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ALAMIN: Bakit di natuloy ang dating ng AstraZeneca vaccines nitong Marso 1

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 07:49 PM

Taliwas sa sinabi ng pamahalaan, di natuloy ngayong Lunes ang pagdating ng AstraZeneca vaccines mula sa COVAX facility. Read more »

Gov't 'stands by' vaccination cluster despite delay of vaccine arrivals: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 01:57 PM

The administration said Wednesday it "stands by" its COVID-19 vaccination cluster and negotiating panel following criticisms over the delay of its inoculation program. Read more »

Japan vaccine supplies to be limited, delaying shots for elderly - minister

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 01:34 PM

Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the inoculation rollout and shots for the elderly will be distributed gradually, the country's inoculation chief has said. Read more »

Vaccine dosing intervals: What countries are doing around the world

John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 04:58 PM

As the world races to contain rising COVID-19 infections fueled by new coronavirus variants, some countries are seeking to counter low vaccine supplies with dosing patterns or volumes that stray from how the shots were tested in clinical trials.   Read more »

Facing slow vaccine rollout, scientists weigh new tactics

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 02:36 PM

Should COVID-19 boosters be delayed? Could the dose levels be reduced, and would mixing and matching shots from different makers work just as well? Read more »

Duque denies causing delay in access to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 03:52 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday dismissed claims he cost the Philippines quick access to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

DOST says 'doing what could be done' on delayed scholars' allowance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:14 PM

The Department of Science and Technology said Thursday it was "doing could be done" on the delay of allowances and incentives of some of its scholars.    Read more »

Palace to DOH officials: Hasten hazard pay for health workers or risk suspension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 12:09 PM

-Malacañang on Tuesday urged the health department to risk suspension or fast-track the release of the hazard pay for medical workers at the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »

Duterte gives DBM authority to release over P51 billion in Bayanihan 2 funds

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 01:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has given the Department of Budget and Management to release the pandemic funds which previously stalled in his office, Malacañang said Tuesday, following criticism from some senators.    Read more »

Bayanihan 2 funds 'ready', release only needs 'paperwork': official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 03:27 PM

Billions of pesos in funds for the pandemic response under Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) are "ready" and only requires paperwork for disbursement, an official said Wednesday, after senators criticized the pace of its release.   Read more »

'Sacrificial lamb': Proposal to defer 13th month pay castigated

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 01:13 PM

Labor groups on Friday denounced a proposal to allow distressed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to defer payment of 13th month pay to their workers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Sotto says PH sure to operate on reenacted budget next year due to House delay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:59 AM

The country will surely operate on a reenacted budget next year due to the delay caused by the House of Representatives, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday. Read more »

House health panel chair seeks explanation from Cayetano for removal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 09:56 AM

The chairperson of the House committee on Health said Wednesday she found out only through social media that she was removed from her post. Read more »

Ilang DOH encoders 4 buwan nang di napapasahod: 'Taghirap talaga lahat'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 09:45 PM

Sabi ng DOH, may kulang na requirements ang mga empleyado. Pero kumpleto sila, sabi naman ng mga empleyado.  Read more »

Simpler. Cheaper. Safer? Tokyo 2020's unanswered questions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 10:44 AM

The year-long postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to coronavirus has presented organisers with unprecedented challenges and questions over costs, sponsorship and safety. Read more »

DSWD: Mabusisi umanong encoding nakaantala rin sa pamamahagi ng ika-2 bugso ng SAP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 10:20 PM

Sa huling tala ng Department of Social Welfare and Development, nasa higit 81,000 ang bilang nila ng duplicate na benepisyarto.    Read more »

‘Problema sa encoding, pagpasa ng swab tests sanhi ng pagkatengga ng OFWs’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 06:27 PM

Problema sa encoding at pagtatagal ng pagpasa ng swab test samples ng mga overseas Filipino workers ang nagiging dahilan ng pagtatagal ng ilang nagbabalik-bansa sa mga quarantine facility. Read more »

DOH racing to validate 6,800 COVID-19 cases

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 02:01 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it was aiming to finish the validation of 6,800 positive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests to come up with a more accurate picture of the outbreak. Read more »

Duterte urges landlords, lessors to allow delay in payments

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 10:21 AM

In a changed tone, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday appealed to landlords and lessors to allow the delay of payments from their tenants and lessees amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

DPWH says on track to meet 'Build, Build, Build' targets for 2020 despite lockdown

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 01:24 PM

DPWH Secretary Mark Villar assured the public that infrastructure projects will resume once the lockdown in Luzon is lifted. Read more »