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PH immigration bureau bans foreigner in viral Dasma quarantine scuffle

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Posted at Jun 16 01:26 PM

The Philippines' immigration bureau said Tuesday it had permanently banned from entering the country a Spanish national who allegedly violated quarantine measures and later scuffled with police at an exclusive Makati subdivision. Read more »

Philippines to padlock POGOs defying pandemic rules

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Posted at May 07 09:50 AM

Authorities will "close and padlock" mostly Chinese-run Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) if they violate lockdown rules aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Thursday.    Read more »

The 4-second workout

Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times
Posted at May 05 10:54 AM

Four seconds of high-intensity exertion repeated periodically throughout the day may counteract some of the unhealthy metabolic consequences of sitting for hours, according to a surprising and timely new study of the potentially large benefits of diminutive workouts.   Read more »

Jeepney drivers seek faster cash aid release almost 2 months into COVID-19 lockdown

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Posted at May 05 09:30 AM

Transport leaders urged the government on Tuesday to hasten the release of cash aid to jeepney drivers who have lost their income in the nearly 2-month long lockdown of Metro Manila and other areas at high risk of a COVID-19 outbreak. Read more »

Mag-asawang bulag na kumakanta dati sa overpass, di umano nakakuha ng ayuda

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 10:39 AM

Nabigo umano ang iisang bulag na mag-asawa sa Parañaque na makakuha ng ayuda mula sa kanilang barangay, higit isang buwan simula nang i-lockdown ang Metro Manila para pigilin ang pagkalat ng COVID-19.    Read more »

Chinese na stranded sa NAIA, ninakawan ng mga batang lansangan

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Posted at May 04 09:14 AM

Ninakawan ng mga batang lansangan ang isang Chinese national na naistranded sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport nang suspendihin ng pamahalaan ang mga flights para pagilin ang pagkalat ng COVID-19 pandemic, ayon sa mga awtoridad.    Read more »

Iloilo province stays under COVID-19 lockdown: governor

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Posted at May 01 08:44 AM

Iloilo province is among high-risk areas that will keep lockdown measures until May 15 to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, its governor said Friday. Read more »

'Hindi pa laos': Gov't urged to let fit senior citizens leave homes during relaxed lockdown

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Updated as of Apr 30 11:49 AM

The government should let physically fit senior citizens leave their homes under the general community quarantine, a less stringent form of lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocate for the elderly said Thursday.    Read more »

Not a free pass: Foreigners with permanent residency must follow laws - immigration bureau

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Posted at Apr 29 09:15 AM

A foreigner who allegedly violated measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and cursed at policemen at an exclusive Makati subdivision last weekend might face deportation proceedings, the Bureau of Immigration said Wednesday. Read more »

Lanao mayor ibinenta ang kaniyang mga sapatos para sa COVID-19 frontliners

Rod Bolivar, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 01:58 PM

Ibinenta ni Amai Manabilang Mayor James Manabilang ng Lanao Del Sur province ang kaniyang koleksyon ng 24 na pares ng sapatos upang makalikom ng pondong pang-ayuda sa mga frontliner sa COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Local governments have 3 days to complete cash aid for poorest Filipinos: DILG

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Posted at Apr 28 12:27 PM

Local governments should complete before this month-end the distribution of the first tranche of cash aid to help the poorest Filipinos cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the interior department said Tuesday.    Read more »

Robredo seeks 'more compassionate' COVID-19 lockdown policies

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Posted at Apr 27 02:09 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday said she hoped law enforcers could be "more compassionate" as they keep watch over millions of residents locked down in their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19.    Read more »

Makati police to sue foreign resident who defied quarantine in exclusive subdivision

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Updated as of Apr 27 07:21 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Makati police are set to file charges against a foreign resident of an exclusive village for disobeying authorities who were enforcing the enhanced community quarantine.  Read more »

Robredo: Why re-open POGOs before Filipino businesses?

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Posted at Apr 27 11:06 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo questioned Monday calls to re-open mostly Chinese-run Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) while many Filipino businesses are shuttered to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »

Robredo wants list of cash aid beneficiaries made public

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Posted at Apr 27 10:53 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday urged the social welfare department to make public the list of the most vulnerable families who would get cash aid to cope with lockdown measures aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Areas on extended lockdown to get cash aid priority: Duterte spox

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Posted at Apr 24 01:19 PM

The distribution of the second tranche of cash aid from the government will prioritize Metro Manila and other areas whose enhanced community quarantine will be extended to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson said Friday.    Read more »

General community quarantine rules out on April 27: Duterte spokesman

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Updated as of Apr 24 12:11 PM

An inter-agency task force eyes reopening 30 percent of public transport in GCQ areas, said Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque.    Read more »

Cebu City extends COVID-19 lockdown until May 15

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Updated as of Apr 23 11:01 AM

The lockdown of hundreds of thousands of residents in Cebu City is extended until May 15 to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Edgardo Labella said Thursday.    Read more »