1,712 new cases year’s lowest, ‘new normal’ eyed
The Philippines logged 1,712 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the lowest number of daily cases this year. Amid the declining ...
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In these uncertain times, your Kapitbahay Pharmacy is ready to help
As the country grapples with soaring COVID-19 cases, likely fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, health experts have recommended ...
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SM goes online!
With the community quarantine due to COVID-19, many of us stayed at home and downloaded various apps on our phone ...
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Pandemic cost in 40 yrs: P41T
The National Economic and Development Authority has said the total cost of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the ...
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Granular lockdowns favored over wide ECQ
The proposal to replace the city- or province-wide community quarantine levels with granular two-week lockdowns is now up for approval ...
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5 things toward self-care
"These will help us survive this pandemic and start anew." As we all struggle to keep ...
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DOH: Tighten curbs as Delta spreads fast
The Department of Health, alarmed by increasing cases of coronavirus infections, is seeking higher community quarantine levels as a preemptive ...
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Lifting of mask, CQ not this year
The lifting of community quarantines in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic will not happen within the year unless ...
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World Bank reduces 2021 PH growth forecast to 4.7%
The World Bank said Tuesday it reduced the previous 5.5-percent growth projection for the Philippines this year to 4.7 percent, ...
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Protocol violators down 19%–PNP
Police authorities appeared upbeat Saturday as they announced the number of protocol violators in the general community quarantine “with heightened ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.