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Health experts warn of 'quarantine fatigue'
MANILA - Health experts have warned the public against 'quarantine fatigue' wherein people are becoming lax on health guidelines following months of coronavirus-induced lockdowns. → Read More
Some workers given meager separation pay amid COVID-19 pandemic
MANILA - With many companies closing down and businesses struggling to keep financially afloat due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, some Filipino workers are forced to accept meager separation pay sometimes not commensurate to their years of service. → Read More
Hospitals report rise in COVID-19 daily admissions after Metro Manila shift to GCQ
MANILA - Referral hospitals in Metro Manila have reported an increase in admissions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients after the National Capital Region shifted to the eased general community quarantine (GCQ) June 1. → Read More
P5-B worth of 'shabu' seized in Bulacan; Chinese suspect, 2 Filipinos arrested
Around 756 kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated worth of P5.1 billion were seized by operatives of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) in Marilao, Bulacan on Thursday afternoon. → Read More
From musician to pandesal baker? Pinoys switch jobs to make it through COVID-19 crisis
Adaptability is the name of the game in the past two months or so. → Read More
Turned away by several hospitals, mother dies during childbirth
Kathy Bulatao gave birth to her child on Friday afternoon with the help of a midwife, but her birthing had complications. → Read More
Turned away by several hospitals, mother dies after childbirth complications
Kathy Bulatao gave birth to her child on Friday afternoon with the help of a midwife, but her birthing had complications. → Read More
Down but not out: Nurses share stories and sacrifices in PH fight vs. COVID-19
At the end of a long toxic shift in the intensive care unit and emergency room, nurses and medical personnel are left to grapple with emotions of fear, anxiety and sadness. → Read More
Over 1 million construction workers stranded, displaced due to Luzon lockdown
More than 1 million construction workers in Luzon were left stranded, hungry, and displaced due to the enhanced community quarantine that seeks to curb the fast-spreading novel coronavirus, a group said Friday. → Read More
VIRAL: Couple walks from Pasig hospital to Makati to bring dead child home
Rodel Cañas, a construction worker, and his wife Analyn Flores did not even get the chance to hold their youngest child Roniel, who was born in Rizal Medical Center in Pasig last March 11. → Read More
Young surgeon says battle with COVID-19 made him a better doctor
The young doctor started to exhibit symptoms on the first week of March just like those of his patients. → Read More
Due to lack of protective equipment, health workers resort to grocery bags, helmets for protection
Medical workers in the Philippines have resorted to using plastic bags, helmets and other materials to improvise personal protective equipment amid a supply shortage while responding to an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. → Read More
Nearly 300 UP students stranded in dorms amid Luzon lockdown
Nearly 300 students from UP Diliman were left stranded in their dormitories following the government-ordered enhanced community quarantine in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. → Read More
EVICTED, AVOIDED: Health workers decry discrimination while on frontlines of COVID-19 fight
MANILA - Medical frontliners such as doctors, nurses and other health care workers have expressed concern over discrimination some of them have experienced when people find out they work in hospitals handling patients of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). → Read More
'Safe place for travel': Duterte to promote top PH destinations
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will travel to the country’s top tourist destinations beginning next week to promote local tourism and to show that the Philippines is a safe place for travel. → Read More
DFA: Pinoys in Wuhan to be tested first for flu-like symptoms before coming home
Filipinos in Wuhan who show flu-like symptoms will not be allowed to board the flight back to Manila and instead will be treated there. → Read More
PDEA: Drugs in PH come from Golden Triangle syndicate, not China
The source of drugs in the Philippines is now a drug syndicate operating on the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Thursday. → Read More
11 rescued from clubs with 'extra service,' 'mad' they were taken from workplace
Eleven women, including minors, were rescued from two night clubs that offered 'extra service' in Barangay San Antonio in Quezon City early Friday. → Read More
Police: Subpoenaed cop who didn’t show up in Senate hearing was AWOL
The officer who did not show up at the hearing over the issue of 'ninja cops' has been dismissed from service, an order that was decided on nearly 2 years ago, police said Wednesday. → Read More
2 Chinese rescued in POGO-linked abduction; 8 arrested
Two Chinese citizens were rescued from also Chinese kidnappers Friday in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. → Read More