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IATF requires all establishments to adopt Stay Safe contact-tracing app

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 10:54 AM

The inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 fight is requiring all establishments to adopt the Stay Safe application and its QR Code, to consolidate data on who interacted with novel coronavirus patients, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

Philippines says seminars, trainings partially allowed in GCQ areas

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 12:53 PM

Workshops, trainings, seminars and other related events will be partially allowed in areas under general community quarantine, Malacañang said Friday, as authorities loosened coronavirus curbs to open up the economy.  Read more »

FDA says might approve coronavirus vaccine's emergency use in January

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 02:46 PM

MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday it might clear a coronavirus vaccine candidate for emergency use in January at the earliest. Read more »

Other countries tap military for COVID-19 inoculation, says vaccine czar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 03:55 PM

Other countries are tapping their military to help in the COVID-19 inoculation drive, an official leading the country's pandemic response said Wednesday, following criticism over President Rodrigo Duterte's choice of former generals to lead the health crisis.    Read more »

'Senator' Roque in 2022? Duterte spox says he is 'looking forward to retirement'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 05:07 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday he was looking forward to retirement", when asked if he would run for senator in 2022. Read more »

Palace notes PhilHealth efforts to fight corruption as Duterte deadline nears

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 03:49 PM

Malacañang cited Tuesday the efforts of PhilHealth to curb corruption, with President Rodrigo Duterte giving the state medical insurer until this month to do so.    Read more »

Asawang banyaga, anak ng mga Pinoy, maaari nang pumasok sa bansa mula Disyembre 7

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 03:48 PM

Mas niluwagan na ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) laban sa COVID-19 ang protocols sa mga papayagang pumasok sa bansa sa gitna ng patuloy na pandemya.  Read more »

Argentina fans, police clash over access to Maradona wake

Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 01:42 PM

BUENOS AIRES - Argentine police and fans who were lined up to see the casket of soccer icon Diego Maradona clashed on Thursday as authorities moved to shut down access to the Casa Rosada presidential palace ahead of a planned 4pm (1900 GMT) shutoff for the public wake.   Read more »

Philippines eyes consolidation of COVID-19 contact-tracing data

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 05:34 PM

The Philippines' coronavirus task force has approved the consolidation of contact-tracing data from digital applications, Malacañang said Friday, some 8 months into varying degrees of lockdown meant to contain an unabated first wave of the pandemic.    Read more »

Coronavirus task force OKs higher load for commissioned shuttle services

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:07 AM

The Philippines' coronavirus task force has approved a higher passenger load for commissioned shuttle services, Malacañang said Friday, easing another restriction in an apparent bid to help the country’s battered economy recover from recession.    Read more »

Philippines to allow Filipinos' foreign spouses, children to enter next month

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 10:55 AM

The Philippines' coronavirus task force has approved the entry of Filipinos' foreign spouses and children who are traveling with them starting December, Malacañang said Friday.    Read more »

Palace: PH low rank in COVID-19 resilience index 'inaccurate,' gov't managed 'very well'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 03:56 PM

Malacañang on Thursday contested the Philippines' low ranking in a resilience index by Bloomberg, an international top financial news provider, some 8 months into the varying degrees of lockdown that robbed millions of their job and lashed the economy. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination may take up to 5 years, 35M Pinoys on priority list: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 01:59 PM

The government may take up to 5 years to finish its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus, with 35 million Filipinos in the priority list, an official leading the country's pandemic response said Wednesday.  Read more »

Palace: 'Tiangges' to be closed if COVID-19 rules are snubbed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 04:01 PM

The government will close "tiangges" that fail to follow protocols to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said Tuesday, following online photos of the lack of physical distancing in some buyers shopped ahead of Christmas.  Read more »

Palace says mayors protecting illegal mining, logging ops 'will have blood in your hands'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 03:17 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said mayors risk removal from their posts and facing criminal charges if they protect illegal mining and logging, which the government partly blamed for 2-story floods that hit parts of Luzon during this onslaught of typhoon Ulysses this month.  Read more »

Enrique Razon-led ICTSI to buy vaccines for the government

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:56 PM

Billionaire Enrique Razon Jr.'s International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) will buy a vaccine against the noval coronavirus and give half of the doses to the health department and the rest to its employees and the logistics sector, a company official said Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte OKs fresh augmentation funds for typhoon-hit areas

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved another augmentation for the calamity funds of some local governments in Luzon to help them weather the recent spate of destructive typhoons, Malacañang said Tuesday.    Read more »

Philippines to use 'geographical, sectoral' strategy for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 02:52 PM

The Philippines will employ a geographical and sectoral strategy for distributing the future coronavirus vaccine, Malacañang said Tuesday, some 8 months into varying degrees of lockdown to curb the pandemic. 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 »

Palace: Hush contract covers advance fee for coronavirus vaccine

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 11:46 AM

MANILA — A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) covers the advance payment that President Rodrigo Duterte authorized last week for potential vaccines against COVID-19, his spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »