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This handout photo taken April 14, 2021, and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) April 15, Philippine coast guard personnel aboard rubber boats and displaying a Philippine flag, patrol past Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippine Sea.

University professors reject 'asserting sovereignty constitutes war' argument on West Philippine Sea

"We reject the argument that asserting our sovereignty, protecting our fisherfolk and managing and protecting our own natural resources constitutes... Read more

Satellite image shows Typhoon Bising (international name: Surigae)

Typhoon Bising to dump 'moderate to heavy rain' in Bicol region, Eastern Visayas

PAGASA said the typhoon is expected to maintain its current intensity in the next 12 to 24 hours before gradually weakening throughout the remainder... Read more

A patient is brought to the Amang Rodriguez Hospital in Marikina City on March 30, 2021.

DOH to private hospitals: Admit more COVID-19 patients

Private hospitals are mandated to expand and accommodate the soaring number of COVID-19 patients, the Department of Health said as Undersecretary... Read more

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This photo was taken during the inoculation of senior citizens with comorbidity and frontliners at Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon City during the continuation of administration of Sinovac vaccine on April, 14, 2021.

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SC calls on Judiciary officials, staff to register for A4 vaccination priority group

This photo taken on April 6, 2021 shows a man wearing personal protective equipment walking into a makeshift ward built for COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Manila. More contagious variants of the coronavirus have been blamed for a record surge in infections in Metro Manila that has overwhelmed hospitals and sent the national capital region into lockdown.

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LIVE updates: COVID-19 in the Philippines 2021

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1 hour ago - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Sunday that the federal government will send resources and support to Ontario, the province battling a wor...

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16 hours ago - High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters called for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a ...

USS John C. Stennis underway in the South China Sea

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

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22 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...

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Satellite image ng bagyong "Bising" 250 kilometro silangan hilagangsilangan ng Virac, Catanduane kaninang 4 a.m., ayon sa PAGASA

8 na lugar sa Luzon, Visayas Signal no. 2 dahil sa Typhoon Bising

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A health worker arranges oxygen cylinders that are being used for Covid-19 coronavirus patients at a private hospital in Allahabad on April 18, 2021.

Growing calls for more oxygen, beds as India virus crisis deepens

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This Oct. 28, 2020 photo shows Malawi Labour Minister Ken Kandodo.

Malawi president fires minister over COVID-19 funds

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Saso banks P2.6 million for joint 6th

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MRT-3 commuters at North Ave. Station enter a train coach on Sept. 14, 2020.

642 more variant cases detected

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A health workers conducts a supplemental immunization in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City on February 3, 2021.

WTO, WHO: Unequal distribution of vaccines ‘morally unconscionable’

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Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Senate committee on banks and financial institutions, broached the idea of a â��one Filipino, one bank account,â�� which he said would also help ensure prompt, contactless, and graft-free financial assistance to beneficiaries of various government and private aid programs.

Senator wants mandatory bank accounts for Pinoys

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Residents of Batasan Hills in Quezon City line up to receive their financial assistance from the government on the second day of distribution on April 8, 2021.

COVID-19 cases nearing 1 million

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Senators seek faster, safer vaccination procedures

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â��There is nothing more basic than food, especially in a pandemic. If corruption infects the Department of Agriculture that should be at the forefront of food security efforts, it goes beyond human conscience,â�� Lacson told dzBB.

‘Corruption in DA threatens food security’

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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

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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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

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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