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â��The critical care utilization in Metro Manila and that includes hospital beds, ICU (intensive care unit) beds, mechanical ventilator and isolation beds is at 63 percent or still at moderate risk,â�� presidential spokesman Harry Roque said.

‘Metro Manila not running out of hospital beds’

Malacañang described as “fake news” yesterday reports that Metro Manila’s healthcare system was under severe strain amid... Read more

President Duterte meets with soldiers at the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City on July 3.

Duterte emotional, not ill – Palace

President Duterte’s seemingly weak appearance during his visit to Zamboanga City last week was not health-related but caused by an “emotional... Read more

Meralco president and chief executive officer Ray Espinosa told the Senate committee on energy that the countryâ��s largest distribution utility is doing its best to ease the woes of its customers, who have complained about confusing or high billing during the quarantine period.

Meralco apologizes for bill shock

The Manila Electric Co. has apologized for the so-called “bill shock” as it assured customers that the P47 convenience fee for online... Read more

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Lawyer Howard Calleja (left) and former Education secretary Armin Luistro file a petition against the Anti-Terror Act at the Supreme Court yesterday.

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SC receives multiple petitions vs terror law

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the Anti-Terrorism Council would consult with officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on the implementation of the law.

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Palace: Anti-terror law not anti-Muslim

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4 hours ago - The world must stand in solidarity with Hong Kongers after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the semi-autonomous city, activist Joshua Wong sa...

7 hours ago - The MRT-3 will suspend its operations from Tuesday, July 7, the Department of Transportation announces. "The temporary shutdown will be undertaken to give...

8 hours ago - The Department of Health on Monday reports 2,099 new COVID-19 cases (841 "late" cases and 1,258 "fresh" cases) in the Philippines, brin...

8 hours ago - Chinese authorities on Monday detained a law professor who published essays criticising President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to co...

10 hours ago - Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla (Cavite) says he has gotten in touch with the National Bureau of Investigation over "cyber-bullying" against him and other ...

12 hours ago - The Philippine Coast Guard files criminal charges against the shipping company, master and officers of Hong Kong-flagged MV Vienna Wood more than a week after i...

12 hours ago - Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives file another petition against the anti-terrorism law before the Supreme Court. The lawma...

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The board will help determine lapses and improvements in operational procedures, PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said yesterday.

New PNP-AFP body to enhance operations, identify lapses

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However, budget carriers Cebu Pacific and AirAsia Philippines will not yet resume their commercial international services this month due to the low number of passengers given existing restrictions.

NAIA to resume international operations tomorrow

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â��I am expressing my full support to the recommendation of the Department of Health,â��Sen. Bong Go said.

Go backs 2020 as Year of Filipino Health Workers

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MRT-3 shuts down as 186 workers get COVID

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The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 will suspend operations beginning today after 14 more MRT-3 personnel tested positive for the...

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The police officer who shot dead retired Army soldier Winston Ragos at a quarantine checkpoint in Quezon City in April was...

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‘Modern jeeps could worsen virus transmission’

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The setback came as the WHO also reported more than 200,000 new cases globally of the disease for the first time in a single day. The United States accounted for 53,213 of the total 212,326 new cases recorded on Friday, the WHO said.

WHO halts malaria, HIV drugs in COVID trials

The World Health Organization said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir, in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 after the drugs failed to reduce mortality.

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Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto earlier warned that raising taxes in general â��is not a good ideaâ�� at this time, but conceded it may be needed to be imposed in the next months.

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With the fiscal deficit expected to widen and the government under pressure to give subsidies to distressed sectors, some senators are eyeing the imposition of taxes on so-called junk food to raise funds for easing the economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

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Of the 2,434 cases, 1,147 were fresh cases or test results released to patients within the last three days, while 1,287 were late cases or test results released to patients beyond four days.

DOH records biggest 1-day hike in COVID cases

The Department of Health yesterday reported 2,434 new coronavirus disease 2019 cases – the highest in a single day, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 44,254.

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Tarek El-Sheikh, UN secretary general representative and resident coordinator to Kuwait, highlighted the efforts being made designed to safeguard the rights of foreign residents and the campaign designed to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UN launches campaign vs xenophobia for migrants

The increase in xenophobic language directed toward migrants, including overseas Filipino workers , has prompted a group of jurists, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the Resident Coordinator to launch a media campaign countering xenophobic rhetoric falsely blaming the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 on migrant workers.

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Of the new cases, 39 are depot personnel and six are station employees, according to Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Libiran.

MRT-3 employees with COVID reach 172

Forty-five more personnel of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, bringing to 172 the number of MRT-3 workers infected with COVID-19, the Department of Transportation announced yesterday.

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