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A health worker arranges the medical tent at Go Belmonte Super Health Center and Lying-in Clinic in Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City on April 14, 2021.

Hospitals in NCR Plus commit more ICU beds

Hospitals in the National Capital Region Plus have vowed to allocate additional intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients, but it remains... Read more

A gardener trims plants in the courtyard of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat building in Jakarta on April 20, 2021, ahead of the ASEAN Summit on April 24.

Myanmar summit a test for ASEAN's credibility: Thailand

Leaders and foreign ministers from the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations are set to hold talks on the mounting Myanmar crisis... Read more

â��The President will not personally attend but Iâ��m sure that our Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be there,â�� presidential spokesman Harry Roque said at a press briefing. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has been designated Philippine special envoy to the summit on Saturday.

Duterte skipping ASEAN summit on Myanmar

President Duterte won’t be able to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Jakarta, Indonesia this weekend,... Read more

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Sand covers a discarded face mask on a beach.

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Earth Day: Dispose of face masks properly

Twenty-six percent of the 2,400 respondents of Pulse Asiaâ��s February 2021 Ulat sa Bayan survey said they would support a presidential bid of Duterte if the elections were held during the survey period last Feb. 22 to March 3.

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Sara top pick for president, Isko for VP – Pulse

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(FILES) This file photograph taken on March 11, 2021, shows vials of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine and a figurine taken in a studio in Paris.

WHO jab experts want more AstraZeneca clot data from outside Europe

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In this file photo taken on February 25, 2021 US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during the daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC.

US says China's coercion takes 'tremendous toll' on Australia

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(From left) Vice President Leni Robredo, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Deputy House Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero.

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Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez (top) holds a virtual meeting with Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, governor general of The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Romualdez presents credentials to Saint Kitts and Nevis

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The Philippines fell two notches in the World Press Freedom Index, the fourth time it got a lower ranking on the list. It ranked 138th out of 180 countries this year, lower than its 136th ranking last year, according to a report released by press watchdog Reporters Without Borders

Palace downplays dip in press freedom rank

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Vaccination impact seen by November – Galvez

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In a study published by the Oxford University Press Public Health Emergency Collection, Cebu-based researchers Melona Deguma and Jabin Deguma cited how the manufacturing of fake tests exists in countries like the Philippines.

Crackdown vs fake COVID-19 tests, vaccine certificates sought

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â��The Palace confirms President Rodrigo Roa Duterteâ��s appointment of Mr. Karl Kendrick Chua as the Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority,â�� presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a statement.

Chua named NEDA chief

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GT Foundation Inc. and Metrobank Foundation Inc. kept the tradition of gift-giving alive with Bags of Blessing even amid the pandemic. Photo shows a beneficiary receiving a food package at a supermarket Manila which served as one of the distribution sites in NCR.

GT Foundation completes 2021 Bags of Blessing; 18K families reached

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â��This Bayanihan 3 is being discussed now in Congress and the Senate. So, of course, we will support this to the extent the government can afford and also as long as this will really help [address] the problems,â�� Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said yesterday during the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) Pre-Summit Dialogue.

DTI backs passage of Bayanihan 3

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Dousing cold water on rumors that he was endorsing boxing champion and Sen. Manny Pacquiao as president or anyone in next yearâ��s polls, Ang said he was not endorsing any candidate.

Businessmen urged: Don’t meddle in politics

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Top PNPA graduate vows not to succumb to corruption

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SEA vaccination rollout: Philippine ranks 4th

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‘Malasakit looks out for citizens needing medical aid’

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Empty major thoroughfares in Manila are seen as the "NCR Plus" bubble starts to implement the 6 p.m. early curfew in line with the enhanced community quarantine on Monday night, March 29, 2021.

Active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines at 165,715 as DOH logs 12,576 new infections

(Updated 4:25 p.m.) The Philippines on Saturday recorded 12,576 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 784,043.

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This handout satellite imagery taken on March 23, 2021 and received on March 25 from Maxar Technologies shows Chinese vessels anchored at the Whitsun Reef, around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Bataraza in Palawan in the South China Sea. Chinese vessels gathered near a disputed reef in the South China Sea are "fishing boats" sheltering from poor weather, the foreign ministry said March 22, a day after the Philippines described their presence as an incursion.

In forceful statement, Lorenzana repeats demand for Chinese vessels to leave West Philippine Sea

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reiterated Saturday his demand for Chinese vessels to leave the West Philippine Sea, saying they have “no other reason” to stay in the hotly contested waters.

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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.

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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Angeli Valenciano survives COVID-19

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

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After more than 100 of its employees contracted COVID-19, the Philippine Orthopedic Center on Saturday announced that it would be halting some of its services.

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