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Pilipinas di na kulelat sa COVID resiliency ranking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 10:28 PM

Umakyat na ang puwesto ng Pilipinas sa pinakabagong COVID-19 Resilience Ranking ng Bloomberg. Read more »

Bilang ng bagong COVID-19 cases bumaba nang 16 pct: OCTA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 08:21 PM

Bumaba nang 16 na porsiyento ang bilang ng naiulat na bagong COVID-19 cases sa bansa nitong nakaraang linggo, ayon sa OCTA Research Group. Read more »

COVID-19 cases sa Pilipinas 621,498 na

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Updated as of Mar 15 01:52 AM

Nasa 4,899 ang dagdag na COVID-19 cases ngayong Linggo, base sa tala ng Department of Health. Read more »

Health workers: Di pa kailangang bumalik sa mahigpit na lockdown

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Updated as of Mar 14 05:44 PM

Kung ang mga medical expert ang tatanungin, hindi kailangang bumalik sa mas mahigpit na lockdown sa kabila ng tumataas na bilang ng COVID-19 cases sa bansa.   Read more »

Opisyal na pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa Pilipinas umarangkada na

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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 »

Business group aiming to assist gov't in vaccines, public transport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 03:55 PM

The private sector needs to help the government reopen businesses, restore public transport and procure COVID-19 vaccines for a faster economic recovery, an official of one of the country's major business groups said Wednesday.   Read more »

Ilang Pinoy nais matiyak ang kaligtasan ng COVID-19 vaccine

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Updated as of Nov 08 05:18 PM

Hindi maalis ng ilan, lalo iyong mga taong may sakit, ang agam-agam kung ligtas ba ang bakuna laban sa bagong coronavirus disease. Read more »

COVID-19 cases in PH now at 319K

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 04:31 PM

MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday reported 2,674 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide caseload to 319,330. Read more »

Best in Asia? Palace says COVID-19 testing Philippines' 'biggest strength'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 02:22 PM

MANILA — The Philippines' coronavirus testing policy is its "biggest strength," Malacañang said Tuesday, going as far as to say that it is the best in Asia even as quarantine restrictions remained and cases continued to rise.  Read more »

Ban on imported chicken from Brazil 'stays' as gov't awaits update: DA

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Posted at Sep 01 04:22 PM

The ban on chicken imports from Brazil remains, the Department of Agriculture said Tuesday, as the agency awaits for the report from its counterpart . Read more »

Philippines logs nearly 3,000 new COVID-19 cases, pushing total over 197,000

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Updated as of Aug 25 04:58 PM

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has topped 197,000 as the country’s health department reported 2,965 additional confirmed infections on Tuesday. Read more »

UP researchers say PH close to 'flattening' COVID-19 curve

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Posted at Aug 24 11:41 PM

The Philippines' COVID-19 infection tally has surpassed 194,000 after more than 4,000 cases were announced on Monday. Read more »

DepEd says 823 personnel, students infected with COVID-19

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 24 02:14 PM

The Department of Education said Monday it has recorded 823 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its personnel and learners. Read more »

Some 3 million COVID-19 cases could be undetected in PH, claims study

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Updated as of Aug 20 08:07 PM

Around 3 million Filipinos might have unknowingly contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from April to June, a study from the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development showed.   Read more »

Palace insists Philippines on right track in pandemic response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 02:14 PM

The Philippines is on the "right track" in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said Monday even after the government reverted Metro Manila and nearby urban hubs to a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) as COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 100,000-mark.   Read more »

Some 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may be underreported in the Philippines, says former gov’t adviser

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Posted at Aug 02 09:53 AM

Around 4,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the Philippines may not have been included in the government's official tally as many people severely ill with the disease have succumbed to it without actually getting tested, a former adviser of the task force against the pandemic said Sunday. Read more »

Duterte says to prioritize 'poorest of the poor' for COVID-19 immunization

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 11:13 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday the government would prioritize the "poorest of the poor" in the Philippines for the COVID-19 immunization program, once a vaccine becomes available. Read more »

Philippines to reach past 2 million COVID-19 tests by August: Dizon

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 06:34 PM

The Philippines is eyeing to reach over 2 million COVID-19 tests by August, the country's testing czar said Thursday as the government starts the pilot run of pooled testing. Read more »

Duterte spox thanks VP Leni's recommendations on COVID-19 response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 06:45 PM

Malacañang is thankful for the recommendations of Vice President Leni Robredo on the government's pandemic response which she conveyed in a letter this week to the palace, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Thursday.   Read more »

Palace: Metro Manila hospital bed capacity enough for COVID-19 cases

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 06:52 PM

Metro Manila still has enough bed capacity for COVID-19 cases, Malacañang said Tuesday after the Department of Health asked hospitals to allot more beds for patients of the respiratory disease. Read more »