Manila aims to flatten curve this month as infections top 237,000
THE PHILIPPINES seeks to flatten its coronavirus infection curve by the end of September as local governments use targeted lockdowns, according to the chief of the national task force against the pandemic.
DFA says more than 42,500 OFWs came home last month
MORE than 42,500 migrant Filipino workers came home last month amid a coronavirus pandemic that has sickened 27.1 million and killed about 884,000 people worldwide, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
First-half Immigration collections drop amid coronavirus pandemic
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) collections fell by 39% in the first half from a year earlier due to travel restrictions amid a global coronavirus pandemic.
Regional Updates (09/06/20)
Still no qualifiers for Davao City bus system
TWO OF the biggest Mindanao-based bus companies, Bachelor Express, Inc., and Davao Metro Shuttle Corporation, again failed...
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DoF assures PhilHealth getting support to fund universal health care
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) and its attached agencies have been meeting with officials of...
Philippine police draw flak for plan to monitor social media on quarantine
Philippine police drew criticism from netizens and activists on Sunday for a plan to monitor social media to enforce quarantine rules, with critics accusing the authorities of authoritarianism and double standards.
Coronavirus infections top 232,000
The Department of Health (DoH) reported 3,714 coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 232,072.
The death toll rose by 49 to 3,737 while...
Philippine dengue cases drop
Dengue cases in the country dropped by 76% to 59,675 as of mid-August from a year earlier, according to the Department of Health (DoH).
Deaths...
Pemberton opposes appeal vs his release
Convicted killer US marine Joseph Scott Pemberton opposed the appeal of the family of his victim to stop his early release for good conduct.
In...
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PDEA warns: Prescription needed for Chinese medicine Lian Hua Qin Wen capsules
THE PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday warned people against buying the...
US marine’s release on hold as victim’s family appeals ruling
PHILIPPINE prison officials have put the release of convicted killer US marine Joseph Scott Pemberton on hold, pending the appeal of the victim’s family.
COVID-19 cases top 228,000; death toll at 3,688, DoH says
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 1,987 coronavirus infections Thursday, bringing the total to 228,403.