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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:01:00 +0800
Philippines sees 10,035 new COVID-19 cases 
Health authorities on Tuesday tallied 10,035 new coronavirus cases to bring the country's total to 1,765,675.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:45:00 +0800
Duterte reminded: COA an independent body, necessary check on state spending
"It is not COA that is the problem but negligence as well as corruption and poor management in the DOH that Malacañang is condoning."

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:18:00 +0800
Labor chief Bello contracts coronavirus
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has tested positive for coronavirus, the Department of Labor and Employment announced.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:10:00 +0800
Around 6 million doses of COVD-19 vaccines arriving this week
The Philippines is set to receive roughly six million vaccines against COVID-19 this week, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:26:00 +0800
Hospitals group: Over P86 billion in claims not received from PhilHealth
Hospitals in the country have not received over P86 billion in claims from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. from January 2020 to June 30 this year, the Philippine Hospital Association told a House inquiry.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:55:00 +0800
One Hospital Command Center receiving more than 400 calls daily
The One Hospital Command Center is seeing an average of 450-480 calls daily, the same numbers the referral center was receiving in March and April, Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:41:00 +0800
DOH poll: 4 in 10 Filipino adults drink alcohol, 15% smoke tobacco products
A mobile phone health survey conducted by the Department of Health showed that alcohol consumption of Filipinos remains high while 15.5% of adult Filipinos smoke tobacco products, showing continued exposure to factors linked to non-communicable disea...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Pinoy repatriation from Kabul underway
Thirty-two Filipinos have been repatriated from Afghanistan and 19 more are set to leave immediately, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0800
30% of ECQ aid in NCR disbursed – Palace
Almost 30 percent of the P11.2-billion ayuda or cash aid allotted by the national government for low-income individuals have been distributed to qualified beneficiaries in the National Capital Region, a few days before the two-week enhanced community...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Lacking uniform vaccine card, OFWs face host countries’ ban
Thousands, if not millions, of fully inoculated overseas Filipino workers run the risk of being denied entry by their host countries because of the absence of a national vaccination card, a lawmaker said yesterday.



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