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Prioritize inoculation of Metro Manila, Calabarzon residents amid surge: OCTA

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 05:54 PM

Prioritizing inoculation in areas where there are rising cases of COVID-19 may help lower the virus infection rate, OCTA Research Group said Sunday. Read more »

'Hindi naman po talaga bakasyon': Roque clarifies '1-year vacation' remark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 10:53 AM

Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Wednesday clarified his recent remark that Filipinos have been on a nearly year-long "vacation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Read more »

'Nothing etched in stone,' Palace says of call to rethink Nov. 2, Dec. 24, 31 'working days'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 04:25 PM

Malacañang said on Tuesday "nothing is etched in stone," in response to calls for President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his move of classifying the traditional holidays of Nov. 2, Dec. 24, and Dec. 31 as "special working days."  Read more »

Hontiveros asks Malacañang to reconsider new ‘special working days’ declaration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 03:08 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged Malacañang to reconsider its decision to make All Souls' Day, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve this year as special working days, warning that the policy would be counterproductive and harmful for the workforce. Read more »

Workers to have smaller income, less family time due to fewer holidays: Robredo

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 11:16 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday lamented President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to declare Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and All Souls' Day as special working days.  Read more »

#MayPasok: Duterte makes Nov. 2, Dec. 24 and 31 'Special Working Days'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 10:27 PM

MANILA — The country will see less non-working days this year as three dates that have long been traditional holidays are now "special working days" on orders of President Rodrigo Duterte to help the economy recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

DOLE reminds employers of February holiday pay rules

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 12:31 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday reminded private sector employers to strictly observe wage rules for 2 declared holidays in February. Read more »

Effect of holiday activities expected to manifest this week: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 08:34 AM

The Department of Health said Monday it expects the effects of the public's holiday activities to manifest this week as it monitors the country for new coronavirus variants. Read more »

DILG: No report of fires caused by firecrackers during holiday festivities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 12:56 AM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government Saturday said it did not receive any report of fires linked to firecrackers throughout the country during the December holiday season. Read more »

Mga nag-Pasko sa probinsiya dagsa na sa PITX

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 07:47 PM

Nagkaproblema naman ang ilang pasahero na may kasamang menor de edad sa Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange.  Read more »

NAIA 3 seemingly a 'ghost town' days before New Year's due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 12:40 PM

Far from the pre-New Year’s Eve hustle and bustle in previous years, the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 (T3) seemed like a “ghost town” on Wednesday afternoon, as government imposed a fresh wave of travel restriction on several territories in light of the new “more contagious” coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom. Read more »

ALAMIN: Presyo ng ilang pagkaing patok sa Media Noche

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 07:21 PM

Nagsisimula nang mamimili ang maraming Pinoy ng kanilang ihahanda sa pagsalubong ng bagong taon.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 28, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 12:36 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Sydney told to watch its famous New Year's Eve fireworks from home

Lidia Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 11:16 AM

Sydney, one of the world's first major cities to welcome each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its well-known Opera House, has banned large gatherings that night amid an outbreak of the coronavirus. Read more »

Vatican under lockdown

Filippo Monteforte, AFP
Posted at Dec 28 09:20 AM

A policeman patrols on an empty St. Peter's Square as the Pope delivers a private live-streamed weekly Angelus prayer from the palace's library in the Vatican, on Sunday Read more »

Holidays in a Pandemic? Here’s What Happened in 1918

Jacey Fortin, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 27 04:59 PM

That pandemic, like the coronavirus today, seemed to roll across the United States in waves. Read more »

How to manage your New Year expectations

Courtney Rubin, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 27 04:01 PM

If you’re wondering how to emotionally prepare for the groundhog-day months ahead — and maybe even find some joy in the coming season — here’s some advice. Read more »

Manila bishop tells faithful to repent and have hope in God amid challenges in 2020

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 09:08 PM

Amid the pandemic and other challenges this year, it is important for the public to remember Jesus Christ and and ask for His help in time of need, Manila Bishop Broderick Pabillo said on Friday, Christmas Day. Read more »

'Heartbreaking to see': Christmas celebrated under pandemic's shadow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 07:05 PM

In Catholic-majority Philippines, services were rocked when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the country, capping off a troubled yuletide already muted by bans on parties and carol singing. Read more »

Americans celebrate Christmas Eve under spiraling COVID pandemic

Dan Whitcomb and Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:20 AM

Americans marked a grim Christmas Eve on Thursday as coronavirus infections exploded nationwide, political leaders warned them not to travel or gather in large groups and a highly contagious variant of the virus spread further in Europe. Read more »