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Pagpapatuli ligtas sa panahon ng COVID-19? Alamin ang payo ng eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 10:52 AM

Hinimok ng isang health expert ang publiko ngayong Martes na ipagpaliban ang mga "elective procedure" tulad ng pagpapatuli na kadalasang ginagawa sa tuwing tag-init, bilang dagdag pag-iingat laban sa coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »

Why the US is experiencing a coronavirus plateau

Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 10:31 AM

When epidemiologists talked about "flattening the curve," they probably didn't mean it this way: the US hit its peak coronavirus caseload in April, but since that time the graph has been on a seemingly unending plateau.   Read more »

Virus quarantines may be reclassified by June 16: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 04:55 PM

The government will reclassify areas in the Philippines for fresh community quarantine protocols for the rest of June, Malacañang said Monday as Filipinos await for new directives that would likely be announced this week. Read more »

100 ride-hailing drivers give free rides in Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 09:42 AM

Some 100 TNVs units are giving free rides to commuters along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday, one week after Metro Manila was placed under general community quarantine.  Read more »

Duterte says several drops of alcohol enough to keep hands clean

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 12:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday using several drops of rubbing alcohol is enough to keep the hands clean. Read more »

How PAL will implement social distancing in flights

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 10:45 AM

Philippine Airlines said Friday it might implement "social distancing with regularity" on flights after an expected rush of essential travelers, nearly a week after Metro Manila and other urban centers eased their coronavirus lockdown.    Read more »

5-minute prayers, 10-person Mass: Quiapo Church reopens with new pandemic protocols

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 04:06 PM

Quiapo Church in Manila, home to the Black Nazarene statue that draws millions of miracle-seekers in its yearly procession, will reopen Friday with new protocols to keep parishioners safe from the coronavirus pandemic, a priest said. Read more »

12 kawani ng Manila city hall positibo sa coronavirus rapid test

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 01:26 PM

Nagpositibo sa rapid antibody test para sa new coronavirus ang 12 kawani ng Manila city hall, kinumpirma ng lokal na pamahalaan Huwebes, ika-4 na araw ng pinaluwag na pandemic lockdown sa Metro Manila.    Read more »

Chopping up EDSA: Bikes, buses, private vehicles on major highway eyed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 10:37 AM

A House panel will ask authorities about their full plan and timeline for the transportation of some 12 million people in Metro Manila, a lawmaker said Thursday, 4 days into the region's relaxed coronavirus lockdown.    Read more »

Mahigit 36,000 jeepney driver nakakuha ng ayuda: DSWD

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 09:52 AM

Sinabi ng Department of Social Welfare and Development ngayong Huwebes na nakapagbigay na ito ng pinansyal na tulong sa hindi bababa sa 36,200 jeepney driver na hindi makapaghanap-buhay dahil sa lockdown para pigilin ang coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Can I travel? Ask local officials before flight, says Cebu Pacific

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Posted at Jun 03 10:33 AM

Passengers should check with local governments if they are allowed to travel before confirming flights, Cebu Pacific said Wednesday, 3 days into a relaxed coronavirus lockdown that allowed the country's largest airline to partially restart operations. Read more »

Provinces can 'delay' entry of Metro Manila travelers during general quarantine: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 08:53 AM

Authorities in the provinces can defer the entry of travelers from Metro Manila to protect their constituents from the novel coronavirus, a police official said Wednesday, 3 days into the looser general community quarantine of the region. Read more »

Gov't urged: Increase PUVs to protect public from coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 07:40 AM

The government should increase public utility vehicles during the looser coronavirus lockdown of Metro Manila and other urban centers to protect commuters from the pandemic, a transport advocacy group said Wednesday. Read more »

Who can go abroad under general quarantine?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 10:33 AM

Lockdown restrictions on foreign travel for Filipinos are unchanged so far, 2 days into a looser coronavirus quarantine that will pave the way for commercial aviation, the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday. Read more »

Mga bus dadagdagan matapos ang aberya sa unang araw ng GCQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 08:57 AM

Sinabi ng Department of Transportation ngayong Martes na dadagdagan nito ang mga pampublikong bus sa ilang ruta sa Metro Manila matapos magkaroon ng aberya ang biyahe ng mga manggagawang nagbalik-trabaho sa unang araw ng pinaluwag na coronavirus lockdown.   Read more »

'Nagkaniya-kaniya': Commuters 'forgot' coronavirus rules at start of looser lockdown - MMDA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 08:58 AM

Some Filipinos who returned to work this week after the lockdown of Metro Manila, one of the longest in the world, "forgot" coronavirus protocols as they vied for limited public utility vehicles and crammed on board shuttle services, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Tuesday. Read more »

UN agency recommends health guidelines for airlines

Eric Thomas, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 02 08:10 AM

Mask wearing, temperature controls, disinfection of aircraft: the International Civil Aviation Organization on Monday published a series of health recommendations for the pandemic-hit airline industry as it relaunches air travel. Read more »

PNR nag-abiso sa mga pasaherong agahan ang alis sa bahay dahil sa rules vs virus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 11:04 AM

Inabisuhan ng Philippine National Railways ang mga pasahero nito, Lunes, na agahan ang alis sa kanilang mga tahanan at asahan ang mas mahabang pila sa mga istasyon dahil sa mga patakaran para pigilan ang pagkalat ng novel coronavirus.    Read more »

Solo lunch, temperature checks: New normal protocols for the workplace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 08:45 AM

Millions of Filipino workers who returned to work on Monday would have to follow new protocols to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, said the labor department.    Read more »

'Kung di lalabas, gugutumin': Wary commuters venture out as Metro Manila lockdown eases

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 01:07 PM

Metro Manila on Monday further eased its coronavirus lockdown, with mask-wearing workers returning to their jobs on board trains that carried only about a tenth of their capacity, long lines for buses, and iconic jeepneys still barred from roads.  Read more »