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Government's COVID-19 response a failure— Nancy Binay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 02:43 PM

The Philippine government failed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Nancy Binay said Friday, as coronavirus infections in the country near the 1-million mark. Read more »

VP Robredo tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure to close-in security

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 09:13 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday tested negative for COVID-19 after being exposed last week to her close-in security detail who turned out positive for the disease. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine rollout para sa mga senior citizen sa Iloilo sinimulan na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 07:41 PM

Halos 1,000 na mga senior citizen, person with co-morbidities at mga barangay officials ang binakunahan ng Sinovac sa isang mall sa Iloilo City nitong Huwebes. Read more »

'Unsung heroes': Nursing attendants take quick break while in protective gear

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 10:57 AM

A photo of 2 nursing attendants taking a quick rest in their protective gear at a hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga has gone viral as a resident doctor described them as "unsung heroes." Read more »

COVID-19: ‘Mass recovery’ tagging now daily in bid to address skewed data, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 07:26 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said it is now making daily its weekly “mass recovery” tagging of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.  Read more »

WATCH: Maginhawa community pantry organizer gives tour on day of reopening

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 04:55 PM

The organizer of Maginhawa community pantry gave a behind-the-scenes tour of the stall during its reopening on Wednesday morning. Read more »

PH reports 9,227 new COVID-19 cases and over 19,000 add'l recoveries

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 09:36 PM

The country's total recorded cases climbed to 962,307, of which, 116,434 or 12.1 percent are active, the Department of Health said.   Read more »

Community pantry movement shows wages, gov't aid not enough: initiator

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 09:32 AM

The rise of community pantries nationwide is a "wake up call" for President Rodrigo Duterte that government aid is not enough, the woman behind the movement said Wednesday. Read more »

Maginhawa community pantry bukas na muli

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 09:01 PM

Bukas na muli ngayong Miyerkoles ang Maginhawa community pantry sa Quezon City. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccines na pinayagan ang gamit sa Pilipinas nadagdagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 06:58 PM

Umabot na sa 6 ang brand ng COVID-19 vaccines na puwedeng magamit sa Pilipinas.  Read more »

Philippine hospitals struggle to cope as more severe COVID-19 wave hits

Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 03:08 PM

Facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia, the Philippines has seen a second wave of infections that is stretching health-care workers in the capital like never before. Read more »

Lawmakers urged: Postpone infra projects, spend more on COVID-19 aid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 11:57 AM

A workers' group on Tuesday urged lawmakers to postpone some infrastructure or other government projects that can wait to add more funds for COVID-19 assistance. Read more »

PH expecting nearly 14 million COVID vaccines to arrive in second quarter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 09:15 AM

The Philippines may receive nearly 14 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from 4 pharmaceutical companies within the second quarter this year, the head of the country's inoculation strategy has said. Read more »

Philippines approves emergency use of J&J, Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 01:05 PM

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines made by Johnson & Johnson and India's Bharat Biotech, it said on Tuesday. Read more »

COVID-19 deaths in Philippines top 16,000 as total cases breach 945,000

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 06:33 PM

The number of people in the Philippines who died due to COVID-19 has climbed past 16,000 on Monday as total coronavirus infections in the country reached 945,745, data from the health department showed. Read more »

12 anyos patay nang madapa matapos umanong takasan ang naninitang tanod sa Pasay

Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 02:13 PM

Patay ang isang 12-anyos na lalaki matapos umanong takasan ang mga barangay tanod na sumita sa kaniya dahil sa paglabag sa quarantine protocols sa Pasay City noong Miyerkoles. Read more »

'Kailangan natin magtulungan': Gov't welcomes opening of community pantries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 10:15 AM

The Philippine government welcomed Monday the opening of publicly initiated community pantries nationwide to help those less fortunate who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Hong Kong bans flights from Philippines, India, and Pakistan for 2 weeks

Reuters
Posted at Apr 19 09:32 AM

Hong Kong will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for two weeks after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain was detected in the Asian financial hub for the first time, authorities said in a statement late on Sunday. Read more »

More beds needed, not enough nurses: Hospitals warned to raise capacity amid COVID surge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 09:18 AM

A group of private hospitals said Monday its members have received written warnings from the health department to increase their COVID-19 capacity to 30 percent. Read more »

Philippines eyes COVID-19 vaccination of frontline workers in mid-May, June

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 09:19 AM

The Philippines' COVID-19 vaccination of frontline workers might begin mid-May or June, an official said Monday. Read more »