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Women wearing face masks and shields have their nails treated in Taytay, Rizal on August 11, 2020.

COVID-19 infections in Philippines now over 143,000 with 4,444 new cases

(Updated 4:21 p.m.) The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 741,000 people worldwide with 20.29 million infected. Read more

This undated photo shows members lining up for PhilHealth benefits at an unnamed hospital.

PhilHealth execs cite health issues as House panels seek bank secrecy waivers

PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales was the first to exit after already begging off being physically present at a separate Senate... Read more

This handout picture taken on August 6, 2020 and provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund shows the vaccine against the coronavirus disease, developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology.

US health chief casts doubt on Russia's vaccine trials

"This is not a race to be first," US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters during a teleconference hosted by the US Asia... Read more

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According to DepEd, more than 8.8 million parents chose modular learning as their preferred distance learning modality for the upcoming school year, with only 3.3 million opting for online learning.

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DepEd urged to postpone reopening of classes, consider regional resumptions

Screenshot shows a press briefing held at the Quezon City Police District headquarters in Camp Caringal.

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QCPD acknowledges body that widow identified days ago is Randy Echanis'

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2 hours ago - Health authorities and the local Inter Agency Task Force say that the number of COVID-19 infections in Zamboanga peninsula region is nearing a thousand. ...

4 hours ago - The Department of Health confirms 4,444 additional cases of the coronavirus disease. The Philippines now has a total of 143,749 COVID-19 infections. ...

5 hours ago - Following Russia's announcement that it has supposedly developed a COVID-19 vaccine, the United States says it is not "a race to be first." Notin...

6 hours ago - Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for grocery and department store workers. After requiring employees of banks to be tes...

7 hours ago - Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific says it lost HK$9.9 billion (US$1.27 billion) in the first half of this year, making it the latest major airline to reveal...

9 hours ago - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announces it will allot P20 million from its 2020 internal income for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines once&...

13 hours ago - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been released from police custody, over a day after being detained under a sweeping security law imposed by China...

13 hours ago - The death toll from Beirut's massive August 4 explosion has climbed to 171, a health ministry spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. The new figure, up from 160, c...

13 hours ago - White House hopeful Joe Biden names Kamala Harris as his running mate, a landmark pick that puts the senator from California in contention to bec...

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This undated photo shows Chinese survey vessel Xiang Yang Hong 9. Another ship of this type, Xiang Yang Hong 15, was recently tracked in Philippine exclusive economic zone near Recto Bank. These types of ships are used for oceanographic survey.

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According to MarineTraffic, the Chinese research ship departed Guangzhou, China on July 22 and arrived in the area of Recto Bank on August 6.

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Philippines loses opportunity to improve capabilities in opting out of South China Sea drills — analyst

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