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Protect our frontline health workers

Teodoro B. Padilla -- Medicine Matters
Posted at Mar 31 02:43 AM

We must protect our frontline health workers or face the grim prospect of a paralyzed health system at the worst possible time.  Read more »

'Napakasuwerte ninyo': Duterte honors doctors, healthcare workers who died of COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 01:49 AM

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday honored healthcare workers who died while fighting the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 30, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 01:33 AM

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

Free ride for frontliners

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 05:52 PM

A healthcare worker on Monday carries documents inside a free shuttle provided by government during the lockdown imposed on Luzon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

'No work, no pay' Filipinos in China struggle financially as pandemic persists

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 05:15 PM

The Philippine envoy said the embassy is coordinating with the Department of Labor and Employment on possible aid that could be extended to the overseas Filipino workers. Read more »

'He fought like a hero': Young doctor among 8 killed in ill-fated medical flight

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 07:15 PM

A young doctor was among the 8 people who lost their lives when a Japan-bound plane erupted in flames during takeoff at the Manila airport this weekend, his sister said.  Read more »

The ANC Brief: Violence against health worker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 04:44 AM

Metro Manila enters its third week on lockdown. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today. Read more »

DOH condemns harassment, violence against health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 11:11 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) condemned reports of harassment and violence against health care workers. Read more »

Into the night

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 08:42 PM

Frontline health personnel from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute triage attend to patients coming into the hospital for treatment on Sunday. Read more »

Chinese embassy itinangging nagbigay ng test kits na 40 porsiyento ang accuracy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 06:44 PM

Itinanggi ng embahada ng China sa Pilipinas na galing sa kanila ang tinukoy ng Department of Health na COVID-19 test kits na 40 porsiyento lang ang accuracy o kasiguraduhan ng resulta. Read more »

690 doctors, nurses volunteer to fight COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 04:30 PM

 Some 690 health workers have volunteered to serve in the fight against COVID-19 after the Department of Health called for support as cases in the country continued to climb. Read more »

Philippines loses 12 doctors to COVID-19: group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 04:21 PM

Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday. Read more »

Fleeing the lockdown in India

Adnan Abidi, Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 02:33 PM

Migrant workers are seen inside a crowded bus as they return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Ghaziabad, India on Sunday. Read more »

Gov't 'willing' to pay P50-K salary for volunteer doctors: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 01:55 PM

Lawmakers are "willing" to allot payment for volunteer health workers equivalent to the regular salary of their counterparts who are newly-hired by government, Rep. Eric Go Yap said Sunday, as the country fights the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

3 San Lazaro Hospital health workers infected with COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 01:55 PM

Three healthcare workers of San Lazaro Hospital in Manila have tested positive for COVID-19, its chief for adult infectious diseases said Sunday.   Read more »

A doctor’s response to DOH’s PHP500 offer: ‘show us why this is all you can afford’

Updated as of Mar 29 01:05 PM

Dr. GK Galvez Tan penned a strongly-worded statement in response to the Department of Health’s offer of a PHP 500 daily allowance for volunteer healthcare workers. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

ALAMIN: Job assistance ng DOLE para sa displaced workers ngayong COVID-19 outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 03:22 PM

Dalawang linggo mula nang ipatupad ang enhanced community quarantine sa Luzon, ramdam na ramdam ng mga manggagawa, partikular na sa informal sector. Read more »

4 National Center for Mental Health workers positive for coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 01:58 PM

The National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) said Friday 4 of its employees tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »

US recruits medical professionals from abroad as coronavirus cases rise

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 06:11 PM

MANILA - The United States said it was looking for medical professionals, particularly "those working on #COVID19issues" who wish to work in the US on a work or exchange visitor visa (H or J) as the country's coronavirus cases continue to surge. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 27, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 02:57 AM

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