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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:09:00 +0800
Palace to rely on house-to-house vaccination of elderly, people with comorbidities
The government is counting on house-to-house campaigns to vaccinate senior citizens and other persons vulnerable to COVID-19 especially those who are living outside the National Capital Region Plus.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:19:00 +0800
Government simplifies processes to ramp up vaccination
The government has simplified the COVID-19 vaccination process as it seeks to ramp up its inoculation efforts amid a sharp rise in pandemic infections.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0800
Philippines breaks record COVID-19 cases again with 39,004 new infections
The new infections bring the country’s total caseload to 3,168,379. Of this, 280,813 are currently sick.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:13:00 +0800
DOH sees community transmission of Omicron in Metro Manila
Community transmission means that an infectious disease has spread extensively in a group of people, so much so that the source of the infection can no longer be traced.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 11:06:00 +0800
COVID-19 growth rate in Metro Manila 'steadily declining' – OCTA fellow
The growth rate of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila is “steadily declining,” a fellow of the private think tank OCTA Research said Saturday, adding that the latest surge in infections appears to be peaking in the capital region.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:44:00 +0800
Gov’t allows quarantine hotels to function as isolation facilities
The government’s pandemic task force has allowed quarantine hotels to also serve as isolation facilities for people who test positive for COVID-19.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Marcos camp disputes Carpio claim on ill-gotten wealth
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has dismissed as speculation the claim of retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio that over P300 billion in ill-gotten wealth and unpaid taxes may not be recovered if he wins the presidentia...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Go appeals for discipline, cooperation to weather COVID-19 surge
Amid the record rise in COVID-19 cases, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go reminded Filipinos yesterday that their “discipline and cooperation” are keys to overcoming this health crisis.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
VP bet Dr. Willie Ong catches COVID-19
Vice presidential aspirant Dr. Willie Ong has caught COVID-19, the doctor bared on his Facebook Live video yesterday, as he was filmed sniffing and clearing his throat repeatedly and his voice hoarse.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Robredo prefers face-off with Bongbong in 2022 polls
Vice President Leni Robredo prefers to have another face-off with former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. instead of him getting disqualified to run in the upcoming presidential race.



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