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Residents of Batasan Hills in Quezon CIty line up to receive their financial assistance from the national government on April 7, 2021.

DILG: Ayuda distribution at 81%

An estimated 81 percent of the P22.9 billion in lockdown assistance has been paid out to beneficiaries in the National Capital Region Plus bubble,... Read more

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said local chief executives or LCEs may face sanctions for dereliction of duty if they fail to strictly impose quarantine guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Local execs face raps for mass gatherings

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has warned local chief executives that they will be held liable for violations of minimum health protocols... Read more

Secretary to the Cabinet Karlo Nograles said there is a need to balance public health with the economy and fight hunger, especially in MECQ areas that include the National Capital Region Plus bubble.

IATF eyes industries to be reopened in MECQ areas

The government is willing to further reopen some industries in areas under modified enhanced community quarantine to allow more people to work... Read more

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A policeman wearing a body camera checks a motorcyclistâ��s papers at a checkpoint in Barangay Oranbo in Pasig City on November 30, 2017.

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‘No body cameras for 1,400 cops for lack of funds’

People wearing masks walk under the rain on June 13, 2020.

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7,174 new cases; OCTA sees downward trend

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12 hours ago - World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said Sunday he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be "a beacon of hope and optimism", despite i...

14 hours ago - The Department of Health logs 7,174 new coronavirus cases, bringing the Philippines' tally to 1,101,990. Recoveries: 9,197 new; 1,022,224 total Dea...

15 hours ago - A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, foll...

18 hours ago - New Zealand health officials cleared the way for quarantine-free flights to resume to Sydney Sunday as fears of a Covid-19 outbreak in New South Wales eased.&nb...

19 hours ago - A shooting in New York's bustling Times Square on Saturday injured a four-year-old girl and two women, in the latest incident of gun violence in the city, p...

20 hours ago - New Covid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one of the world's worst outbreaks, as EU pressure mounted on Washington to...

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Among these churches are the Manila Cathedral, Quiapo Church and the San Fernando de Dilao Parish in Paco, Manila.

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Deputy Speakers Mikee Romero and Bernadette Herrera specifically called out the governmentâ��s health managers on the need to improve the vaccination rollout, contact tracing and bed capacity of hospitals.

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A nurse holds a vial of a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Hospital Posta Central in Santiago, on January 15, 2021.

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Mothers receive roses and food items at a community pantry in Barangay Fairview, Quezon City yesterday.

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Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the DOLE is committed to deliver employment programs to workers affected by the pandemic.

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Bureau of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero authorized members of the BOC Intelligence and Investigation Service assigned at the Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port to conduct the operations.

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In a reassignment order dated May 8, Special Action Force chief Maj. Gen. Bernabe Balba has been transferred to the Visayas Directorate for Integrated Police Operations. He would be replaced by Calabarzon police director Brig. Gen. Felipe Natividad.

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Senators urge PhilHealth to cover hospital tent fees amid reports of overcharging

Six senators on Saturday asked the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to swiftly amend its policy on hospital tent coverage following reports that patients were paying P1,000 per hour because the state-run agency would not cover their temporary stay.

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Kapamilya singer Gary Valenciano’s wife Angeli has recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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