Monthly Archives: August 2020
BREAKING! COVID-19 updates: 164,474 cases; 2,681 deaths; 112,759 recoveries
The Department of Health (DOH) logged 3,314 new cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines, bringing the total to 164,474 cases.
“As of 4PM today, August...
51 healthcare institutions got P1.4-B IRM funds despite records of fraud —Congressman Defensor
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has released approximately P1.4 billion to a total of 51 healthcare institutions nationwide through the interim reimbursement mechanism...
PhilHealth Chief Morales and 13 others signed bank secrecy waivers allowing AMLC — Congressman...
Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) chief Ricardo Morales has already signed a waiver allowing the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to check his bank accounts.
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15-day MECQ extension in Metro Manila, nearby areas recommended by experts from UP OCTA
Experts from the University of the Philippines on Monday recommended a 15-day extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila and...
PH reached virus peak at 6,000 daily new cases, adviser says
The Philippines has reached its peak of COVID-19 cases when it logged a record-high of more than 6,000 new cases last week, one of...
Duterte will not back out from Russian COVID-19 vaccination —Roque says
President Rodrigo Duterte will not back out from his earlier pronouncement that he is willing to have himself injected with Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine in...
IATF resolution on community quarantine classifications from August 16 to 31
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved looser quarantine restrictions in several parts of the country until the end of August, as COVID-19 infections continued to...
Whistleblowers reveal PhilHealth fraudulent schemes to inter-agency task force
Witnesses have revealed fraudulent schemes at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) to the inter-agency task force President Rodrigo Duterte directed to investigate alleged...
PNP and AFP forces on alert vs. reprisals after Abu Sayyaf Susukan’s arrest
Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) forces were on alert Saturday for possible reprisal attacks after arresting a key leader...
4,351 new cases push Philippines’ COVID-19 total almost 158,000; deaths 2,600; recoveries 72,209
The Philippines on Saturday reported 4,351 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, bringing the nationwide total to 157,918, according to the Department of Health...