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NCR Plus reopens further despite high coronavirus positivity rate

Metro Manila, along with Cavite, Rizal and Bulacan, further reopened Saturday despite the positivity rate in the capital region hovering way above... Read more

COVID-19 deaths in the Philippines top 19,000

Health authorities on Saturday recorded 6,739 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 1,138,187. Read more

3 contract COVID-19 after close contact with OFW infected with variant from India

It is not yet clear if the three persons are also carriers of the variant from India which has been classified as being "of concern" by the World... Read more

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OCTA sees 30% cut in average new COVID-19 cases daily in Metro Manila

Gov’t aiming for herd immunity in Metro Manila by November 27 — Galvez

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DFA repatriates another 155 Filipinos from China

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The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday said it brought home another 155 Filipinos who were previously stranded...

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‘Designation as terrorist can’t be ground for arrest’

By Robertzon Ramirez | 17 hours ago

The Department of Justice defended yesterday the decision of the Anti-Terrorism Council to designate at least 29 individuals...

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NCR Plus voter listup resumes May 17

By Robertzon Ramirez | 17 hours ago

Voter registration in the National Capital Region and its neighboring provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna, also...

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Government readies extraction of 300 OFWs from Israel

By Sheila Crisostomo | 17 hours ago

The Department of Labor and Employment is preparing to deploy a rapid response team to help overseas Filipino workers in...

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DepEd to review policies on public school districting

By Janvic Mateo | 17 hours ago

The Department of Education has created a national technical working group to review and revise the current policies involving...

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

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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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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Contact tracing in Philippines, inadequate from the start, has deteriorated

"Only members of the household are being contact-traced. So, technically, there’s no contact tracing."

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'ECQ Plus?' IATF meets on Saturday, but Roque says extension is 'last resort'

The government’s coronavirus task force will meet on Saturday to discuss whether the Enhanced Community Quarantine status of Metro Manila and four nearby provinces will be extended.

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