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Groups push for regular COVID tests in pilot in-person classes

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 01:28 PM

Health and education advocates called on government to hold regular COVID-19 testing for those joining the pilot run of in-person classes. Read more »

DOH eyes no more swab tests for fully vaccinated inbound travelers

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Posted at Jun 18 02:18 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it is planning to recommend to remove the mandatory swab testing for inbound travelers who have been vaccinated abroad. Read more »

LTFRB offices in NCR to close until Monday; personnel due for swabbing

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Posted at Apr 22 01:56 AM

There will be no transactions at the agency during the shutdown, although the receiving section of the LTFRB technical division will be functioning. Read more »

Swab testing lab na walang business permit, sinalakay sa Maynila

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Posted at Mar 23 07:01 PM

Sinalakay ng mga awtoridad ang isang COVID-19 swab test laboratory sa Malate, Manila dahil wala umanong permit.  Read more »

4 positibo sa COVID-19 sa drive-thru swab testing sa Maynila

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Posted at Jan 21 05:09 PM

Sa apat na nagpositibo sa virus, isa ang residente ng Maynila habang hindi naman taga-Maynila ang tatlong iba pa.    Read more »

Getting tested

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 11:03 PM

People avail of the free drive-thru RT-PCR (Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) testing offered by the Manila City Government at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Monday. Read more »

Ilang pasahero, naantala ang paglipad matapos maipit ang COVID-19 test result sa suspendidong lab

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 10:21 PM

Dismayado at galit ang ilang pasahero na hindi nakalipad ngayong Huwebes matapos magka-aberya sa paglalabas ng resulta ng kanilang COVID-19 test mula sa isang laboratoryong sinuspende ng Department of Health. Read more »

Alang-alang sa turismo: DOT sasagutin ang bahagi ng swab test ng ilang turista

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 06:29 PM

Sa ilalim ng MOA, sagot ng DOT ang P900 sa kada swab test. Naglaan sila ng halos P10 milyong pondo para dito. Read more »

PhilHealth, Red Cross debt row briefly affected PH testing capacity: DOH

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 02:52 PM

MANILA— The country's testing capacity for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was briefly affected when the Philippine Red Cross suspended testing for repatriated overseas Filipino workers because of government debt, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said. Read more »

Lungsod ng Maynila naglunsad ng libreng swab testing

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Posted at Oct 06 03:38 PM

Ito ang unang pagkakataon na swab test ang gagawin ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Maynila para ma-screen ang mga residente at manggagawa nito sa COVID-19.  Read more »

WATCH: Angel Locsin shows 'new normal routine' at work

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Updated as of Sep 29 12:16 PM

Angel Locsin took to social media to share the new routine she follows when she is at work.   Read more »

Pooled swab testing sisimulan na sa Makati

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 09:59 PM

MAYNILA - Uumpisahan na ngayong Miyerkoles ang malawakang swab testing sa Makati City. Read more »

RITM to study use of saliva samples for COVID-19 testing, DOST allots P18 million

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 08:01 PM

Now, scientists are looking at the use of saliva samples instead to reduce discomfort and exposure between patients and health workers. Read more »

Free swab testing in Navotas

Aaron Favila, AP
Posted at Aug 06 09:58 PM

Health workers check residents as they are being swab-tested for COVID-19 at a gymnasium in Navotas on Thursday.  Read more »

Libreng COVID-19 testing para sa Grab drivers, riders sa Metro Manila inilunsad

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Posted at Jul 30 04:39 PM

MAYNILA - Inilunsad ang isang libreng COVID-19 RT-PCR testing site para sa mga Grab driver, delivery riders, at mga non-medical frontliner sa Quezon Memorial Circle.    Read more »

Zubiri tests negative for COVID-19 after virus scare

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 06:42 PM

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said that his confirmatory tests showed that he no longer has "live" cells of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a day after he tested positive for the virus anew. Read more »

Davao authorities on the lookout for COVID-19 test evaders

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Updated as of Jul 24 03:15 PM

Authorities are on the lookout for individuals who try to evade coronavirus protocols in President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown, the head of Joint Task Force Davao said Friday. Read more »

LOOK: PH Sports Commission employees undergo swab testing

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Posted at Jun 25 10:09 PM

The Philippine Sports Commission began conducting COVID-19 swab tests for employees who are part of its skeleton workforce at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Thursday. Read more »

700 seafarers sakay ng bagong dating na barko isinalang sa swab testing

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Posted at Jun 03 07:22 PM

Dumating sa Manila Bay ang isa pang cruise ship sakay ang 700 Pinoy seafarers.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 28, 2020

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Posted at May 29 01:49 AM

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