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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:09:00 +0800Palace 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 +0800Government 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 +0800Philippines 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 +0800DOH 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 +0800COVID-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 +0800Gov’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 +0800Marcos 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 +0800Go 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 +0800VP 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 +0800Robredo 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.