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Mock recipients of COVID-19 jab are being observed during the vaccine simulation of The Medical City in Pasig on Feb. 18, 2021.

New COVID-19 cases in the Philippines again reach 4-month high

(Updated 4:17 p.m.) The Department of Health reported Saturday 2,921 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases of the infectious... Read more

This Nov. 2020 file photo shows tourists at the Caticlan Jetty Port.

DOT: Simplified travel requirements to boost Philippine tourism revival

"The DOT deems the simplification of requirements as vital in encouraging domestic travel and helping in the speedy recovery of Philippine t... Read more

This photo shows Philippine Coast Guard personnel assisting residents near the Taal Volcano Island in evacuation after increased seismic activity from the volcano

Phivolcs records more quakes at Taal Volcano as activity remains ‘abnormal’

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has recorded more volcanic quakes in the past 24 hours. Read more

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Roman Catholic faithfuls queue up as they wait for lay ministers to sprinkle ash on their heads during Ash Wednesday mass at a church in Manila on Feb. 17, 2021, marking the start of Lenten season in Catholic church calendar.

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Metro Manila, 9 other areas under GCQ for March

Members of All U.P. Workers Union Manila (UPWUM) demand the national government to provide healthcare workers with COVID-19 vaccines with high efficacy and effectiveness during a protest on Friday.

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PGH doctors want further assessment of Sinovac vaccine before being administered

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45 minutes ago - The Department of Health logs an additional 2,921 COVID-19 infections, the highest this year. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Ph...

3 hours ago - TikTok has agreed to pay $92 million in a deal to settle a cluster of US class-action lawsuits accusing the video-snippet sharing platform of invading the priva...

5 hours ago - US President Joe Biden will attend his second "virtual" summit with a foreign leader early next week when he meets his Mexican counterpart Andres Manu...

7 hours ago - A US panel of independent experts vote unanimously in favor of recommending Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 shot for emergency approval, clea...

23 hours ago - A police official says an unidentified assailant shot dead Friday afternoon in front of the municipal hall the vice mayor of a town in Olutanga Island in Zamboa...

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Celebrity couple Arjo Atayde and Maine Mendoza.

Maine Mendoza congratulates boyfriend Arjo Atayde on new contract with ABS-CBN

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The Sagittarius Mines Incorporated is aiming to extract copper in hinterlands in Tampakan, South Cotabato and nearby towns in Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and in Davao del Sur provinces.

Private firm spends more than P10 million for anti-COVID-19 initiatives

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An illustration picture taken on November 19, 2020, shows a vial with Covid-19 Vaccine sticker, a syringe and an earth globe.

UN adopts resolution urging equitable access to vaccines

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Medical staff from the National Children's Hospital take part in a vigil to honour their fallen colleagues and call on the government to provide ample protection to frontline staff and the immediate release of their bonuses, in Quezon City on April 28, 2020.

Commentary: Impact of Universal Health Care on most urgent concerns

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EDITORIAL - Lapses in the drug war

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Gilas gets another shot at Tokyo

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Vargas: Man for all seasons

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Didal optimistic of Olympic entry

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Abanse Negrense Aâ��s Alexa Polidario and Erjane Magdato stunned mainstays F2 Logisticsâ�� Kyla Gallego and Jennymar Senares, 21-15, 21-12, and Sta. Lucia Bâ��s Bang Pineda and Jonah Sabete, 21-14, 21-12, in a rousing 2-0 start in Pool A.

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Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. yesterday said the Chief Executive also ordered the Philippine National Police and PDEA to refrain from pursuing the conduct of a separate investigation through the PNPâ��s Board of Inquiry â�� a joint investigation that was launched on Thursday to look into the incident which left two QCPD members, a PDEA operative and an informant dead and four others wounded.

Duterte: NBI to solely probe drug shootout

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Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said at a press briefing that experts have reviewed data and guidelines and concluded that â��the vaccines will be beneficial for the HCWs.â��

Experts OK Sinovac use for health workers

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Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III issued the statement after Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo announced that all military personnel and their dependents are to be inoculated with CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech.

Mandatory jabs for troops legal – senators

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â��Our hope for accountability in the Philippine system is very, very low. That is why we are calling for an independent and impartial investigation by the international community such as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). That, I believe, is the real test if we will get to the bottom of this,â�� said Human Rights Watch-Asia division deputy director Phil Robertson during an interview with â��The Chiefsâ�� on OneNews last Thursday night.

Human rights watchdog to Philippines: Let in international probers

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Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco

Pinoys in US cautioned on attacks vs Asians

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Under Proclamation 1107 signed President Rodrigo Roa Duterte yesterday, three previously special holidays are now special working days â�� Nov. 2 (All Soulsâ�� Day), Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) and Dec. 31 (New Yearâ��s Eve).

Duterte lessens non-working days for 2021

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This satellite image retrieved February 18, 2021 shows China's structures on Mischief or Panganiban Reef in the South China Sea.

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China continues to install structures on Philippine-claimed Mischief or Panganiban Reef in the South China Sea while the rest of the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.

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In this May 13, 2018 photo, China's first home-built aircraft carrier CNS Shandong leaves Dalian in Northeast China's Liaoning province for sea trials.

By number, China now has world's largest navy — report

Andrew Erickson, a professor at the China Maritime Studies Institute at the US Naval War College, wrote that China fielded more battle force ships than the US Navy sometime between 2015 and 2020.

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This handout file photo taken and released by the Indian Navy on November 18, 2020 shows Indian army fighter jets on the deck on an aircraft carrier during the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the Arabian sea. India, Australia, Japan and the United States started the second phase of a strategic navy drill on November 17 in the Northern Arabian sea. The US announced talks for February 18, 2021, with Australia, India and Japan, with President Joe Biden renewing the alliance of the so-called "Quad" in defiance of warnings from China. The State Department said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will speak virtually with the foreign ministers of the three nations, with the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change on the agenda.

Biden renews 'Quad' with allies despite Beijing pressure

The United States announced talks for Thursday with Australia, India and Japan, with President Joe Biden renewing the alliance of the so-called "Quad" in defiance of warnings from China.

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In this Jan. 14, 2020 photo, members of the China Coast Guard (CCG) stand in attention on the vessel CCG 5204 at Pier 15 in Manila.

Philippine envoy to China: Beijing assured Philippines it won't be a target of coast guard law

China has given an assurance that it is not targeting the Philippines when it adopted a controversial law allowing the Chinese Coast Guard to fire on foreign vessels.

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In this May 9, 2018 photo, American and Filipino troops participate in an amphibious landing exercise simulating a beach assault during the annual Balikatan exercises in San Antonio, Zambales.

Duterte claims US turning Philippines into an outpost

Americans are turning Subic into a military base, making the Philippines vulnerable in case a war involving the United States breaks out, President Rodrigo Durerte said.

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