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Duterte lauds 'improvement' in PH gov't coronavirus response

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 10:41 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday commended government efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines, saying "there's an improvement" in the country's response to the virus "in all aspects." Read more »

Galvez praises Cebu City, Metro Manila pandemic response performance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:56 PM

The chief implementer of the Philippine pandemic response strategy on Wednesday praised Cebu City and Metro Manila for their performance in curbing the spread of COVID-19.   Read more »

Galvez urges Batangas to send self-isolating COVID patients to quarantine facilities

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 10:00 PM

MANILA - The chief implementer of the country's pandemic response strategy on Wednesday expressed alarm over data showing that more than 77 percent of COVID-19 positive individuals in Batangas are quarantined at home. Read more »

Galvez: 3.2 million Filipinos tested for COVID-19

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 09:22 PM

National Action Plan against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said 3.2 million Filipinos or 2.9 percent of the population have been tested for coronavirus, adding that the country’s average testing output is currently at 36,000 per day. Read more »

More than 25,000 suspected COVID-19 cases successfully isolated: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:12 AM

More than 25,000 people suspected of having COVID-19 have been successfully isolated, preventing them from further spreading the disease, a government official said Monday.   Read more »

Home quarantine nagpapalala ng community transmission: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 08:03 PM

Hindi umano nakakabuti ang pagpapatupad ng home quarantine sa pagkontrol ng pagkalat ng virus.  Read more »

Gov't mulls closure of cemeteries on Undas 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic persists

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 04:28 PM

The Philippines is mulling on closing cemeteries for All Souls Day in a bid to prevent crowding as the coronavirus pandemic persists. Read more »

Filipinos told to be optimistic but cautious on declining trend of COVID-19 cases

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 03:09 PM

While the reported decline in new COVID-19 cases is a reason to be optimistic, Filipinos should still be cautious of the virus, a leader of the country's pandemic response said Tuesday. Read more »

NCR mayors asked to allocate beds for coronavirus patients

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 01:07 AM

MANILA - Metro Manila mayors were advised to allocate at least 1,000 beds in their respective cities for isolation of mild COVID-19 patients, and dedicate around 250 hospital beds for severe cases. Read more »

Pinakamalaking quarantine facility sa bansa bubuksan sa Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 06:57 PM

Halos patapos na ang ginagawang mega quarantine facility sa Calamba City, Laguna na handang tumanggap ng daan-daang taong nahawahan ng COVID-19.   Read more »

'Pagtatalaga sa Cabinet members sa ilang siyudad, lalawigan di pakikialam sa LGUs'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 07:13 PM

Dumepensa ang Malacañang sa akusasyon na nakikialam at tinatapakan nito ang awtonomiya ng local government units nang italaga ang ilang miyembro ng Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases para tutukan ang ilang lugar na maraming kaso ng COVID-19.  Read more »

No more MECQ? Philippines sets way forward in virus fight with granular lockdowns

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 02:16 PM

Virus restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby economic hubs Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will be eased to general community quarantine starting Wednesday after a 2-week modified enhanced community quarantine meant to control the surge in COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Bagong COVID-19 facility sa Quezon City pinasinayaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 05:16 PM

May bagong pasilidad ang gobyerno sa Quezon City na magsisilbing ospital para sa mga tatamaan ng coronavirus disease. Read more »

Cabinet officials to serve as 'big brother, sister' to LGUs for virus response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 02:53 PM

Cabinet officials tasked to oversee the coronavirus response of select urban hubs and provinces will serve as a "big brother and sister" to local officials, the chief implementer of the country's pandemic response stategy said Thursday.   Read more »

Mga canteen, yosi area sa opisina maaaring maging pugad ng COVID-19: opisyal

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:27 PM

"We saw that the most critical areas right now are the workplace, 'yung tinatawag natin na economic hubs." Read more »

Canteens, smoking areas in workplaces 'very vulnerable' to COVID-19 contamination: official

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 10:51 AM

MANILA - Spots of convergence in workplaces such as canteens and smoking areas were found to be sources of "great contamination" with COVID-19, the chief implementer of the country's pandemic response strategy said Thursday. Read more »

Duque resignation depends on 'limits of his delicadeza': ex-DOH chief

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 07:42 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III should show more "decisiveness" as head of the Philippine government's task force on the COVID-19 pandemic, a former health chief said Tuesday, as cases soared past 112,000 with no signs of slowing down. Read more »

Palace insists Philippines on right track in pandemic response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 02:14 PM

The Philippines is on the "right track" in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said Monday even after the government reverted Metro Manila and nearby urban hubs to a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) as COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 100,000-mark.   Read more »

Who are the ex-generals leading the President's COVID-19 response plan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 04:38 PM

In yet another testament to his heavy reliance and trust in the military, President Rodrigo Duterte said in a taped address aired Friday morning that he would tap soldiers for the COVID-19 immunization program once a vaccine is available.  Read more »

Gobyerno naghahanda ng mas maraming isolation facilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 08:19 PM

Sinalag ng Malacañang ang mga kritisismo na walang malinaw na plano ang administrasyong Duterte para labanan ang COVID-19.  Read more »