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20 phrases that defined 2020

Tim Herrera, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 20 11:55 AM

Happy Blursday! Now quit doomscrolling, grab a quarantini and please keep social distancing. Imagine explaining that sentence to yourself in December 2019. Read more »

’Kalma muna’: Payo ni Duterte sa publiko maghinay muna sa pamamasko

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 02:35 AM

Ilang araw bago ang Kapaskuhan, nagbilin muli si Pangulong Duterte hinggil sa pagsunod sa health protocols para maiwasan ang inaasahang pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

WHO urges masks at Christmas fearing new Europe COVID surge

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 17 01:31 AM

If possible, the WHO said celebrations should be held outdoors and "participants should wear masks and maintain physical distancing."   Read more »

Tokyo 2020 unveils plan for socially distanced Olympic torch relay

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 07:28 PM

Tokyo 2020 organisers said Tuesday they will press ahead with a nationwide, socially distanced torch relay -- 100 days before the Olympic flame begins its coronavirus-delayed journey around Japan. Read more »

Duterte mulls rearming cops with batons

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 01:04 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is considering bringing back batons in police equipment, following a police official's threat to cane people who violate physical distancing protocols during the Christmas season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Palace rejects caning of physical distancing violators

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 11:14 PM

Malacañang rejected Monday a police threat to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Philippines sought to arrest the spread of the coronavirus during the Christmas season. Read more »

'Yantok, gagamitin umano ng mga pulis sa physical distancing, self-defense'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 06:11 PM

Nilinaw ng Joint Task Force COVID Shield ngayong Linggo na magsisilbing paalala at self-defense lang ang paggamit ng yantok ng mga pulis para sa mga lalabag sa health protocols. Read more »

Police threaten social distancing violators with caning

Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 09:35 PM

"It can be used to cane the hardheaded," Binag said, adding that the "social distancing patrols" would focus on high-traffic areas such as transport hubs and public markets.   Read more »

'Yantok'-wielding patrollers to check physical distancing vs COVID-19: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 03:18 PM

MANILA — Troops wielding "yantok" or batons will make rounds in public areas to check compliance with physical distancing, which is meant to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said Friday.    Read more »

Public urged to continue following COVID-19 protocols as vaccine looms

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 01:06 AM

The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration hopes the country can secure doses of a COVID-19 vaccine within the first six months of 2021. Until then, Philippine health authorities urge the public to comply with minimum health standards especially during the holiday season. Read more »

Palace: 'Tiangges' to be closed if COVID-19 rules are snubbed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 04:01 PM

The government will close "tiangges" that fail to follow protocols to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said Tuesday, following online photos of the lack of physical distancing in some buyers shopped ahead of Christmas.  Read more »

South Korea to tighten social distancing, warns of new COVID-19 crisis

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 17 12:57 PM

South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the greater Seoul area a month after easing them, officials said on Tuesday, warning of an even bigger crisis if anti-COVID-19 efforts fail to dampen a spike in new cases. Read more »

Social distancing comes naturally in this country

Anne Kauranen, Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 10:18 PM

While many countries struggle with a second wave of the coronavirus, Finland has halted a rise in new infections at Europe's lowest level, helped by the fact that for Finns social distancing comes naturally.   Read more »

'Lockdown' is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

Callum Paton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 11:07 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom - Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is its Word of The Year in 2020 following a dramatic increase in usage during the spread of COVID-19.  Read more »

What all that touch deprivation is doing to us

Maham Hasan, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 08 07:04 AM

What kind of touch are people missing? When asked what specific touch they missed the most, the answer was identical for everyone I interviewed: hugs.  Read more »

Obsessed by 'miracle' cures, Trump lets virus run amok

Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 09:31 AM

WASHINGTON - Shortly after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump lavished praise on the COVID-19 care he'd received at hospital, without acknowledging the vital role that masks and distancing play in preventing infection. Read more »

PNP chief kumambiyo: Sinas hindi na raw puwedeng ma-promote

Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 09:56 PM

Nakatakdang magretiro si NCRPO chief Debold Sinas sa darating na Mayo 2021.  Read more »

LRT-1 operator says it's safe to ride trains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 03:16 PM

LRT-1 operator Light Rail Manila Corp said Friday the biggest challenge right now is keeping passengers informed that riding trains are safe despite the easing of social distancing in public transport.  Read more »

OPINION: Restore one-meter physical distancing

Action for Economic Reforms
Posted at Sep 17 09:26 PM

The correct approach is not to reduce physical distancing but to increase the supply of safe public utility vehicles (PUVs) during the emergency. Read more »

Duterte decision on public transport distancing policy out Sept. 21, says Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 02:00 PM

Until then, a one-meter distance between passengers must be observed in public transport, Duterte's spokesperson Harry Roque said. Read more »