Duterte: Payment of OFW’s PhilHealth premiums ‘voluntary’

Krissy Aguilar 05/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered PhilHealth to make the payment of premiums of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to be voluntary, Malacañang said Monday. “Una sa lahat, ipinapaalam po namin sa inyo na nagissue ng…

Duterte to lift lockdown once COVID-19 vaccine is found

DJ Yap - Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/25/2020

The enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and other at-risk regions will be lifted once a working vaccine is developed, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. “I am telling you: The moment this vaccine is out, I…

School opening moved to September in GCQ areas

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 04/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to move the opening of the next school year to September in areas placed…

Duterte increases COVID-19 vaccine bounty to P50 M

Darryl John Esguerra 04/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has raised to P50 million the reward to any Filipino who will come up with a vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019  (COVID-19). In taped public address aired Friday morning, Duterte…

Duterte threatens to declare martial law, condemns Reds’ atrocities

Krissy Aguilar 04/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that he might declare martial law should lawlessness involving the communist rebels continue. The President made the warning in a public address aired Friday as he lamented the killing…

Duterte calls for unity with Muslims on Ramadan

04/24/2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has called for unity and solidarity amid the pandemic “regardless of faith or creed” as Filipino Muslims begin today the holy month of Ramadan. In his message, the President also urged Muslims to turn…

BREAKING: Duterte offers P10M reward to any Filipino who discovers COVID-19 vaccine

Krissy Aguilar 04/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will give a P10 million reward to the person who will discover a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Tuesday. “Unang una, dahil nga po public enemy po itong…

White House: Trump, Duterte teaming up vs COVID-19 menace

Christia Marie Ramos 04/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump agreed to work together to defeat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic during their phone conversation over the weekend. According to a statement from the White…

Duterte wants DOH to probe 9 hospitals for turning away patients

Darryl John Esguerra 04/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to investigate nine hospitals allegedly refusing the admission of patients due to supposed overcrowding caused by the influx of COVID-19 patients. In…

Duterte warns of ‘martial law-like’ lockdown to curb surge of ECQ violations

Krissy Aguilar 04/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday warned the public he would order the military and police to enforce “martial law-like” lockdown measures as violators of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) continue to rise. The President made…

Duterte: No gov’t aid for lockdown violators

Darryl John Esguerra 04/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said violators of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine will not receive government assistance. The President said this as he ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)…

Duterte to Asean: Prepare for future outbreaks, COVID-19 won’t be the last

Darryl John Esguerra 04/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday called on the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to prepare for future outbreaks as he noted that COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic the…

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