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Metro Manila under ECQ from Aug. 6 to 20: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 11:32 AM

Metro Manila will be placed under the strictest of four lockdown levels, the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), from Aug. 6 to 20, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »

Phuket restricts travel from other Thai regions, as COVID-19 cases surge

Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 04:01 AM

Phuket is at the heart of efforts to revive Thailand's tourism industry, a major revenue earner that has been devastated by the pandemic. Read more »

'Wala po siyang sounds': Tech glitch blocks NCR mayors' quarantine call to IATF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 10:35 PM

A technical glitch prevented the suggestions of mayors on the August quarantine of Metro Manila from reaching the inter-agency task force on COVID-19 during a meeting this week, Malacañang said on Thursday.   Read more »

China pledges more COVID-19 vaccine donations to Philippines

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 06:07 PM

China will donate more coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, as it faces the threat of the highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant, an envoy of Beijing said on Thursday, while the 2 countries remain locked in a maritime dispute.  Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination open for all? Not yet, Palace clarifies after Duterte remark

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 03:23 PM

The COVID-19 vaccination is not yet open for everyone who wants to get a jab, Malacañang said on Thursday, as it clarified a remark by President Rodrigo Duterte, while the Philippines scrambles to protect the population from more infectious variants.   Read more »

Palace doubts aid funds enough for proposed stricter Metro Manila lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 02:54 PM

MANILA — Malacañang said on Thursday it was uncertain if government had enough funds to provide cash aid should Metro Manila return to the strictest lockdown level to contain the spread of the highly transmissible Delta COVID-19 variant.  Read more »

1 million people in ECQ areas to get P1,000 aid each: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 02:05 PM

The government has approved aid of P1,000 each for 1 million residents in need in areas under the strictest COVID-19 lockdown, Malacañang said Thursday.  Read more »

DOH says healthcare capacity in Metro Manila at 'moderate risk'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 11:49 PM

Calls to implement a so-called circuit-breaker lockdown mount as experts observe a rise in COVID-19 cases in areas like Metro Manila. Read more »

COVID-19 task force tells Pinoys: Be responsible, don't panic as Delta threat looms

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 05:44 PM

The inter-agency task force leading the country's pandemic response on Wednesday urged Filipinos to keep calm and refrain from speculating on quarantine restrictions for August, following a call for a stricter lockdown to arrest the spread of the highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant.  Read more »

18-M COVID-19 vaccine doses given in PH, 6.8-M fully vaccinated: task force

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 04:54 PM

MANILA — The Philippines has administered some 18 million coronavirus vaccine shots, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said on Wednesday, adding that the country broke its daily inoculation target this week.    Read more »

Palace says 'in no way diminishing' Robredo's COVID-19 initiatives

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 11:56 AM

Malacañang said on Wednesday it was "in no way diminishing" Vice President Leni Robredo's initiatives to help contain the COVID-19 break, after she called for unity during the crisis.  Read more »

OCTA kinontra ang DOH: 'May surge na sa NCR, magpatupad na ng paghihigpit'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 08:53 PM

Ayon sa OCTA, mahalaga na ngayon pa lang ay kumilos na ang mga lokal na pamahalaan.  Read more »

Joke of the Nation Address? Palace says earlier forums already discussed COVID-19 plans

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 04:51 PM

Earlier forums have discussed government plans on how to rescue the Philippine economy from the COVID-19 crisis, Malacañang said on Tuesday, as it fended off criticism against President Rodrigo Duterte's final State of the Nation Address.  Read more »

OCTA calls for 'circuit-breaking' lockdown to slow Delta COVID-19 spread

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 04:30 PM

The OCTA research group on Tuesday urged government to impose a "circuit-breaking" lockdown to arrest the spread another uptick in coronavirus infections due to the highly transmissible Delta COVID-19 variant.  Read more »

DOH tumangging may 'surge' na sa kabila ng pagdami ng COVID-19 cases sa NCR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 08:58 PM

Iginiit ng DOH na hindi pa tamang tawagin na surge ang pagdami ng mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa nakalipas na araw.  Read more »

Palace adviser eyes curbs on travel, dining out for unvaccinated people

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 08:40 PM

Joey Concepcion said the government should consider restricting unvaccinated people from entering certain establishments, eating out, or moving around the country. Read more »

COVID-19 surge foreseen in Metro Manila still reversible: OCTA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 10:01 AM

The COVID-19 surge foreseen in Metro Manila amid the detection in the country of the Delta variant is still reversible, independent research group OCTA said Sunday. Read more »

More Filipinos optimistic their quality of life will improve: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 04:04 PM

More Filipinos are now optimistic that their quality of life will get better, according to a Social Weather Stations survey released on Friday.  Read more »

Philippines revises rules for 'green' territories

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:27 PM

The inter-agency task force on COVID-19 said on Friday it revised rules for "green" territories, from where fully vaccinated travelers could enjoy shorter quarantine upon arriving in the Philippines.    Read more »

Metro Manila, 4 provinces under 'GCQ with heightened restrictions' to curb COVID-19 Delta's spread

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 12:48 PM

The National Capital Region and 4 other areas will be placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) "with heightened restrictions," Malacañang said on Friday, after the Philippines confirmed local transmission of the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant.  Read more »