Metro Manila mayors will not recommend quarantine status in the region. Still, they will leave the decision to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) …
The identity of Afghan nationals still needs to be evaluated before the Philippines can accept them as refugees, the Department of Justice (DOJ) clarified yesterday. “If Afghan nationals do arrive …
Yesterday, the Department of Health (DOH) warned consumers to buy UV lights (ultraviolet) against COVID-19 because many of those sold, especially in online stores, are not effective against coronavirus. The …
If the medical adviser of the National Task Force against COVID-19 is asked, the National Capital Region, which is now on the strictest ECQ, could be shifted to the modified …
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen Guillermo Eleazar apologized for his pressure on the Commission on Audit (COA) to release audit reports to the public, even though the commission has …
Tropical Depression Isang enters the Philippine Areas of Responsibility as it moves northwestward over the Philippine Sea. The center of Tropical Depression “ISANG” was estimated based on all available data …
Aside from vaccination, one of the visible ways to control the spread of COVID-19 is to continue adherence to health protocols. Health spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire also recommends wearing a …
Some local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have admitted that the implementation of enhanced community quarantine is now more lenient. It is noteworthy that even though Manila is now …
The COVID-19 ward of Batangas Medical Center is also filling up in the face of the increasing number of patients rushed to the hospital, similar to that in some parts …
Nearly three out of ten Filipinos do not have access to the COVID vaccination site, according to an SWS survey of 1,200 adult Filipinos from June 23 to 26. As …
According to data gathered and analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group, most of those who develop severe and critical COVID-19 are those who have not been vaccinated. According …
At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III promised to seek funding for the frontliners’ special risk allowance (SRA). “Certainly, we will look into freeing up some …
He said President Rodrigo Duterte’s anger at the Commission on Audit (COA) over its report to the Department of Health (DOH) on the questionable spending of more than P60 billion …
The Commission on Audit (COA) continues to issue audit reports amid pandemic and criticism from President Rodrigo Duterte. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) was one of the agencies flagged …
It is estimated that more than P4.5 million worth or 12,000 COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits were recovered by police and Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel during an entrapment operation …
“MAY HIMALA (THERE IS A MIRACLE)!” This is what Comedy Concert Queen Ai Ai delas Alas said after her son survived the accident yesterday. The Kapuso comedienne shared on her …
Kapuso host Maine Mendoza said she is not tolerating her boyfriend, actor Arjo Atayde who left Baguio City despite being tested positive for COVID-19. “Hello! I am not ‘tolerating’ him, …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that foreigners currently abroad who are hired to work in the Philippines by employers based here will soon be allowed to pre-apply their work …
Looking at the data, Region XI (Davao Region) got the largest allocation, hitting 41.95 million out of the total P160.08 million questionable fund allocation of NTF-ELCAC. Duterte is from Davao …
After the Commission on Audit’s (COA) controversial visit to the “deficiencies” of the Department of Health concerning their P67.3 billion COVID-19 response funds, another agency now questioned by the commission- …
Following the funds noticed by the Commission on Audit (COA) in various government agencies in recent days, progressive lawmakers are also investigating some of the government’s “savings” that President Rodrigo …
Actor Arjo Atayde and nine others test positive for COVID-19 during filming in Baguio. Here’s the full statement of Feelmaking Productions Inc.: “Arjo Atayde tested positive for COVID-19 as shooting …
Four nurses from Maria L. Eleazar Memorial General Hospital in Tagkawayan, Quezon, were sent to the Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital in Bacoor, Cavite, to address the need for health workers. …
Local government units (LGUs) in Laguna have already received funding from the national government to assist those affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In Pakil town, 4 distribution teams, …
According to an official, entrepreneurs are pushing to allow fully vaccinated individuals inside malls and restaurants after Aug. 20. This is while awaiting the decision of the pandemic task force …
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced it would not extend the deadline for voter registration on September 30, 2021. However, Comelec will extend the registration hours. “The en Banc — …