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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker performs a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) swab test at a gym in Navotas City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Aug. 7, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – The total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines soared to 363,888 after 1,664 new …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Voter registration will be suspended from October 31 to November 2 of this year in observance of the season of “Undas” or the holidays of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, announced Thursday the Elections Commission. In a notice, Comelec said that all Electoral Official …

[ad_1] This March 26, 2020 photo shows an empty Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City. INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipinos leaving the country for overseas tourism remains low, even if the government has already lifted flight restrictions and allowed …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday pointed to P2.04 billion budget cuts in the operations of more than 30 public hospitals as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Hontiveros noted that the allocation for the 33 hospitals is crucial for government hospitals to …

[ad_1] NEW ABNORMAL. Life in Baguio has become more relaxed as movement restrictions eased with the reopening of businesses, including tourism in October. But everyone must be masked and work or shop a meter away until a cure for the coronavirus is available to all. PHOTO BY EV ESPIRITU MANILA, …

[ad_1] ENHYPEN, touted as the most anticipated rookie K-pop boy band, has unveiled their first trailer for their debut scheduled for November. The video, titled “Choose-Chosen” and uploaded to YouTube on October 21, showed the members practicing with member Jake’s narration in the background. The trailer has garnered 1.79 million …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Thirteen people in police custody escaped through a hole in the wall of the Caloocan City Council Custody Facilities Unit Extension early Thursday morning, police confirmed. In an initial report from Northern Police District Director Brigadier General Ronnie Ylagan, Caloocan Police said detainees locked the jail …

[ad_1] People walk in floodwater in Caluag City, Quezon Province, the Philippines, on Oct.21, 2020 in this image taken from social media. Municipal Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management – Caluag / via REUTERS. HANOI / MANILA – Vietnam rushed to evacuate thousands of people from their homes as …

[ad_1] MANILA, Phlippines – Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat directed the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA), an agency under the Department of Tourism (DOT), to remove its current policy of allowing foreigners up to 35 years of age to “jubilen” in the Philippines. “I have directed General Manager (Welcome) Chy of the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Presidential spokesman Harry Roque pressed the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday to resume testing services for thousands of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFW) arriving to avoid being stranded in quarantine. As of Wednesday, the number of repatriated workers locked up in quarantine due to delayed COVID-19 …