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Philippines' coronavirus cases top 360,000

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 05:06 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday reported 1,640 additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), taking the national toll to 360,775. Read more »

Christmas party bawal, pangangaroling may age limit sa NCR dahil sa pandemya

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Updated as of Oct 20 07:27 PM

Bawal na muna ang Christmas party, habang may age limit naman ang pangangaroling sa Metro Manila. Read more »

LRT-1 hikes passenger capacity to 30 pct, assures safety protocols in place

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Updated as of Oct 20 12:09 PM

The Light Rail Manila Corp (LRMC), private operator and maintenance provider of LRT-1 on Tuesday said safety protocols are in place as passenger capacity of trains increased following looser restrictions on public transportation. Read more »

New coronavirus cases in Metro Manila decreasing: OCTA group

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Posted at Oct 20 04:50 AM

MANILA - New COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila are decreasing as a whole, a group of academics monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines said, as the country continues to register lower additional infections on a daily basis. Read more »

Duterte lauds 'improvement' in PH gov't coronavirus response

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Posted at Oct 19 10:41 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday commended government efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines, saying "there's an improvement" in the country's response to the virus "in all aspects." Read more »

2,638 new coronavirus cases take PH tally close to 360,000-mark

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 06:39 PM

The Philippines’ COVID-19 infections is nearing 360,000, official figures showed Monday, with the crisis showing no signs of abating. Read more »

Mga turista natuwa sa muling pagbubukas ng Enchanted Kingdom

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Posted at Oct 17 08:01 PM

Ang kaibahan lang sa dati, pawang mga naka-face mask ang mga nagdagsaan at para talagang masunod ang physical distancing may mga pulis na nag-iikot. Read more »

‘Kulang’ na pondo sa pandemic response sa panukalang national budget pinuna

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Posted at Oct 17 05:45 PM

Gabi ng Biyernes nang aprubahan ang P4.5 trilyong panukalang 2021 national budget sa ika-3 at huling pagbasa ng Kamara. Aabot sa P203.1 bilyon ang nakalaan sa health department.  Read more »

DOH reports 2,673 new COVID-19 cases, total infections top 354,000

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 06:56 PM

The Philippines on Saturday recorded 2,673 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections to 354,338.  Read more »

Talks underway to make potential COVID-19 vaccine accessible to Filipinos- Vergeire

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:04 PM

-Talks are under way to make a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine more accessible and more affordable for Filipinos, as the race for the vaccine for the highly-contagious disease continues.  Read more »

May quarantine fatigue? Kailangan ng coping mechanism - Vergeire

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Posted at Oct 17 01:17 PM

Nakakaramdam na ang ilan ng pagkabalisa sa pangambang mahawahan ng sakit o sa pangambang hindi na babalik sa normal ang lahat - ilan lamang sa sintomas ng tinatawag na "quarantine fatigue."  Read more »

Big labs take on more COVID-19 testing amid Red Cross halt over unpaid PhilHealth dues

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 12:50 PM

MANILA— The government has rerouted swab test specimen meant for the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to major laboratories in and around Metro Manila after the organization halted PhilHealth-covered COVID-19 tests over the state health insurer's debt amounting to around P1 billion.  Read more »

PH to expand use of antigen tests depending on Baguio pilot study

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:43 AM

MANILA — While it has already released its Omnibus Guidelines for testing and other COVID-19 response strategies, the Department of Health on Friday said it is still looking at other uses for antigen testing. Read more »

'Dating ng balikbayan boxes sa Pinas kumaunti, bumagal dahil sa pandemya'

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Posted at Oct 16 06:56 PM

Bumaba ang bilang ng balikbayan boxes na dumating ngayong taon dahil sa pahirapang pagpapadala ng mga package.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Age, travel, business restrictions na niluwagan ng pandemic task force

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Posted at Oct 16 05:57 PM

Pinalawak na ang edad ng mga papayagan nang lumabas ng bahay ngayong may community quarantine. Read more »

COVID-19 cases breach 350,000; deaths at 6,500

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 04:31 PM

MANILA — The total number of COVID-19 infections in the Philippines reached 351,750 on Friday after the Department of Health reported 3,139 additional cases. Read more »

Ilang alkalde, trabahador hati sa pagpapaigsi ng quarantine curfew

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Posted at Oct 15 08:27 PM

Hati ang ilang alkalde at trabahador sa rekomendasyon ng Gabinete na igsian sa apat na oras ang curfew.  Read more »

DOH records 2,261 add’l COVID-19 cases; total infections top 348,000

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 06:51 PM

 The Philippines on Thursday reported 2,261 newly-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, raising the nationwide caseload to 348,698.  Read more »

More than 254,000 Filipino migrant workers repatriated amid pandemic, Lorenzana says

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Posted at Oct 14 10:41 PM

MANILA - More than 254,000 Filipino migrant workers have been repatriated since the coronavirus pandemic started and more are expected to come home to the Philippines, Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday night.   Read more »

DOH: Antigen tests can’t be used for COVID-19 screening 'til proven effective in pilot test

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 06:20 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health explained on Wednesday that antigen test kits cannot be used yet to screen asymptomatic people until initial tests show it is effective. Read more »