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ALAMIN: Ilang karaniwang sanhi ng allergic rhinitis

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Updated as of Aug 04 03:18 PM

Ang allergic rhinitis ay ang pamamaga ng ilong dahil sa pagkalantad sa mga allergen o iyong mga bagay na maaaring magdulot ng allergic reaction, sabi ng pulmonologist na si Marvin Hilaro.   Read more »

12 anyos leukemia patient sa Capiz nagpipinta para may pang-chemo

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Posted at Aug 04 02:40 PM

Nagpipinta ang isang 12 anyos na babae mula Capiz para mapondohan ang sariling chemotherapy matapos ma-diagnose ng leukemia.  Read more »

P15-M halaga ng luxury bags idineklarang canned goods, nasabat sa NAIA

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 10:38 AM

Nasabat ang P15-milyong halaga ng high-end bags at sapatos na idineklarang canned goods sa Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), ayon sa mga awtoridad nitong Martes. Read more »

Hatid Tulong chief eyes travel ban exception for LSIs

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Posted at Aug 04 10:26 AM

The leader of a government program to bring home to their provinces locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Metro Manila is seeking to have them exempted from a travel ban during the region’s return to stricter lockdown measures.    Read more »

Back under MECQ, Laguna rolls out random checkpoints, bans public transport

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Posted at Aug 04 08:31 AM

Laguna will implement random inspection at checkpoints and ban public transport during its return to the second strictest lockdown level to arrest the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the province’s governor said Tuesday. Read more »

Virus fighters tell Duterte: We never called for revolt

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 03:31 PM

A group of health workers said Monday it never called for a revolution when it urged authorities to bring back stricter pandemic lockdowns, contrary to a remark by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

DOH eyes moving 'substitute' health workers to Metro Manila from provinces

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Updated as of Aug 03 02:53 PM

The Department of Health said Tuesday it would get substitutes from provinces for the medical workers at the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak in Metro Manila.  Read more »

Cash aid during MECQ up to Congress: Palace

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Posted at Aug 03 11:58 AM

It is up to Congress to pass a law for the distribution of cash aid to the poorest families and workers who will lose income with the return of Metro Manila and 4 neighboring provinces under stricter lockdown measures, Malacañang said Monday.    Read more »

Duterte orders local govts to resolve telco firms' pending applications: DILG

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Posted at Aug 03 11:47 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered local governments to resolve within 3 days, applications of telco firms for the construction of cell sites, the interior department said Monday. Read more »

Palace to virus frontliners: Why was Duterte 'last to know' your demands?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 11:06 AM

Malacañang on Monday questioned health workers on why President Rodrigo Duterte was the “last to know” about their demands for improving the country’s pandemic response.  Read more »

Philippines to boost contact tracing during Metro Manila modified lockdown: Año

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Posted at Aug 03 10:52 AM

The 2-week modified lockdown that will be imposed in Metro Manila and 4 provinces aims to improve government's contact tracing efforts, the vice chair of the National Task Force against the pandemic said Monday. Read more »

Palace: Public transport, non-essential stores closed in MECQ; quarantine passes back

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Updated as of Aug 03 10:22 AM

The return of Metro Manila and several neighboring provinces to the second strictest lockdown level will suspend public transport, shutter non-essential stores and bring back the policy for quarantine passes, Malacañang said Monday.    Read more »

'Itago na lang': Health workers' group says rapid antibody tests inaccurate

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Updated as of Aug 03 12:22 PM

MANILA — Massive use of rapid antibody tests could be one reason for the increase in coronavirus infections in the Philippines, a group of health professionals warned Monday, adding that the tests are sometimes only 50 percent accurate.  Read more »

Police set tighter security checks in Metro Manila, other areas under MECQ

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Posted at Aug 03 08:41 AM

Authorities will increase and tighten checkpoints in Metro Manila and several neighboring provinces that President Rodrigo Duterte placed back under the second strictest pandemic lockdown, a police official said Monday.    Read more »

MECQ can slow down virus spread, may not flatten curve: expert

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Posted at Aug 03 08:14 AM

The return of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces to the second strictest lockdown level can slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but may not flatten its curve, an expert from the University of the Philippines said Monday.    Read more »

Not meant for people: Experts warn vs using gasoline as disinfectant

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 04:12 PM

Using gasoline as disinfectant will cause adverse effects, experts warned the public on Sunday after President Rodrigo Duterte said he was not joking when he advised using kerosene to sanitize face masks. Read more »

'Last 2 minutes': Philippines losing COVID-19 battle, doctor warns

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 11:45 AM

Healthcare workers battling COVID-19 in the frontlines are seeking coordination between national and local governments aside from strict lockdown to address the virus surge, a doctor said Sunday as he warned that the Philippines is losing its battle against the pandemic. Read more »

Some 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may be underreported in the Philippines, says former gov’t adviser

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Posted at Aug 02 09:53 AM

Around 4,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the Philippines may not have been included in the government's official tally as many people severely ill with the disease have succumbed to it without actually getting tested, a former adviser of the task force against the pandemic said Sunday. Read more »

Motorcycle barriers may cause wind dragging, riders' group warns

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Updated as of Aug 02 09:03 AM

A group of motorcycle riders on Sunday warned government that protective dividers against COVID-19 for pillion riding may cause wind dragging or wind lifting. Read more »

Trade groups sympathize with health workers, but hard lockdown not the solution

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Posted at Aug 01 11:22 PM

Business groups on Saturday expressed concern over calls by the medical community to lock down Metro Manila anew amid a worrying swell of COVID-19 cases. Read more »