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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:27:00 +0800
IATF to meet two days after DOH confirms local transmission of Delta variant
President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a special meeting of the government’s pandemic task force on Saturday, exactly two days after the Department of Health confirmed that there is local transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:11:00 +0800
Philippines sees 6,845 new coronavirus infections
Local health authorities on Friday reported 6,845 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,537,097.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:30:00 +0800
PNP chief orders creation of special task force to probe radio commentator's slay in Cebu
The Philippine National Police has ordered its Cebu regional office to conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of radio commentator Renante “Rey” Cortes who was shot outside their station on Thursday morning.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:09:00 +0800
DOH: NCR Plus, other areas show increase in COVID-19 cases
In a briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the risk classification of the entire country remains at low risk but “more regions are experiencing a trend reversal to positive two-week growth rate.”

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:06:00 +0800
'Reinforcement needed': Gov't told to hire more doctors, nurses amid Delta variant threat
Sen. Villanueva urged the government to give the health department enough funds to hire 5,008 nurses and 1,234 doctors who recently passed their licensure exams.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:37:00 +0800
IATF revises protocols for inbound passengers from 'green' countries
The government’s coronavirus task force revised its protocols for international passengers coming from “green” countries or territories deemed as low-risk.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:42:00 +0800
Kids aged 5-17 again barred from leaving homes in Metro Manila, 4 other areas
Children aged five to 17 years old are again prohibited from leaving their homes as Metro Manila and four other areas shifted to a stricter general community quarantine in the face of the threat of the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:12:00 +0800
Travelers from Malaysia, Thailand barred from entering the Philippines starting July 25
This brings the number of countries included in the Philippines' travel ban to 10. 

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:48:00 +0800
Metro Manila reverts to stricter GCQ after DOH confirms local transmission of Delta variant
Metro Manila reverted to a stricter general community quarantine, with President Rodrigo Duterte hoisting heightened restrictions in the capital region after the Department of Health confirmed local transmission of the more infectious Delta variant.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:45:00 +0800
Philippines, UN ink deal for capacity-building to improve human rights situation
The Philippines and the United Nations have inked a three-year joint program on human rights, following the UN Council’s October 2020 resolution outlining capacity-building and technical cooperation for the promotion of human rights in the country.



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