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MANILA, Philippines — Invoking public anger, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday trained his sights on the two dominant telecommunication companies in the country and warned them to shape up by December or face expropriation. In his fifth…
MANILA, Philippines — Many of the mild COVID-19 patients who were given virgin coconut oil (VCO) as part of a treatment trial have been sent home from the hospital, according to Secretary Fortunato dela Peña of the…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has vouched for beleaguered Health Secretary Francisco Duque III amid an Ombudsman investigation of his handling of the coronavirus response, saying he would stake his reputation that there was no corruption…
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the government would still consider health above all amid the new coronavirus health crisis after a Catholic Church official appealed for looser restrictions on religious activities. Bishop Broderick Pabillo had called on…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is close to lifting the purchase limits it had set on certain items during the quarantine, as the economy reopens and the supply of goods becomes stable.…
Extending the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila and Cebu City or placing these cities on modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) are among the options that President Duterte is considering before he makes an announcement on…
The Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases has put back restrictions on the movement of people in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Under the latest amendments to its guidelines, the movement of persons in…
MANILA, Philipppines — No, unkempt hair will no longer be part of the new normal after barbershops and salons are allowed to reopen, at reduced capacity, beginning June 7. But presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the prohibitions…
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has directed the government body leading the new coronavirus disease response to include five million households in the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program, which provides cash assistance to low-income families to…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will study how barbershops and salons can carry out their services amid the health crisis over the new coronavirus to determine if they would be allowed to…
MANILA, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on Saturday eased some quarantine restrictions to allow more businesses to resume full operations, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque said in a statement…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy to extend the price freeze on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene products to ease the burden of the enhanced community quarantine on Filipinos. Gatchalian…
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