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At a public briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the suspension may last for only two weeks as they are waiting for the recommendations of the World Heath Organization and local experts.

AstraZeneca jabs may resume after 2 weeks

Amid renewed apprehension over COVID-19 vaccinations, the Department of Health assured the public yesterday that the suspension of the AstraZeneca... Read more

The OCTA Research Group made the recommendation as MalacaÃ±ang cancelled yesterday its scheduled announcement on whether to end or extend the ECQ for the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus bubble. Aside from NCR or Metro Manila, the provinces under ECQ, which expires today, are Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan.

ECQ working, but 1 week extension needed – experts

Experts are pushing for a one-week extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in order to maintain the... Read more

This Oct. 3, 2019 satellite photo shows the repair of the runway and the construction of a new beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea.

Only 32 Chinese vessels left in West Philippine Sea reef – DND chief

Only 32 Chinese vessels remain stationed around Julian Felipe Reef, but the Philippines will continue to demand their withdrawal, Defense Secretary... Read more

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The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed a cooperation agreement with the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines to enable closer cooperation between higher education institutions and local government units in addressing the pandemic.

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17 colleges, universities offer facilities as vaccination centers

Villar, whose business empire has expanded since 2016 with bigger telecommunications and water businesses, has overtaken the usual crop of Spanish-Mestizo and Filipino-Chinese billionaires on the list and leads 17 tycoons in the country who made it to the latest Forbes global billionaires roster.

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Villar still richest among Pinoy billionaires

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12 hours ago - A security official says the Tawi-Tawi provincial government has declared the Abu Sayyaf group and all criminal syndicate groups persona non grata in the i...

13 hours ago - Baguio City’s health care utilization is now in critical level following the recent surge in COVID-19 cases over the past several weeks. Baguio City...

14 hours ago - The Department of Health registers 12,674 new cases, bringing the national caseload to 853,209. Active cases: 190,245 or 22.3% of the total R...

15 hours ago - Military guns will be fired across Britain and sporting events will fall silent on Saturday as part of worldwide tributes to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth I...

17 hours ago - A military official says joint security forces recovered an improvised explosive device in a raid Thursday against suspected Daulah Islamiyah target and fo...

19 hours ago - The Milk Tea Alliance has formally sent an open letter to various United Nations and ASEAN bodies and their member-states to demand that they act firmly an...

21 hours ago - Europe's stuttering vaccine rollout faces multiple hurdles as EU regulators say they were reviewing side effects of the Johnson & Johnson shot...

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MVP supports Philippines-China friendly

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Gilas Pilipinas during the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Bahrain.

SBP assures players’ safety

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ABAP consultant sees gold in Tokyo

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Young Indian GM shines

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Lapu-Lapu triumphs

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Marker for De las Alas

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Tokyo tightens up on COVID-19 measures

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Rose keeps one-shot lead at masters

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FDA license sought to test Ivermectin in Philippines

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DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire

DOH probing labs closed on Holy Week

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Rabiya Mateo, 2020 Miss Universe Philippines

Rabiya off to Florida for Miss U pageant

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Image shared by Sen. Bong Go yesterday shows President Duterte jogging at the MalacaÃ±ang grounds.

Duterte jogs, hops on motorcycle amid health rumors

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Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died at the age of 99 on Friday.

Palace extends condolences to Queen Elizabeth

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â��I am now admitted in a hospital for COVID treatment,â�� Roque said, appealing to the public not to be lax when it comes to fighting the virus.

Roque hospitalized anew for COVID-19

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â��We assure our countrymen that we will have enough food on our table during the rest of the year,â�� Agriculture Secretary William Dar said during a virtual meeting of the Task Group on Food Security of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Friday.

DA: Enough food supply until end of the year

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The figure brings the total number of COVID-positive rail personnel to 630 last Thursday, up from 536 the previous day, the DOTr said. The mass testing started on March 29.

94 more railway workers get COVID-19

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A total of 42 PNP personnel have succumbed to the virus since the COVID-19 pandemic started last year.

2 more PNP personnel die of virus

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â��My father is stable, he is still on a high flow of oxygen support but the ventilator was removed (last Friday) and he will start on exercise today to speed up his recovery,â�� Jinggoy said in a radio interview.

Erap in high spirits – Jinggoy

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â��Nurses and doctors that I know and have talked to, 100 percent of them have been vaccinated,â�� Olivarez said.

Nearly 15% of Parañaque health workers cool to vaccine

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I was extremely pleased to learn that a number of Filipino-Americans...

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There are so many critical events in Asia today that have global...

Leadership in the midst of change and uncertainty

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It came as a surprise. While it took me more than a year to revamp,...

Desperate times

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Click at first sight

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Love sometimes happens at first sight and more than that happened...

A bad deal

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CNN, my former employer, found itself in the middle of a furious...

Of names and typologies

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My name is supposed to be Dimas, after the Catholic saint on the...

Leadership and humor

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A young naval student was being put through the paces by an old...

FLI sees rosy future

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What Goes Around Comes Around and 2 stories to lift your spirits

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Allowing the use of Ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19 could lead to "false confidence" for those who take it, the World Health Organization's representative to the country said Tuesday.

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A health worker in protective clothes holds a Covid-19 antigen test on the novel coronavirus on September 23, 2020 in Vienna, on the sidelines of the Austrian Media Days.

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Antigen test results for COVID-19 in the 'NCR Plus' area will now be included in the Philippines' overall count of infections, the Department of Health said Tuesday.

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A command center created to refer COVID-19 patients to hospitals has apparently been unreachable at times during the current surge in cases due to its “very basic” setup.

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The cash came from the issuance of 3-year Samurai bonds to investors, the Bureau of the Treasury said. The papers were charged with zero coupon, which means the government will not be paying interest for borrowing.

Philippines raises over P24 billion from Samurai bonds

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A health worker holds up a vial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccinations for health workers at a hospital in Manila on March 1, 2021.

No PhilHealth ID Number? You can still be vaccinated vs COVID-19

Memorandum 2021-0099 of the health department states that potential vaccine recipients must register using their unique identifiers. The PhilHealth ID Number is one of them.

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