30 07:38 PM

Dagsa sa vaccination sites ang mga taga-Cebu matapos maitala ang mataas na bilang ng COVID-19 cases noong Huwebes. Read more »

Allow local govts to choose which national protocols vs COVID-19 to enforce: senator

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 04:20 PM

A senator on Tuesday urged government to include local executives in the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Against COVID-19 and give them discretion on which items in the national protocols they can enforce in their own areas. Read more »

P6.3 billion released under PhilHealth debit-credit reimbursement system: acting spox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 02:39 PM

State medical insurer PhilHealth has released around P6.3 billion in hospital claims under their Debit-Credit Payment Method (DCPM), which is said to speed up reimbursements to hospitals. Read more »

Senators scoff at Duterte's praise for Duque as 'hero' of COVID-19 response

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 02:17 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was dubbed by President Rodrigo Duterte as a hero of the government's pandemic response. The compliment did not sit well with several senators as Philippines hospitals are still crammed with COVID-19 patients. Read more »

'Far from excellent': PH gov't urged to step up COVID-19 response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 11:52 AM

The Philippines must step up its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a senator said Wednesday, criticizing the government for praising themselves while the country is facing a sharp spike of infections. Read more »

Philippines' response to COVID-19 crisis 'fairly good' - NTF adviser

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 03:31 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippines is faring better than other countries in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, a consultant to the government's task force on COVID-19 said Thursday, despite logging record-high new infections in the past week amid the presence of more contagious variants.   Read more »

Pangilinan seeks probe on government underspending

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 02:12 PM

Opposition Senator Francis Pangilinan said Thursday he would file a resolution next week to seek an investigation into the Duterte administration’s “underspending” of Bayanihan 1 and 2 funds. Read more »

Mga lalabag sa price caps sa COVID-19 testing binalaan ng Malacañang

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Updated as of Nov 05 06:52 PM

Sa isang press briefing, sinabi ng Malacañang na may parusa sa hindi susunod sa itatakdang price range.  Read more »

As PH ranks 20th in COVID-19 infections, DOH says health system improving

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:43 PM

The Department of Health is unfazed by the Philippines ranking 20th of having the highest infections globally. 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 »

'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 »

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

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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 »

PH’s COVID-19 data not timely, says ex-gov’t adviser Leachon

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 06:59 PM

A former adviser to the government’s COVID-19 response said one of the biggest problems the Philippines is facing is managing data related to the virus. Read more »

‘Tao lamang’: Leachon, humingi ng paumanhin kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 10:52 PM

Sinabi ni Dr. Tony Leachon na kahit wala na siya sa puwesto ay patuloy niyang susuportahan ang pamahalaan sa laban nito para masugpo ang coronavirus disease 2019. Read more »

UAAP: Young NU star Quiambao helps out frontliners in Muntinlupa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 12:52 PM

NU's Kevin Quiambao, a member of the UAAP Season 82 Boys' Basketball Mythical Team, recently did his part to help out the frontliners and volunteers in his hometown of Barangay Bayanan in Muntinlupa. Read more »

Some P30 billion from Build, Build, Build budget reallocated for COVID-19 response: DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 12:47 PM

MANILA - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday said that around P30-billion from the Build, Build, Build projects will be reallocated to critical areas to help government in its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.   Read more »

COVID-19 bayanihan: PUP gumawa ng lokal na bersiyon ng ethyl alcohol para sa frontliners

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 06:38 PM

MAYNILA - Sinisimulan na ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) ang paggawa ng lokal na produksiyon ng ethyl alcohol bilang dagdag tugon sa kasalukuyang mga aksiyon laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »