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Batangas eyed for PBA practices

While no green light has been given yet by the government for the restart of the 46th season of the Philippine Basketball Association, the...

Think tank group calls for extended MECQ

The modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ)  in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces called NCR Plus bubble should be extended for at least one...

Palace: Pantries not curfew exempt

Lining up for community pantries is not an excuse to violate curfew hours being implemented in the so-called NCR Plus area which is under...

Duque pushes MECQ extension, cases breach 1 million

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday he supports the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila and nearby provinces...

Rugby union to ensure athletes’ safe return to play

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Grappling with COVID, one year on

"It is probably safe to say we will make it eventually; the question is how many of us will still be around when we...

Meralco defers disconnection of unpaid accounts until end of April

Manila Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity, said Tuesday it is suspending all disconnection activities in its franchise area until April 30 following...

Duterte loosens lockdown

President Rodrigo Duterte has placed NCR Plus (Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal) under the less restrictive modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from...

NCR hospitals ‘at critical level’ even as infection rate declines

The Department of Health said Tuesday that intensive care unit (ICU) beds in 14 out of 21 hospitals in Metro Manila was at a...

As cases reach new high, Octa pushes MECQ

As the country posted a record high of 8,773 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, researchers tracking the pandemic said the government should consider a...

Areas under GCQ losing P700m in daily wages–NEDA

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Tuesday said stricter COVID-19 quarantine measures than those already in place would worsen hunger and drive...

Cinemas, arcades remain closed; Pinoys abroad free to come home

The government has suspended the operation of several businesses in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas—including Metro Manila—for 14 days, starting March 22 as COVID-19...

Cases seen surging 6k/day

The surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila this past week is worse than the one that prompted a strict lockdown in August last...

NEDA tells IATF: Manage risks, not avoid them

"The losses and setbacks in MECQ and GCQ point to the need to work together to safely reopen the economy further in 2021."   A strict...
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