COVID cases up 32% from last week
The Philippines has recorded 32 percent more COVID-19 cases from April 17 to 23 compared to the previous week, the Department of Health said Monday,...
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DOH: No return to masking in MM
The Department of Health is not considering reimposing strict mask rules in Metro Manila, where nearly 13 million people live, amid a slight increase in...
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WHO: No more massive COVID case outbreaks
Despite the detection several cases of the XBB.1.9.1 COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it does not expect “outbreaks...
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DOH greenlights 2nd COVID booster shot for public, warns of case surge
The Philippines will offer the second COVID-19 booster to the public, the Department of Health announced Wednesday, allowing more Filipinos to get additional protection against...
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NCR’s COVID positivity rate up by 2.1% last week, says OCTA
The COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased over the first week of April, hitting 6.5 percent on Saturday, according to independent...
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DOH issues guidelines for safe, peaceful Holy Week observance
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday called on the public to make their observance of the Holy Week safe and peaceful by following a...
Read moreCOVID positivity rate in NCR spikes 4.4%
The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 4.4 percent Saturday, based on the latest data from independent monitoring OCTA...
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1,292 new HIV cases in Feb., 56 were teens, kids
The Department of Health (DOH) logged 1,292 HIV cases in February, with 56 teens and kids contracting the virus. Among the cases involving teens and...
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Agents nab Syrian, seize P32m in drugs
The National Bureau of Investigation-Task Force Against Illegal Drugs (TFAID) seized illegal drugs valued at P32 million and arrested a Syrian national in the course...
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Gov’t to raise ‘healthy citizens,’ to deal with malnutrition among kids
One in three Filipino children under the age of 5 is stunted, the Department of Health said Wednesday—a situation that a P10 billion World Bank-funded...
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Amazon on Wednesday agreed to pay $30.8 million to settle Ring and Alexa privacy complaints filed by US regulators, including...
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The Department of Agriculture and SM Supermalls, through its corporate social responsibility arm, SM Foundation, renew their Memorandum of Agreement...
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House adopts Senate version, keeps ban on state pension funds The enrolled copy of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill...
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Economic managers said the Senate version of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill that was approved early Wednesday morning has...
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