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Returning Pinoys hit lack of coordination in quarantine process

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:59 AM

Authorities admit they are struggling to monitor all of the quarantine facilities for incoming travelers due to staff shortages. Read more »

9,000 OFWs staying in quarantine facilities: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 02:16 PM

Around 9,000 workers who returned from work abroad are quarantined in the country, the OWWA said, describing the situation as 'somewhat a red flag.' Read more »

'Extend travelers' quarantine period amid threat of new COVID variant'

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 03:46 PM

A health expert on Sunday urged the government to extend the quarantine period for travelers coming into the Philippines and ban flights from more countries due to the threat of a new and potentially more contagious COVID-19 variant. Read more »

Metro Manila under COVID-19 alert level 4 from Sept 16

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 03:39 PM

Metro Manila will be under the second strictest of 5 COVID-19 alert levels in a new set-up meant to better curb infections and spur business activity, the DILG said on Tuesday. Read more »

Metro Manila balik-GCQ simula Setyembre 8; 'localized lockdowns' ipatutupad

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 06:29 PM

Ibababa na sa general community quarantine (GCQ) o ang ikalawa sa pinakamaluwag na quarantine restrictions ang Kamaynilaan simula Setyembre 8. Read more »

NCR, 15 other areas under MECQ until Sept. 7

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 03:17 PM

The capital region, Bataan, and Laguna "shall have added restrictions on dining, personal care services and religious activities," according to Roque. Read more »

Isolation facilities for incoming Filipino travelers almost full

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 03:56 AM

This developed, as the Philippines relaxed the limit on the number of inbound Filipino air travelers to allow all of them to enter the country.  Read more »

Pag-'work from home' ng mga manggagawa, hinikayat ng DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 07:54 PM

Ito ay sa harap ng pagdami ng COVID-19 cases, partikular na sa Kamaynilaan. Read more »

WHO reiterates need for early diagnosis, contact tracing to curb COVID-19 spread

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 07:42 PM

The World Health Organization reiterated the need for early diagnosis and contact tracing to curb the spread of COVID-19, instead of implementing large-scale lockdowns. Read more »

Metro Manila, 9 other areas to remain under GCQ in March: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 10:26 AM

MANILA - The National Capital Region and nine other areas will remain under general community quarantine in March to contain the spread of COVID-19, Malacañang said Saturday.    Read more »

Philippines ready for spike in COVID-19 cases under looser quarantine, says Duterte spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 04:16 PM

The Philippines is ready should coronavirus infections surge if President Rodrigo Duterte approves a call of his aides to ease quarantine levels across the country, Malacañang said on Monday.  Read more »

10.9 million Filipinos lost jobs, had lower incomes due to COVID-19 pandemic: ILO

Nika Lazo and Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 08:05 PM

MANILA - Around 10.9 million Filipino workers lost their jobs and had lower incomes and working hours this year as the COVID-19 pandemic affected the economy, according to a labor report released Tuesday. Read more »

Mga nag-party sa Manila North Cemetery, timbog

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 05:51 PM

Huli ang 23 tao na nag-iinuman at nag-videoke sa Manila North Cemetery gabi ng Sabado. Read more »

Taiwan will no longer require travelers from PH to stay in isolation facilities

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 09:44 AM

Starting next week, Taiwan will no longer require travelers from the Philippines to undergo 14-day quarantine in isolation facilities upon their arrival, Taiwanese health officials said.   Read more »

IATF allows training of student-athletes in GCQ, MGCQ areas

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 02:05 PM

The government's pandemic response task force has allowed the resumption of training of student-athletes in areas under relaxed virus restrictions, an official said Monday. Read more »

NTC extends validity of telecom, broadcast permits until end-December

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 05:39 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said Friday it has extended the validity of all existing licenses, permits and certificates of broadcast and telecom companies until the end of the year.   Read more »

Hospitals report rise in COVID-19 daily admissions after Metro Manila shift to GCQ

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 11:13 PM

MANILA - Referral hospitals in Metro Manila have reported an increase in admissions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients after the National Capital Region shifted to the eased general community quarantine (GCQ) June 1. Read more »

Going out without travel, quarantine pass not prohibited under RA 11332 - Bulacan court

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 06:14 PM

MANILA - Going outside the residence without travel permit or quarantine pass is not prohibited under Republic Act 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act, a Bulacan court has ruled as it junked a case against a former lawmaker and 8 others. Read more »

Under community quarantine, when do you need a travel authority?

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 06:56 PM

Malacañang clarified on Monday the rules on the use of a travel authority as lockdown measures across the Philippines largely eased. Read more »

Quarantine passes no longer needed under GCQ unless required by LGUs under certain conditions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 01:36 PM

Quarantine passes are no longer required from the public during the shift of Metro Manila and other areas to general community quarantine beginning June 1, unless some local government units ask for it under certain conditions, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Sunday. Read more »