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A family stays in a classroom at Sto NiÃ±o Highschool in Marikina City as they finish the 14-day quarantine after four members of their family tested positive for COVID-19 on April 13, 2021. The City of Marikina implements an unorthodox method called "reverse isolation" where the uninfected family members are the ones being sent to isolation to avoid congestion of hospitals and quarantine facilities.

Coronavirus cases in Philippines hit 892,880 with 8,122 new infections

The Philippines on Wednesday recorded 8,122 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 892,880. Read more

This March 22, 2021 aerial photo shows Chinese vessels still present in the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea, well within the Philippine exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

Corporates join growing chorus vs. Chinese ships in Philippine reef

“We call on the Chinese authorities to respect the sovereignty of the Philippine and other neighboring countries...” eight business... Read more

A vial of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is pictured at a vaccination center in Pristina, Kosovo on April 13, 2021 as the government begins the country's vaccination rollout for people aged over 85 with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

New FDA guidelines on use of AstraZeneca jab seen out this week

Domingo said the World Health Organization, the National Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee and local vaccine experts said the vaccine’s... Read more

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Bottles of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine await transfer into syringes for administering at a vaccine rollout targeting immigrants and the undocumented in Los Angeles, California on March 25, 2021.

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FDA: Local experts discussing blood clot concerns over Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Meat stalls are empty at the Trabajo Market in Sampaloc, Manila as vendors take part in a pork holiday last February 8, the first day of a price ceiling imposition for pork and chicken in Metro Manila.

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17 House lawmakers seek to reverse Duterte's pork tariff cut

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1 hour ago - Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar slosh red paint in the streets to symbolize the blood spilled and more than 700 lives lost in a brutal military crackdown. ...

3 hours ago - Agents seized P680,000 worth of shabu from alleged drug trafficker Alsuhod Ahamad, who fell in an entrapment operation in Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi Tuesday. Juv...

4 hours ago - New Zealand will force banks to reveal the impact their investments have on climate change under world-first legislation intended to make the financial sector&#...

5 hours ago - Holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer will be "really difficult" given a spike in coronavirus infections across Japan, the head of the Toky...

6 hours ago - President Joe Biden agrees to address a joint session of Congress this month to mark 100 days in office as he grapples with critical issues including the c...

USS John C. Stennis underway in the South China Sea

7 hours ago - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin orders the filing of another diplomatic protest as NTF-WPS reports that 240 Chinese maritime militia vessels, claimed by ...

9 hours ago - Facebook's independent Oversight Board announces Tuesday it would start accepting requests to remove "harmful content" that users believe has...

20 hours ago - Top US health authorities recommended a "pause" in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine "out of an abundance of caution" as...

22 hours ago - Asian ride-hailing and financial services company Grab plans a Wall Street listing after merging with the investment fund Altimeter Capital Management in an ope...

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Athletes and officials from the Philippines march during the opening ceremony of the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan province, north of Manila on November 30, 2019.

SEAG training may depend on COVID-19 vaccine

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Queen Elizabeth returns to royal duties four days after her husband’s death -PA Media

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This undated file photo shows the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States

Beijing pays its UN dues, implies US should follow

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Commuters strictly follow IATF health protocols, including observing proper social distancing, while inside the trains and stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 and 2 on Sunday. April 11, 2021.

COVID-19 cases sa Pilipinas lumobo lagpas 892,000; patay nasa 15,447

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In this file photo taken on August 31, 2007 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L), Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (2L), Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) Prince Harry (2R) and Prince William (Back L) leave the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, at the Guards' Chapel, in London.

'I will miss my Grandpa': Princes William, Harry in emotional tributes to Prince Philip

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People physically inactive for at least two years before the pandemic were more likely to be hospitalized, to require intensive care, and to die, researchers reported Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Â

COVID-19 patients with sedentary habits more likely to die: study

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Young Team Lakay wards motivated by stable's 'world class' veterans

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This photo taken May 25, 2020 shows elderly inmates of the New Bilibid Prison who will undergo rapid test for COVID-19.

CHR calls on government to include inmates on priority vaccination list

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The entire episode was captured live by the media agency Colombo Gazette, through its YouTube channel, and was posted online.

Mrs. World arrested for snatching Mrs. Sri Lanka's crown

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Chinese vessels are seen anchored in a satellite image taken on March 23 at Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, around 320 km west of Bataraza in Palawan.

UNCLOS will collapse if Beijing succeeds in taking South China Sea — Carpio

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Saud Beach in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte was included in the list of 25 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World by internationalÂ travelÂ site,Â TravelÂ +Â Leisure.

Ilocos Norte’s Saud Beach hailed among ‘most beautiful beaches in the world’

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This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source via Facebook on April 14, 2021 shows a protester painting the symbols of the three finger salutes on the ground with red paint as part of a "bleeding strike" demonstration against the military coup in Shwebo in Myanmar's Sagaing region.

Myanmar protesters throw red paint in the streets as death toll mounts

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Europe-based fashion designer Joana Almagro

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COVID-19 fatality rate in Metro Manila climbs to 5.36% — OCTA

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Medical staff from the National Children's Hospital take part in a vigil to honour their fallen colleagues and call on the government to provide ample protection to frontline staff and the immediate release of their bonuses, in Quezon City on April 28, 2020.

DOH to check if health workers get regular COVID-19 testing

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Govt’s Chinese vaccine inept: just give us a fighting chance

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Science supposedly guides government’s pandemic response. Neither...

Ayuda, vaccine queues COVID super spreaders

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By all indications, another surge of cases of coronavirus disease...

Optics matter

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Even as early as now, those aspiring for public office are already...

Help for fine and fragile hair

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World Beijing pays its UN dues, implies US should follow 33 minutes ago Myanmar protesters throw red paint in the streets as death toll mounts US pauses J&J vaccine in blow to global immunization drive More World Articles	Business Corporates join growing chorus vs. Chinese ships in Philippine reef 49 minutes ago 17 House lawmakers seek to reverse Duterte's pork tariff cut Higher rental fees fail to buoy DoubleDragon REIT's profits More Business Articles	Sports SEAG training may depend on COVID-19 vaccine 26 minutes ago Canoe-kayak, triathlon, rowing bets begin hunt for Tokyo Olympic berth E-Gilas eyes to reassert might in FIBA Esports Open More Sports Articles
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This photo shows the procured 1 million doses of Sinovac being loaded into a Philippine Airlines plane, with its arrival expected by the afternoon of March 29

Duterte to allow private firms to import COVID-19 vaccines themselves

"I have ordered [Secretary Carlito] Galvez to sign any document that will allow the private sector to import (vaccines) at will," Duterte said.

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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte leads the distribution of food and sanitation items at Barangay Marilag, where one of the 44 confirmed COVID-19 infections came from, on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Belmonte also visited Barangay Escopa 1 and Barangay Escopa 2 as part of the relief operation while residents observe strict home quarantine measures.

QC Mayor Belmonte tests positive for COVID-19 anew

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An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020. The P4 epidemiological laboratory was built in co-operation with French bio-industrial firm Institut Merieux and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The facility is among a handful of labs around the world cleared to handle Class 4 pathogens (P4) - dangerous viruses that pose a high risk of person-to-person transmission.

The Wuhan lab at the heart of the 'extremely unlikely' leak theory

WHO researchers concluded that it was "extremely unlikely" that the COVID-19 originated in a top-security lab in the ground-zero Chinese city.

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Frontliners get inoculated with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during the continuation of vaccination for health workers and frontliners at Marikina Sports Complex on March 24, 2021.

DOH identifies comorbidities to be prioritized for COVID-19 inoculation

In the Philippines, there are 14.5 million people living with comorbidities.

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Frontliners get inoculated with Aztrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine during the continuation of vaccination for health workers and frontliners at Marikina Sports Complex on March 24, 2021.

House to quiz FDA on barring use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin vs COVID-19

To recall, the country's Food and Drug Administration, an attached bureau of the Department of Health, has barred the use of the parasite medication for the prevention and treatment of the coronavirus.

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