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Sporting events at 50% capacity to be allowed in 'MGCQ'

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Updated as of May 24 07:55 PM

Sporting events are among the mass gatherings that can make a gradual return in areas that are under a "modified general community quarantine" or MGCQ. Read more »

Docs’ group reiterates: COVID-19 rapid tests not that effective, could lead to further harm

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Updated as of May 24 02:53 PM

The Philippine Society of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases said a better option is the 14-day test, which looks for an absence of symptoms for 14 days from time of exposure for contacts. Read more »

2 Chinese tiklo sa bodega ng pekeng 'gamot' vs COVID-19

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Posted at May 22 04:15 PM

Inaresto ng pulisya ang 2 Chinese national sa isang bodega ng mga hindi lisensyadong gamot laban sa COVID-19 sa Bacoor, Cavite, Biyernes.    Read more »

Palace says COVID-19 messaging 'by and large effective'

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Posted at May 22 10:03 AM

Government announcements about the coronavirus pandemic are "by and large effective" and "organized," Malacañang said Friday after the health department retracted a statement that the Philippines was on the second wave of infections. Read more »

OFWs to get faster 'e-tickets' for quarantine completion

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Posted at May 22 09:07 AM

Thousands of repatriated OFWs can now leave quarantine centers with certificates of completion that they can print themselves instead of waiting for paper documents from authorities, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said Friday. Read more »

Americans splurge at Walmart, Target as stimulus checks kick in

Aishwarya Venugopal, Reuters
Posted at May 22 07:28 AM

The Trump Administration's coronavirus relief payment provided a fillip to sales of major retailers in April as millions of Americans used the money to buy everything from video games to sewing machines even as the country struggles with record job losses. Read more »

PAL flies longest route ever ahead of restart from COVID-19

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Updated as of May 23 12:49 PM

Philippine Airlines said Thursday it flew its longest non-stop flight ever, bringing Filipinos home from Miami, as it prepared to restart operations from a 2-month-long grounding due to COVID-19. Read more »

Meralco says sorry, to refund P47 online payment fee

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Updated as of May 21 10:34 AM

Manila Electric Co said Thursday it would refund customers for an online payment fee and apologized for failing to shoulder it during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 20, 2020

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Posted at May 21 01:06 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Duterte adviser apologizes to doctors, frontliners after 'doing nothing' remark

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Posted at May 20 10:16 PM

"First of all, I would like to put on record that I have nothing but the utmost gratitude and admiration for the doctors and frontliners who continue to do a great service for our country during this crisis," he said in a statement. Read more »

Checking for COVID-19 in Cubao

Aaron Favila, AP
Posted at May 20 04:58 PM

A health worker wearing a protective suit arranges papers as a random rapid testing for COVID-19 is conducted inside a columbarium at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao complex in Metro Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte adviser rips at rapid test critics: PH can't afford another lockdown

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 09:09 PM

Doctors who complain about the use of rapid COVID-19 tests are a "problem," an adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday as he warned that a return to strict lockdown would destroy the economy. Read more »

'Kupit-19'? DOJ says to prioritize probe on 'sinister' COVID-19 cash aid fraud

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 04:36 PM

The Department of Justice said Wednesday it would prioritize investigating complaints against local officials tagged in the allegedly fraudulent distribution of cash aid meant to help the poorest families cope with the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Roque: Duterte once 'serious' about selling gov't asset for pandemic response

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Posted at May 20 11:41 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte at one point was "dead serious" about selling a government asset to help more Filipino families cope with the coronavirus pandemic, his spokesperson said Wednesday.    Read more »

Palace: 13,000 repatriated OFWs out of quarantine 'soon'

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Updated as of May 20 10:55 AM

Some 13,000 repatriated migrant workers or nearly half of those already in the country can "soon" leave quarantine facilities, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Wednesday.  Read more »

'I don't owe them': Roque rejects NUJP call to apologize for berating reporter

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Updated as of May 20 10:54 AM

Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque on Wednesday rejected a call by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) to apologize to a reporter he publicly berated for allegedly misquoting him about coronavirus mass testing Read more »

Samsung opens online store in Philippines for Galaxy devices

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Posted at May 20 10:26 AM

Samsung said Wednesday it launched its online store in the Philippines for its Galaxy stable of smartphones, tablets, wearables and accessories. Read more »

PhilHealth may be paying double than actual cost of coronavirus tests: Drilon

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Posted at May 20 10:20 AM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp may be paying private clinics double the actual cost of coronavirus test kits, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Wednesday.    Read more »

Megaworld malls going 'above' gov't requirements for virus checks

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Updated as of May 20 10:09 AM

Megaworld said Wednesday its shopping malls were going "above" government-prescribed measures against the COVID-19 pandemic with foot traffic expected to increase gradually. Read more »

PEZA seeks 'status quo' on incentives as COVID disrupts supply chain

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Updated as of May 20 10:06 AM

Half of raw materials used in economic zones are sourced from China, where the virus was first reported, Philippine Economic Zone Authority Director General Charito Plaza said. Read more »