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Group urges gov't to vaccinate 11 million farmers vs COVID-19 using meat tariff funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 05:40 PM

MANILA - An agricultural group on Friday urged the government to vaccinate around 11 million farmers against COVID-19 using funds from its collection of deboned meat tariff.   Read more »

KILALANIN: Pinay na nagturok ng unang COVID-19 vaccine sa UK

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:56 PM

Inspirasyon si May Parsons ng maraming Pinoy sa UK na lumalaban sa pandemya.   Read more »

Maliliit na negosyo hirap pondohan ang pagbabakuna sa mga manggagawa

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Posted at Jan 14 08:09 PM

Hirap umano ang mga maliliit na negosyong pondohan ang bakuna kontra COVID-19 ng kanilang mga manggagawa. Read more »

After COVID-19 infection, health workers 83 pct protected: study

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 09:04 AM

PARIS, France - Healthcare workers who have recovered from COVID-19 are largely protected against falling ill again for at least five months, a British study has found, but researchers warned some people could still carry and transmit the virus. Read more »

DepEd says can't hike reimbursement for personnel's communication expenses

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 03:36 PM

MANILA — The Department of Education said Wednesday it could not heed requests to increase the amount allocated for personnel as reimbursement for their communication expenses, citing limited funding and a lack of legal basis.   Read more »

20 kawani ng DOH Western Visayas nagpositibo sa COVID-19

Rolen Escaniel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 12:30 PM

ILOILO CITY - Umabot na sa 20 kawani ng Department of Health Center for Health Development sa Western Visayas ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19. Read more »

No COVID-related deaths among PH health workers for 7 weeks — DOH data

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 11:28 PM

MANILA — For the last 7 weeks, there has been no COVID-related death among health care workers in the Philippines, according to government data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG). Read more »

Palace: Let NBI probe alleged unauthorized inoculation of Chinese nationals in PH

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 11:14 PM

MANILA - Malacañang is leaving it to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe reports that around 100,000 Chinese in the Philippines have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, despite majority of Filipinos yet to be inoculated against the illness. Read more »

Mixed signals for N.Korean leader's sister as Kim seeks to cement power

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 11:32 AM

The name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister was missing from a new list of the ruling Workers' Party's powerful politburo, according to state media KCNA on Monday, sending mixed signals about her status after years of increasing clout. Read more »

Pinoy caregivers to be deployed in Israel will be prioritized for vaccine there: POEA

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Posted at Jan 10 12:03 PM

Filipino caregivers who will be deployed to Israel will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination there as they are frontliners, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said Sunday.   Read more »

OFW frontliners ilan sa mga unang nabakunahan laban sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 08:50 PM

Sa Europe at Middle East, kasama ang Pinoy frontliner sa mga unang nabakunahan kontra sa COVID-19.  Read more »

Deployment ceiling sa health workers, pagtiyak na may tutugon sa banta ng pandemya sa bansa: POEA

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Posted at Jan 08 05:09 PM

MAYNILA - Dapat na mabantayan ang deployment ng health care workers sa ibang bansa para matiyak na mayroong matitirang susuporta sa healthcare system sa bansa.   Read more »

ECC resumes cash aid distribution to coronavirus-stricken workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 11:49 AM

The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) said Friday it resumed processing applications of financial assistance to workers who had contracted COVID-19. Read more »

Pinoy medical frontliners sa Kuwait, kasama sa naunang nabakunahan kontra COVID-19

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 05:44 PM

Kabilang ang mga Pilipino medical frontliner sa mga nakatanggap ng libreng bakuna kontra COVID-19 na hatid ng gobyerno ng Kuwait. Read more »

Gov't urged: Probe COVID-19 vaccination of POGO workers

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Updated as of Jan 05 10:19 AM

A lawmaker is urging Philippine health authorities to investigate the unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination of some 100,000 Chinese workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in the country. Read more »

Gov't execs got COVID-19 vaccines through 'official channels': Ang-See

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Posted at Jan 05 08:55 AM

COVID-19 vaccines used by government officials went through "official channels" and were not fake, a Chinese-Filipino community civic leader said Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 4, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 12:31 AM

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

Bahrain lauded for protecting Filipinos working there

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 09:52 PM

Foreign affairs officials on Wednesday thanked Bahrain for being a “leader in the region” in protecting migrant workers, including many overseas Filipino workers.    Read more »

OFWs from areas not covered by PH travel ban exempted from 14-day quarantine: OWWA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 01:07 PM

Returning overseas Filipino workers not coming from the 20 territories covered by the Philippine government's existing travel ban to prevent the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 virus variant need not go through the entire 14-day quarantine period, an official said Wednesday.   Read more »

2020 heroes: Frontliners who died battling COVID-19

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 04:24 AM

All of them sacrificed their own safety and the safety of their families to serve the country. In the battle against COVID-19, they are our fallen heroes, and they will always be remembered for their love and courage.  Read more »