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Expert agrees with Robredo that PH COVID-19 response 'not enough'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 11:55 PM

"Tayo lang po sa buong Southeast Asia at Indonesia ang hindi nakapag-flatten ng curve. In fact, number 1 tayo sa new and active cases," he said.   Read more »

Ex-gov't adviser recommends NCR shift back to stricter quarantine amid rising COVID-19 cases

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 05:58 PM

MANILA – A former adviser to the government’s COVID-19 response task force on Saturday recommended placing National Capital Region back under modified enhanced community quarantine, a stricter lockdown status, to stop the spread of the virus.  Read more »

Gov’t urged to provide free masks to poor Filipinos amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 08:52 PM

The Philippine government should provide free face masks to the poor, Dr. Tony Leachon said Saturday, as COVID-19 infections continued to mount. Read more »

Delays in reporting data partly to blame for COVID-19 spike in Cebu, says health expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 09:25 PM

Dr. Tony Leachon said local Cebu leaders could have made sound decisions with real-time data, preventing the virus from circulating widely. Read more »

PH faces another COVID-19 epicenter, task force adviser warns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 09:57 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque should regroup, reflect on the agency's programs, and invite more health experts from the private sector as the Philippines faces another COVID-19 epicenter, a medical adviser to government's task force on the pandemic said Monday. Read more »