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LTFRB asks Grab to explain surge charging, minimum fare

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 05:55 PM

The agency met with Grab officials on Tuesday to address consumer complaints about the company’s fares. Read more »

Germany to demand COVID tests for arrivals from China

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 06 10:47 AM

Germany has opted to follow an EU recommendation to demand recent negative COVID rapid tests from travelers from China. Read more »

'Up to 70 pct of Shanghai population infected with COVID'

Hector Retamal, with Laurie Chen in Beijing, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 04:01 PM

A top Chinese doctor estimated that the majority of Shanghai's 25 million people may have been infected with COVID-19. Read more »

'Di mangyayari sa Pilipinas ang COVID surge sa China: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:43 PM

Sa kabila ng COVID-19 surge na nararanasan ng China, naniniwala ang mga eksperto na hindi daranasin ng Pilipinas ang parehong pagdami ng kaso. Read more »

COVID-19 cases expected to rise after holidays: DOH

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 04:54 PM

The Department of Health said that with the gatherings and outings during the holidays, COVID-19 cases may possibly rise but it is ready to deal with it in case the numbers surge. Read more »

Australia demands negative COVID test for China arrivals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 01 03:48 PM

Australia on Sunday became the latest country to demand travellers from China provide a negative Covid-19 test before arrival. Read more »

Taiwan offers assistance to China over COVID-19 surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 01 03:45 PM

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen extended an olive branch to Beijing, pledging to offer assistance if needed as coronavirus cases surge in China. Read more »

Marcos Jr.: Curbs on Chinese travelers depend on 'true risk'

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 07:24 PM

Marcos Jr. said the government's decision will be 'based on science.' Read more »

DOH: Not yet time for strict rules on Chinese travelers

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 02:03 PM

It is not yet time to impose stricter rules for travelers from China, which is grappling with a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Estimated several million daily COVID cases in China amid surge

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 26 01:37 PM

Daily new COVID-19 infections in China are believed to have reached several hundred million based on figures released by regional authorities. Read more »

LTFRB draws flak for absence of rules on surge fares

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 06:23 PM

Inton said it was unclear how the surge fares are being computed through apps. Read more »

Grab, pinagpapaliwanag ng LTFRB sa umano'y dagdag-singil sa pasahe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 07:50 PM

Pinatawag ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ang Grab Philippines para ipaliwanag ang umano'y dagdag nilang singil sa pasahe. Read more »

Pagpayag sa price surcharge ng TNVS kinukuwestiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 03:27 PM

Ayon kay Lawyers for Commuters Safety and Protection Founder Ariel Inton, nais nilang malaman kung paano kinukuwenta ang ipinapataw na surge. Read more »

Wala nang taas-pasahe ngayong 2022: DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 07:38 PM

Tiniyak ngayong Lunes ng Department of Transportation na hindi na magtataas ng pasahe sa mga pampublikong sasakyan hanggang matapos ang 2022. Read more »

Police officer probed over Seoul Halloween crowd crush found dead

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 03:56 PM

A South Korean police officer who was being investigated in connection with the Halloween crowd crush was found dead Friday. Read more »

Remembering victims of Itaewon tragedy

Jung Yeon-je, AFP
Posted at Nov 06 03:03 PM

Candlelight vigils and rallies were organized in South Korea on November 5 to pay tribute to the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 2, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 11:57 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Seoul's Halloween crush 'predictable, preventable': analysts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 06:01 PM

On what should have been a night of fun for Halloween revelers, a bottleneck in a narrow alley in Seoul instead claimed 156 lives. Read more »

S Korea to hold police accountable for crowd crush failures: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 04:10 PM

South Korea's prime minister police must explain failures to respond to multiple emergency calls ahead of a deadly Halloween crowd surge. Read more »

Remembering Itaewon crush victims

Anthony Wallace, AFP
Posted at Nov 02 10:32 AM

Mourners stand in line to write in a book of remembrance after paying tribute in front of a joint memorial altar for Itaewon victims outside the city hall in Seoul. Read more »