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Nograles said there is a need to set the parameters to determine if the governmentâ��s measures were able to flatten the curve or stem the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019.

COVID-19 task force: No decision yet on extension of Luzon quarantine

Factors that will be considered are the local COVID-19 epidemiological curve, the capacity of the Philippine healthcare system, as well as social,... Read more

Left: President Rodrigo Duterte. Right: Former PACC Commissioner Manuelito Luna

Duterte fires anti-corruption body exec who sought NBI probe vs Robredo

Duterte defended Robredo in his speech last night, saying that she had done nothing wrong. Read more

Cabinet members to donate 75% of salary to help government's COVID-19 efforts

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Saturday said that members of the Cabinet will donate 75% of their monthly salaries until the Bayanihan to... Read more

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Full text of April 3 address of President Rodrigo Duterte on COVID-19

City workers wearing protective suits disinfect a street, as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Manila on March 19, 2020.

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LIVE updates: COVID-19 in the Philippines and the Luzon quarantine

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Photo shows members of the Philippine National Police deployed in Manila amid COVID-19 threat. The STAR/Edd Gumban

52 minutes ago - Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles says that Cabinet members will donate 75% of their monthly salary to help the government in fighting the spread of COVID-1...

2 hours ago - Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno responds to Duterte, who called him a 'lousy lawyer' and insulted him for his teeth Diokno tweets: "Mr. Pre...

19 hours ago - For Lent, Greenwich recently introduced Tuna Lasagna Supreme following last year’s high demand. The Tuna Lasagna Supreme is prepared with layers ...

19 hours ago - In Discovery Channel’s upcoming documentary "COVID-19 Battling the Devil," viewers are transported back to the two weeks leading up to the world...

22 hours ago - The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. assures the public that they will shoulder the full cost of treatment for all COVID-19 patients until April 14, 2020....

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Jaja Santiago sends 10 jerseys for COVID-19 frontliners auction

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A woman walks past a closed shop with a mural in a deserted Wynwood Art District amid fears over the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Miami, on April 3, 2020.

US sets new global record with 1,480 virus deaths in 24 hours

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Kobe Bryant (C) will be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with Kevin Garnett (L) and Tim Duncan

Report: Bryant, Duncan, Garnett to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

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Jio Jalalon distributed food packs and grocery items in San Juan City and Kalookan on Friday

Magnolia's Jio Jalalon distributes food to communities amid quarantine

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OCD distributes China-made PPEs to public hospitals

By Jaime Laude | 11 hours ago

The Office of Civil Defense has distributed to six government hospitals China-made personal protective equipment for health...

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Palm Sunday goes virtual

By Robertzon Ramirez | 11 hours ago

A virtual blessing of palm fronds will be held on Palm Sunday tomorrow.

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Bong Go urges quick provision of one-time financial assistance to LGUs

April 4, 2020 - 12:00am

After recommending earlier to the Executive Department the grant of one-time ‘Bayanihan’ financial assistance to cities and municipalities, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go reiterated...

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Mass testing for COVID to start April 14

By Alexis Romero | 11 hours ago

“Massive” testing of persons under investigation (PUIs) for possible coronavirus disease 2019 infection and those...

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WATCH: COVID-19 survivors, patients join Star Magic artists in new music video

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WATCH: How masks work to prevent COVID-19

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COLUMNISTS

The reign of silence

by: Danton Remoto

SSSSS. Ahhh, that sound, how can I forget that sound?...

Reset reboot

by: Francis J. Kong

When things go back to normal, things will no longer be norm...

My travels with Twink

by: Paulo Alcazaren

Travel and adventure defined my last four years with my wife Twink,...

Ai-Ai shares food with frontliners

by: Ricky Lo

Home-quarantined like the rest of the world, Ai-Ai delas Alas...

Changing interests

by: Mary Ann LL. Reyes

The more than three weeks of being required to stay at home due...

Our world war

by: Veronica Pedrosa

This evening at 8 p.m. across the United Kingdom, we all went...

You were a masterpiece, Ito Curata

by: Joanne Rae M. Ramirez

You were cut from the most fabulous cloth by the Creator, soft...

The stories behind Joe Mari’s three songs

by: Ricky Lo

Last Sunday’s Conversations feature (The Durable Jose Mari Chan,...

On a ‘positive’ note

by: Marichu A. Villanueva

During these times of the 2019 coronavirus, or COVID-19 contagion,...

Cash aid

by: Boo Chanco

In theory, giving people some cash aid to help tide them over...

Coercion and influence

by: Jose C. Sison

Act of lasciviousness is a crime punishable under article 336...

Perspective of two public health professionals

by: Roberto R. Romulo

In my previous column, I cautioned that while the Bayanihan to...

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