Philippines’ COVID-19 cases nearing the 23,000-mark

Darryl John Esguerra 06/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported 518 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, for a total of 22,992. Of the new cases, 280 were “fresh” or those patients whose test results were…

IATF OKs Sinovac as PH’s potential collaborator for COVID-19 vaccine dev’t

Krissy Aguilar 06/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the inclusion of Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd. as potential collaborators of the country on COVID-19 vaccine development and clinical…

Anti-terror bill signed by Sotto and Cayetano, to be transmitted to Duterte

Christia Marie Ramos 06/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The anti-terrorism bill has now been signed by the leaders of both houses of Congress and will be transmitted to President Rodrigo Duterte, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. In a message to reporters,…

No face to face classes until COVID-19 vaccine is available — DepEd

Krissy Aguilar 06/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will postpone face-to-face classes until a vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) becomes available, Secretary Leonor Briones said Monday. This is in accordance with the President’s previous statement…

PH COVID-19 cases climb to 22,474; deaths now 1,011

Darryl John Esguerra 06/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines breached 22,000 while the death toll now stands at 1,011. There were 579 new infections of COVID-19, according to the Department of Health…

Terror bill critics march despite quarantine

the Inquirer staff 06/05/2020

For the first time since the nearly three-month ban on mass gatherings was imposed, hundreds of human rights and political activists held a protest march on Thursday, this time against the proposed antiterrorism law, warning that it…

PH COVID-19 cases near 19K mark, as recoveries breach 4,000

Darryl John Esguerra 06/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The total confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines reached 18,997 on Tuesday, as the Department of Health (DOH) reported 359 additional cases. Of the newly logged cases, 176 have been classified as…

Angel Locsin, Anne Curtis raise P700k on first day of ‘Shop & Share’ project

Ian Biong 06/02/2020

Angel Locsin and Anne Curtis raised around P700,000 on the opening day of their “Shop & Share” project, which aims to help underprivileged Filipinos get tested for COVID-19. Locsin expressed her gratitude via Instagram earlier today, June…

6,800 COVID-19 tests still awaiting validation — DOH

Krissy Aguilar 06/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There are at least 6,800 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests that will be validated in the coming days, the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed Monday. “Ito pong sinasabi natin na mga backlogs, meron po tayo…

Duterte on Philippines’ COVID-19 figures: Not so bad

Darryl John Esguerra 05/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — “All in all, para sa akin hindi naman masama ito (for me, it’s not so bad).” President Rodrigo Duterte said this Thursday night after he reported to the public the latest coronavirus disease 2019…

DOH records new record-high COVID-19 case spike with 539 new cases

Daphne Galvez 05/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Thursday recorded a total of 539 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. This was the highest spike in new cases ever recorded since the outbreak of the disease in…

WHO reminds Pinoys: No rapid drop yet in virus cases; stay home

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 05/27/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Even if restrictions on movement are eased in the coming days, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised Filipinos on Tuesday to still stay at home, especially as the Philippines has not seen coronavirus…

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