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Duterte may reconsider face-to-face classes after rollout of 2 million COVID-19 vaccines: ofc'l

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 02:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte may reconsider authorizing a pilot test of face-to-face classes once the country has rolled out 2 million COVID-19 vaccines, a Malacañang official said on Thursday. Read more »

PH eyes distribution of all 600,000 Sinovac vaccines within first week of March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 10:43 AM

The government is planning to deploy all 600,000 Sinovac vaccine doses to different hospitals across the country within the first week of March, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., said Wednesday. Read more »

Opisyal na pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa Pilipinas umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 09:43 PM

Umarangkada ngayong Lunes ang opisyal na pagbabakuna sa Pilipinas laban sa COVID-19 gamit ang mga bakunang CoronaVac mula sa Chinese company na Sinovac. Read more »

Sinovac says to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to Philippines 'very soon'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 02:21 AM

China-based pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech said on Wednesday it would deliver COVID-19 shots to the Philippines "very soon", after its product was granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the Southeast Asian nation.   Read more »

Duterte rejects pilot test for in-person classes for second time, says Roque

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 12:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected for a second time the proposed pilot test for face-to-face classes as the country has yet to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Metro Manila mayors, IATF agree to ease quarantine, Palace says

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 08:42 AM

Metro Manila mayors and the inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response have reached an agreement to place the National Capital Region under modified general community quarantine next month, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »

Uncertainty in COVID-19 vaccine arrival irks Binay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 12:37 PM

Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday expressed disappointment at the rollout of the government's COVID-19 vaccination program as the arrival of coronavirus shots remain uncertain. Read more »

PhilHealth says may finish liquidating 'stolen' P15 billion in March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 06:29 PM

State medical insurer PhilHealth said on Monday it might complete next month a liquidation of P15 billion in public funds that were allegedly stolen by unscrupulous officials.  Read more »

PH won't lose 44 million vaccines from COVAX despite delay: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 12:29 PM

The delay in the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility does not mean the Philippines is losing its allocation from the global initiative, vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez said Friday. Read more »

Doctor who lost parents to COVID-19 will be among first to be vaccinated

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 03:29 PM

The spokesperson of the Philippine General Hospital who lost his parents to the novel coronavirus will be among the first recipients of vaccines against the pathogen.   Read more »

S.Korea advises caution on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for elderly

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 04:11 PM

SEOUL - A panel of South Korean advisers has urged caution over the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people older than 65, citing a lack of data, the food and drug safety ministry said on Friday.   Read more »

Palace says democracy 'very much alive' even as PH falters in global index

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 03:25 PM

Malacañang on Thursday said democracy in the Philippines is "very much alive", even after the country slipped one spot in a global index, below some of its Southeast Asian neighbors.  Read more »

Duterte okays 'no disconnection' rule for electricity 'lifeliners' in February

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 01:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the extension of the "no power disconnection" policy for "lifeliners" or low-income Filipinos to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, one of his aides said on Thursday.  Read more »

Health workers in 4 NCR hospitals are on top of COVID-19 vaccination list

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 03:53 PM

Health workers in 4 hospitals in Metro Manila will be prioritized in the distribution of COVID-19 shots, the first batch of which is expected to arrive in the Philippines this month, an official leading the inoculation drive said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Duterte to meet Cabinet Wednesday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 03:35 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will meet his Cabinet later Wednesday, Malacañang said.    Read more »

PH looking to give COVID-19 vaccination priority to economic frontliners, athletes

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 01:57 PM

Authorities will look into possibly expanding the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination to cover economic frontliners and some athletes, an official leading the inoculation drive said on Wednesday.  Read more »

1 taon matapos ang unang kaso: COVID-19 cases sa PH pumalo ng higit 500-K

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 07:51 PM

Sa tala ng Department of Health ngayong Linggo, umabot na sa 525,618 ang bilang ng total cases matapos makumpirma ang 2,103 bagong kaso. Read more »

Nograles says PH 'back to old status quo' after ban on foreign travelers ends Jan. 31

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 02:36 PM

MANILA - The Philippines is reopening its doors to select foreign nationals on February 1, 2021 after imposing a travel ban on travelers from countries that have reported the COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom, an official said Saturday. Read more »

MGCQ for entire Philippines 'doable' in Feb or March: trade chief

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 03:38 PM

A target for the Philippines to shift to the least stringent quarantine level in the first quarter of the year remains "doable", the trade department said on Friday despite a local cases of new, more contagious COVID-19 variant.  Read more »

No extension: Philippine travel curbs vs new COVID-19 variant to end Jan. 31

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 12:42 PM

A ban on the entry of foreign travelers that is meant to halt the spread of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant will "lapse" on Jan. 31, as initially announced, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »