Christian V. Esguerra
ABS-CBN News
Philippines
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'Medical populists' like Duterte hit in study over pandemic response
President Rodrigo Duterte joined the list of 'medical populists' criticized for their style of leadership during the pandemic by a global team of experts crafting strategies against COVID-19, which has sickened more than 31 million people worldwide. → Read More
Ex-justice Carpio tapped to boost case vs China's Xi over sea row
Former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has joined 2 former Philippine government officials in a landmark case seeking to punish Chinese President Xi Jinping over his country's destructive activities in the South China Sea. → Read More
Why parks, outdoor dining are 'good' despite pandemic
Local governments may consider devoting some streets to outdoor dining to help restaurants still shunned by fearful customers and revive a struggling economy without risking further COVID-19 transmission, a group of doctors said Monday. → Read More
Doctors tell passengers: Stick to 1-meter distance if possible
Passengers should still sit at least 1 meter apart whenever possible and travel only when necessary, a group of doctors said Monday, warning that the government's decision to ease restrictions in public transportation could trigger a surge in COVID-19 cases. → Read More
Isko Moreno: Manila Bay white sand project 'not harmful'
The crushed dolomite spread out as artificial white sand along a portion of the Manila Bay involved bigger particles, which may not necessarily be a health hazard, Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko' Moreno said Wednesday. → Read More
Empty Catholic churches survive on generosity amid pandemic
Churches are bracing for a protracted pandemic, surviving the last 6 months on creative fundraising, belt-tightening, and the generosity of parishioners reaching deep into their pockets despite their own struggles with COVID-19 lockdowns. → Read More
Struggling PH newspapers 'barely breathing' amid pandemic
Months of coronavirus lockdowns have taken their toll on a Philippine print media industry already struggling with declining readership, forcing at least 13 community papers nationwide to suspend their print editions to cut losses due to dwindling advertising revenues. → Read More
Priest warns of 'virus' of vigilante killings as fear grips QC slum
Every night since July 20 this year, Fr. Robert Reyes lights candles after evening Mass in San Isidro Labrador Parish in Quezon City. → Read More
Lockdowns, dengue-vaccine scare stifle Philippines' battle vs polio reemergence
The DOH is pushing hard to vaccinate tens of thousands of children for polio despite the coronavirus pandemic, which slowed down the government's immunization program during the early months of the community lockdowns. → Read More
Should PH lift lockdowns based on COVID positivity rate?
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday downplayed the COVID-19 positivity rate as a condition for relaxing pandemic lockdowns in the Philippines, WHO recommendation that countries keep it below 5 percent for at least 2 weeks before easing restrictions. → Read More
'Blessing in disguise': Pandemic should push UHC implementation, says Duque
The coronavirus pandemic can be considered a 'blessing in disguise' for underscoring the need to speed up implementation of the Universal Health Care law, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday. → Read More
PhilHealth pays P367M for Red Cross COVID-19 tests
Philippine Red Cross chairman, Senator Richard Gordon, said they've been paid P367 million, but that PhilHealth still owed PRC P481.3 million for COVID-19 testing kits. → Read More
Why Metro Manila lockdown eased despite rising COVID-19 cases
The health department on Wednesday admitted that the Philippines was still dealing with a high positivity rate for COVID-19, which is more than double the benchmark set by the WHO before governments should ease restrictions. → Read More
Warned with contempt, PhilHealth IT execs admit error over network switch specs
Two officials of PhilHealth on Tuesday admitted erroneously identifying in a previous Senate hearing computer network switches, which were supposed to be procured but deemed overpriced. → Read More
5M health cards linked to Arroyo campaign in 2004 haunts Duque
Secretary Francisco Duque III ordered the distribution of 5 million health cards to make up for the survey lead of the late Fernando Poe Jr. over then President Gloria Arroyo shortly before the 2004 elections, an official of PhilHealth said Tuesday. → Read More
Tagged as PhilHealth mafia 'godfather,' Duque says allegation malicious, baseless
A former anti-fraud officer on Tuesday tagged Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as the 'godfather' of an alleged 'mafia' in PhilHealth where the latter has held top-level positions for nearly 2 decades. → Read More
Lacson threatens raps vs PhilHealth execs over tax payment 'misappropriation'
Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday warned of criminal charges against officials of PhilHealth for allegedly misappropriating agency funds to pay for withholding tax for millions of pesos in cash advances made to hospitals for their COVID-19 response. → Read More
Duque knew PhilHealth anomalies, says official
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was aware of alleged anomalies within the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) having sat in the company for nearly 2 decades, an official told senators Tuesday. → Read More
Gordon seeks overhaul of state insurer 'Fail-Health'
Sen. Richard Gordon on Tuesday pushed for a top-to-bottom revamp of PhilHealth, citing questionable practices over the years, including a surprise birthday party for a regional chief involving a woman in just her underwear coming out of a box. → Read More
Mayors seek more gains vs COVID-19 before lifting 'modified' lockdown
Most Metro Manila mayors prefer to keep the capital region under stricter lockdown until the end of August, hoping to see strong indications if the measure was slowing down COVID-19 infections, ABS-CBN News learned. → Read More