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IATF to recommend to Duterte use of face shields in more public areas

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 09:05 PM

The inter-agency task force on COVID-19 said on Thursday it would recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte to widen the use of face shields.   Read more »

Palace spox tells Cagayan de Oro solon: 'I do not lie' about COVID-19 vaccine distribution

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Posted at Jun 17 04:30 PM

Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque said on Thursday he did not lie about the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, after a lawmaker questioned his statement that the deliveries were equitable.   Read more »

Palace confident of mask-free Christmas this year

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 04:26 PM

Malacañang on Thursday expressed optimism that Filipinos can ditch anti-virus masks in some public areas by Christmas this year, as the COVID-19 vaccination drive ramps up.    Read more »

COVID-19 surge forces Tacloban to tighten curbs: mayor

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Posted at Jun 15 04:01 PM

An uptick in COVID-19 cases has forced local authorities in Tacloban in Leyte province to tighten restrictions, though the city is under the loosest of 4 lockdown levels, its mayor said on Tuesday.    Read more »

Palace denies neglecting Visayas, Mindanao in COVID vaccine distribution

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Posted at Jun 15 01:55 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday denied neglecting Visayas and Mindanao in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, which supposedly contributed to a spike in coronavirus infections in these areas.    Read more »

MATRIX: Restrictions under various COVID-19 quarantine levels

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Posted at Jun 15 11:43 AM

Malacañang released on Tuesday a matrix of restrictions under varying degrees of quarantine restrictions this June.    Read more »

Philippines extends ban on travelers from India, 6 other areas

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Posted at Jun 14 11:30 PM

The Philippines is extending until the end of June a travel ban that aims to keep out the Delta COVID-19 variant first detected in India, Malacañang said on Monday.  Read more »

Duterte: Metro Manila Plus stays under GCQ with restrictions

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Updated as of Jun 15 07:59 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said Metro Manila and surrounding Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal provinces—which government calls NCR Plus—would stay under general community quarantine (GCQ) with varying degrees of restrictions, until the end of June.  Read more »

'Vast majority' of Philippines' COVID-19 vaccines were donated: official

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Posted at Jun 14 06:04 PM

Donated jabs make up the "vast majority" of the Philippines' around 12.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, an official said on Monday.  Read more »

Cagayan logging 4 to 5 COVID-19 deaths daily, says health officer

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Posted at Jun 14 05:44 PM

Cagayan province tallies about 4 to 5 COVID-19 cases daily, its health officer said on Monday.  Read more »

Duterte orders Cebu to follow protocols from COVID-19 task force

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 03:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has directed Cebu province to follow protocols from the inter-agency task force leading the Philippines' COVID-19 response, Malacañang said on Monday.    Read more »

Metro Manila Plus to 'most likely' shift to GCQ: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 03:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday will "most likely" allow Metro Manila and surrounding Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, and Rizal provinces to shift to the second loosest lockdown level, Malacañang said on Monday.  Read more »

Metro Manila mayors agree to shorten curfew

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 04:53 PM

The 17 mayors of Metro Manila unanimously voted to shorten curfew hours in the capital region in a bid to spur economic activity, an official said on Monday, pointing to the area's improving COVID-19 figures.    Read more »

COVID-19 task force lifts stay-at-home rule for fully vaccinated seniors in some areas

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 01:35 PM

MANILA — The inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response said on Friday it eased restrictions for fully vaccinated senior citizens in areas under the two loosest lockdown levels.  Read more »

COVID-19 task force OKs reopening of gyms, skating rinks, museums in NCR Plus

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 03:30 PM

MANILA — The inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response said on Friday it has allowed the reopening of gyms, skating rinks, museums, and other establishments in Metro Manila and surrounding Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal provinces.  Read more »

Palace asks for patience as some Metro Manila COVID-19 vaccination hubs run out of jabs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 09:00 PM

Malacañang on Thursday asked the public to extend its patience after some vaccination sites in Metro Manila ran out of COVID-19 shots this week.  Read more »

Palace denies Chinese vaccines causing COVID-19 resurgence abroad

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Posted at Jun 10 04:00 PM

Recents reports say some countries that predominantly used Chinese vaccines, like Chile and Bahrain, are experiencing a spike in coronavirus infections.  Read more »

Metro Manila Plus may shift to 'ordinary GCQ' next week: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 12:58 PM

Some 24 million people in Metro Manila and surrounding Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal provinces may shift to a looser quarantine status by next week, as COVID-19 figures in the area improve, Malacañang said on Thursday. Read more »

PH welcomes 1 million more Sinovac COVID-19 shots

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Posted at Jun 10 08:41 AM

The delivery came days after the government widened its inoculation drive to cover essential workers to curb coronavirus transmission and open up the economy.  Read more »

Gov't urged to send health workers to Mindanao as COVID-19 cases spike

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Posted at Jun 09 02:08 PM

An independent group of researchers on Wednesday urged the government to send health workers and equipment to Mindanao, which is fighting a surge in COVID-19 cases which they say could last a month.  Read more »