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Senior citizens with comorbidity and frontliners line up at Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon City during the continuation of inoculation of Sinovac vaccine on April, 14, 2021.

10,098 new COVID-19 cases as 'NCR Plus' marks first week of MECQ

Health authorities on Sunday logged 10,098 fresh COVID-19 cases, a week after the 'NCR Plus' bubble shifted to a less stricter quarantine st... Read more

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) sets up a tent to serve as the receiving area for medical workers to screen possible COVID-19 patients in Quezon City on April 2, 2020.

Palace: Takeover of hotels for use as COVID-19 facilities only as a last resort

More than 3,000 beds have been added to the NCR Plus healthcare capacity during the two-week imposition of ECQ, officials have reported but the... Read more

Composite photo shows a forest ranger and the Cleopatra's Needle Critical Habitat in Palawan.

Art raffle raises funds for forest rangers in Philippines' biggest critical habitat

The COVID-19 pandemic is making it harder for forest rangers to protect one of the country’s last wild places and the species that inhabit... Read more

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President Rodrigo Duterte in a face mask is seen talking to troops in his July 2020 visit to the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City

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DND, AFP dismiss rumors of military officers' withdrawal of support for Duterte

Vice President Leni Robredo leads the graduation ceremony of the five-day basic motorcycle preventative maintenance training in Kamuning, Quezon City on February 3, 2021.

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Check pandemic response reports vs actual situation, Robredo urges gov't

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USS John C. Stennis underway in the South China Sea

2 hours ago - The Department of National Defense denounces as "irresponsible propaganda" social media posts claiming that retired and active military officers have ...

3 hours ago - A young Yemeni student in Baguio City is in deep trouble after he was caught with drugs inside a lodge he rented for two days. Bahbry Turki Sultan Mohammed Bah...

4 hours ago - A ranking leader of a local terror group, tagged in all deadly bombings in central Mindanao in the past six years, and five followers surrendered Saturday. Abu...

7 hours ago - St. Luke's Medical Center hospitals in Taguig and in Quezon City are at full capacity for COVID-19 patients, SLMC says Sunday morning. It says that aside f...

21 hours ago - The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,000,955 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources comp...

22 hours ago - PAGASA says Typhoon Bising has slighty accelerated and intensified while moving west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea. At 4:00 p.m. Saturday, t...

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Police officers take cover as they clash with protesters after an officer shot and killed a black man in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 11,2021. Protests broke out April 11, 2021 night after US police fatally shot a young Black man in a suburb of Minneapolis -- where a former police officer is currently on trial for the murder of George Floyd. Hundreds of people gathered outside the police station in Brooklyn Center, northwest of Minneapolis. Police fired teargas and flash bangs at the demonstrators, according to an AFP videojournalist at the scene.

Journalists say police mistreated them during Minnesota protests

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Members of the Manila Police District are deployed at Barangay 351 in Sta. Cruz, Manila to strictly implement the localized lockdown with the help of barangay officials on Thursday midnight, March 11, 2021.

DOH records more cases of coronavirus variants

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Cray keen on clinching Olympic hurdles berth

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Ramon Ang: No endorsement of potential Pacquiao presidential run

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GAB suspends Mindanao leg of VisMin Cup after controversy

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Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against the Golden State Warriors on April 17, 2021 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tatum, Curry battle as Celtics win over Warriors

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- APRIL 17: Jordan Clarkson #00 of the Utah Jazz handles the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 17, 2021 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California.

With Mitchell sidelined, Jazz fall to Lakers in overtime

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Yuka Saso of the Philippines plays her second shot on the second hole during the final round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship at Kapolei Golf Club on April 17, 2021 in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Ko takes the crown, Saso settles for joint sixth in Lotte Championship

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This satellite image shows Typhoon Bising, the second storm to enter the country this 2021

'Bising' maintains strength as it moves toward Sorsogon

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Miko Eala lone bright spot anew for Penn State vs Michigan

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SBP President Al Panlilio (L) said that the federation will likely also slap sanctions on the teams involved in the VisMin Super Cup controversy that made headlines this week

SBP investigating VisMin Cup controversy too, sanctions to be handed down

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A St. Luke's Medical Center branch at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

St. Luke's BGC, Quezon City at full capacity for COVID-19 patients

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Vice President Leni Robredo says she was with her close-in security in the car, in the elevator and in the office almost every day last week.

Robredo on self-quarantine as bodyguard gets COVID-19

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Galvez hits hoarding of limited vaccines

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â��Use regular vessels please, iron hulls come well within the definition of a public vessel whose sinking triggers the mutual defense treaty clear as crystal,â�� Locsin said in response to a video of a patrol mission released by the PGC.

DFA chief lauds PCG’s ‘serious patrolling’ in West Philippine Sea

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According to DOLE Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay, they are now preparing for the conduct of virtual job fairs to give job seekers an opportunity for employment.

DOLE eyes virtual job fairs

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Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, said troopers of the 4th Light Reaction Company (LRC) swooped down on an encampment of Abu Sayyaf gunmen under Mudzrimar â��Mundiâ�� Sawadjaan at 10:45 p.m in Barangay Igasan, Patikul.

Troops kill Egyptian bomber, 2 Abu Sayyaf in Sulu clash

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PEOPLE OF THE YEAR AWARDEES: PeopleAsia magazine honors extraordinary people in extraordinary times. (Top, from left) Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, Vice President Leni Robredo and Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto. (Second row) UP-PGH director Dr. Gerardo â��Gapâ�� Legaspi, Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. chief finance officer Chaye Cabal Revilla and Pilipinas Shell president/ CEO Cesar Romero. (Third row) Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla, iFern president/ CEO Tommanny Tan, AC Energy president/CEO Eric Francia and The Philippine STAR editor-in-chief Ana Marie Pamintuan.

Frontliners hailed at PeopleAsia awards

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Experts: No need to take BP, heart rate in vaccination screening

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In a statement yesterday morning, the MMDA cited the OCTA Research Groupâ��s report released on April 16 that several cities in Metro Manila had downward trends in new COVID-19 cases, as the reproduction number in the capital region dropped to 1.16 from 1.19 the earlier week.

MMDA: Strict health measures led to COVID-19 dip

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The lobby of Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center in Marikina City is jam-packed with people as patients seek medical checkup on March 19, 2021.

No significant evidence Ivermectin can help vs COVID-19, WHO warns

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.

DOH to include antigen test results in 'NCR Plus' COVID-19 count

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 sign is placed at the emergency entrance of the Makati Medical Center in Makati City as the private hospital reaches full capacity for the COVID-19 cases on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

'Very basic' hospital command center setup leaves it unreachable amid COVID-19 surge

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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

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