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10,000 gov't jobs up for grabs in online career fair: CSC

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Posted at Sep 15 09:43 AM

Some 10,000 plantilla posts in 700 government agencies nationwide are available for jobseekers in an online job fair, the Civil Service Commission said Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic left millions of Filipinos jobless. Read more »

Looking for work? Robredo office launches free platform for jobseekers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 12:56 PM

The office of Vice President Leni Robredo has launched a free online platform for jobseekers and for companies in need of workers, as the coronavirus pandemic left millions of Filipinos jobless.    Read more »

DOLE out of funds to help formal workers weather pandemic

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Posted at Sep 08 12:24 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Tuesday his agency only had funds to help informal workers cope with the coronavirus pandemic, and none for formal workers.    Read more »

Keep guard up even as coronavirus curve flattens, UP expert tells public

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Posted at Sep 07 10:20 AM

Filipinos should continue following health protocols against the coronavirus pandemic to sustain the flattening of its infection curve in the capital, a member of an interdisciplinary research group from the University of the Philippines (UP) said Monday.    Read more »

Russian official raises doubt on safety of UK, US coronavirus vaccine

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Posted at Sep 07 09:39 AM

A Russian official on Monday raised doubt on the safety of potential coronavirus vaccines developed by the US and the UK, as Manila and Moscow continued talks for a clinical trial.  Read more »

Philippines on 'wrong trend' if coronavirus curve doesn't flatten next week: expert

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 01:59 PM

The Philippines' coronavirus curve will go on a "wrong trend" if it does not flatten next week, a member of an interdisciplinary research group from the University of the Philippines (UP) said Monday.    Read more »

DOH claims no more coronavirus validation backlog

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Posted at Aug 24 02:33 PM

The Department of Health said Monday it had cleared its backlog in the validation of coronavirus cases.    Read more »

Clinical trial does not guarantee Philippines will be first to get coronavirus vaccine: expert

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Posted at Aug 24 02:06 PM

Filipinos' participation in clinical trials does not guarantee that they will be the first to get the potential vaccines against the novel coronavirus, an official said Monday.  Read more »

DOH ‘supportive’ of Pinoy-made virus safety gear: spox

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Updated as of Aug 24 01:49 PM

The Department of Health said Monday it was “supportive” of Philippine-made safety gear against the novel coronavirus, following criticism on the government’s supposed reliance on imported equipment.    Read more »

Health dept short of nearly 3,000 COVID-19 workers

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Posted at Aug 24 12:47 PM

The health department said Monday it was still short of almost 3,000 workers to fight the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

DOH studying coronavirus test using saliva

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Posted at Aug 24 12:37 PM

Japan in June approved the use of a polymerase chain reaction coronavirus (PCR) test using saliva, which is reportedly safer and easier compared to the currently dominant method that collects mucus from back part of the nose.    Read more »

Government told to fix corruption first, eye online selling tax later

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Posted at Aug 24 10:33 AM

A provincial governor on Monday urged the national government to curb corruption first before imposing taxes on online selling, which saw a boom during the coronavirus pandemic that left millions jobless.    Read more »

PH may flatten coronavirus curve by end-August or September: UP experts

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Updated as of Aug 24 06:25 PM

Filipinos by the end of the month or next month might see a flattening of the coronavirus curve, which means a decrease in new cases of the disease that has spurred months of lockdown, a member of an interdisciplinary research group from the University of the Philippines (UP) said Monday.  Read more »

PhilHealth funds used like 'blank checks' by some hospitals: lawmaker

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Posted at Aug 21 02:42 PM

The state health insurer parked funds in some hospitals that were "way bigger" than what they needed for coronavirus patients, allowing the money to be used like "a blank check", a lawmaker said Friday.    Read more »

Lawmaker: Time to think about Bayanihan 3

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Posted at Aug 21 02:26 PM

A lawmaker on Friday urged her peers to “start thinking” about a third law that could rescue the economy from the coronavirus pandemic that left businesses struggling from months of lockdown.    Read more »

CHR: Duterte, pandemic stall probe into slay of 89 activists, rights defenders

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Updated as of Aug 21 06:13 PM

The Commission on Human Rights said Friday its investigation into the killing of 89 activists and rights defenders had stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic and President Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

Bayanihan 2 waives off phase 4 trial for coronavirus vaccine: senator

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Updated as of Aug 21 09:00 PM

A proposed law will waive off a required stage in the trial of coronavirus vaccines to speed up the drug’s procurement once available, a senator said Thursday.  Read more »

P1 bilyon para sa kubeta, kalsadang pang-turismo kasama sa Bayanihan 2: senador

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 10:38 AM

Maglalaan ng P1 bilyon na pondo para sa mga kubeta at kalsadang pang-turismo ang isang panukalang batas na hahayaan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mag-realign ng P140 bilyon para sa coronavirus pandemic, sabi ng isang senador, Biyernes. Read more »

POGOs to pitch in for P140-billion boost to coronavirus war chest: senator

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Updated as of Aug 21 10:14 AM

Chinese-run gambling hubs will be a potential source for funds to contain the coronavirus pandemic, under a law that allows President Rodrigo Duterte to realign P140 billion for the crisis, a senator said Friday. Read more »

Bayanihan 2 hurdles bicam

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Updated as of Aug 20 02:59 PM

MANILA - A bill that seeks to allow President Rodrigo Duterte to realign funds for the coronavirus crisis moved closer to becoming a law after a bicameral conference of senators and House of Representatives members approved it on Thursday, a lawmaker said.  Read more »