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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 »

Philippines names more 'green' territories

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:45 AM

The inter-agency task force on COVID-19 said on Friday it added several more to its list of "green" territories from where fully vaccinated travelers could enjoy shorter quarantine upon arriving in the Philippines.  Read more »

Local govts urged to comply with national quarantine policy as Delta threat looms

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 11:26 AM

The Delta variant's threat to the Philippines is "so great" that it may result in another lockdown and lack of oxygen supply, the OCTA Research Group said Wednesday as it urged local governments to comply with the national quarantine policy.   Read more »

Fully-vaccinated persons allowed to forego domestic travel testing requirement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 01:31 PM

Government on Sunday allowed interzonal travel for all fully-vaccinated individuals provided that they present a domestic vaccination card or certificate of isolation issued by the Bureau of Quarantine. Read more »

Travelers stranded at Manila port due to COVID-19 travel restrictions

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 03:24 PM

Passengers queue outside the North Port Passenger Terminal in Tondo, Manila as they attempt to go home to their respective provinces on Thursday. Read more »

Entry to W. Visayas only limited to ‘essential travelers’; tourists from ‘NCR Plus’ barred

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 02:30 PM

Entry to Western Visayas, home to top tourist destination Boracay, will only be limited to essential travelers, the region’s pandemic task force said in an advisory issued Tuesday.  Read more »

Stay at home this Holy Week, DOH urges public

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 11:05 PM

The Department of Tourism also pushed for the public to opt for "smart tourism", and find amusement at nearby destinations in a bid to slowly revive domestic travel. Read more »

Philippines receives first official supply of COVID-19 vaccines

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 07:15 PM

The Philippines on Sunday received its first official supply of vaccines courtesy of China's donation of 600,000 shots from Beijing-based drugmaker Sinovac Biotech.    Read more »

'Mahihirapan sila': Robredo wants local govts involved in easing of virus measures

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 10:23 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Local governments should be involved by the national government in the decision to ease quarantine restrictions, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday. Read more »

Palace: Foreigners with long-term visas, except tourists, allowed to enter Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 10:24 AM

All foreigners with long-term visas can now enter the Philippines, except for tourists, Malacañang said on Friday, as the country sought to revive its pandemic-battered economy.    Read more »

Doctor who lost parents to COVID-19 will be among first to be vaccinated

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 03:29 PM

The spokesperson of the Philippine General Hospital who lost his parents to the novel coronavirus will be among the first recipients of vaccines against the pathogen.   Read more »

Documents snag arrival of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots in Philippines: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 03:05 PM

A hold-up in the processing of some documents has pushed back the arrival of US-based Pfizer's    coronavirus shots in the Philippines, an official leading the country's pandemic response said on Thursday.  Read more »

PSG gets go signal to use COVID-19 shots months after some members got unauthorized jabs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 05:10 AM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's security team has received permission to get COVID-19 jabs from China's Sinopharm, months after some of its members took the vaccine which was then still unauthorized for local use, officials said on Thursday.  Read more »

Philippines to get COVID-19 shots from China's Sinovac on Feb. 23

Jamaine Punzalan and Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 07:04 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippines will get an initial batch of 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots from China's Sinovac Biotech on Feb. 23, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »

No need to declare holiday to ensure smooth transport of COVID-19 vaccines - official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 07:16 PM

The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines "doesn't necessarily entail a holiday" to ensure their smooth transportation and storage, a member of President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet said on Wednesday.   Read more »

One-fourth of Bayanihan 2 funds yet to be spent: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 02:48 AM

The government has yet to spend about a quarter of the country's second, approximately P165-billion stimulus package for the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said on Wednesday, adding that another cash injection remained "premature."  Read more »

COVID-19 task force to tackle standardizing domestic travel requirements

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 05:20 PM

The inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response will tackle standardizing the varying requirements that local governments impose on travelers, an official said on Wednesday.    Read more »

Which 'essential workers' should get COVID-19 jabs first? Officials yet to finalize

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 04:02 PM

Authorities leading the country's response have yet to finalize which essential workers should be part of the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccination drive that is expected to start this February, an official said on Wednesday.    Read more »

Baldness, sterility, death? Hoaxes hound COVID-19 shots, says info agency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 01:33 PM

The government’s public information arm said on Wednesday it was seeking to fight rumors that have eroded public confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, the first batch of which are expected to arrive in the country this February.    Read more »

'Alarming,' Robredo says of 2023 target to complete COVID-19 vaccination

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 12:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday dubbed as alarming a government target to complete its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus by 2023.  Read more »