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Eastern Visayas records 37 new COVID-19 cases; total now at 973 TACLOBAN CITY -- Eastern Visayas has recorded 37 fresh cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the region to 973.The new cases involved three returning overseas workers and 34 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) --- all from Leyte.Leyte currently has 560 COVID-19 cases with one death.Eastern Samar Gov. ...
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Bohol logs 2 more COVID-19 cases TAGBILARAN CITY - Two more local residents, including a woman who recently gave birth, became the latest coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Bohol province. The female patient from Bien Unido town had a fever a day after giving birth at the Don Emilio Del Valle Memorial Hospital in Ubay town on July 27, 2020. Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap, in a post on social media, announced that another patient from Talibon town also contracted the virus. ...
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Siargao resto’s woven pizza boxes: Eco-friendly livelihood for Tangbo weavers MANILA, Philippines --- As Filipinos struggle economically with quarantine restrictions due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, one restaurant in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte is helping affected locals cope with the crisis via an innovative and environment-friendly initiative. In a Facebook post, Aqwa Siargao said it has started to use pizza boxes made of woven natural leaves to give Tangbo weavers a source of income amid the global health emergency. https://www.facebook. ...
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124 marooned individuals in Cebu homeward – bound CEBU CITY -- One hundred twenty four locally stranded individuals (LSIs) have left Cebu Saturday evening as the government lifted the travel ban to and from Cebu City, which hs been placed on general community quarantine status as of August 1. The Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) said the stranded individuals returned to their hometowns via commercial passenger ships. ...
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Revilla bats for gov’t distribution of face masks, face shields MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla on Sunday urged the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to distribute free face masks and face shields to the public as the Philippines' cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to spike. ...
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Duterte to meet with key Cabinet members to tackle call for ECQ in Mega Manila MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet with key Cabinet members on Sunday to discuss the call of medical frontliners to place Mega Manila under a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period.This was confirmed by Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Twitter."The President will meet with key cabinet members today to discuss yesterday's letter from the frontliners," Roque said."I will make the proper announcement in due course," he added. ...
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Credit grabbing? Directors hit FDCP for ‘misleading’ statement on Filipino films getting Netflix deals Directors Erik Matti and Nestor Abrogena criticized the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) for "misleading" the public on who worked to get Filipino films acquired by Netflix.Erik Matti called out FDCP chair Liza Dio's Facebook post on Friday, July 31, after she announced that the streaming service acquired 15 films from the Philippines. The movies are from Viva Communications, Regal Films, TBA Studios, The IdeaFirst Company and CleverMinds. ...
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Erram hopes Jordan Clarkson can play for PH in 2023 FIBA World Cup TNT center Poy Erram has fond memories of one-time teammate Jordan Clarkson, who played for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Virus threatens property’s dominance of Philippine stock market A more-than doubling of coronavirus cases in the Philippines in July risks sapping demand and inflicting more pain on real estate stocks. Image via Patrick Roque / CC BY-SA Having suffered the worst first-half performance in any year since 2008, a gauge of Philippine property stocks is faring worse than the nation’s benchmark index in 2020 after six years of outperformance. ...
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Don’t be afraid, Duterte tells Pinoys Filipinos should not be afraid as the government implements measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus disease, President Duterte said last Friday in the face of the surging cases of infections. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (ROBINSON NIÑAL JR. / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In his televised public address last Friday, the President has assured the nation that he has a capable and reliable government team to address the public health emergency. ...
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Nagkaisa tells gov’t: Don’t ignore frontliners’ call for respite The Nagkaisa Labor Coalition on Sunday said the government should not ignore the call of health workers for a time out in their duties in the COVID-19 frontlines. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Nagkaisa chairman Sonny Matula said such call must not be ignored as it was not simply the health workers’ demand for a rest day but more as a “mayday call” to save the country’s exhausted healthcare system. ...
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Player tests positive for COVID-19 at WTA’s comeback event in Palermo This file photo taken on September 28, 2019 shows Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus hitting a return against Duan Yingying of China and Veronika Kudermetova of Russia during their women’s doubles final match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) A player has tested positive for coronavirus at the WTA Palermo Open, which marks the tennis season’s resumption after a five-month break, the WTA and organizers confirmed on Saturday. ...
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Robredo accepts DepEd invitation to attend blended learning dry run Vice President Leni Robredo will attend the government’s dry run of public schools’ alternative learning method on Aug. 10. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo by Charlie Villegas / OVP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo confirmed her attendance in her Sunday radio show “BISErbisyong Leni.” But Robredo said she has attended a similar dry run before. “Actually, hindi alam ni Secretary (Harry) Roque na nag-attend na ako ng simulation ngayong (noong) July. ...
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Manila's Bishop Pabillo says he now has negative COVID-19 test result Manila Archdiocese Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo now tested negative for COVID-19.
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Revilla urges DOH, IATF: Distribute free masks, face shields Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla on Sunday urged the Department of Health and Inter-Agency Task Force to give face masks and face shields for free amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Angeline Quinto declares herself ‘proud retokada’ BY STEPHANIE BERNARDINO * Angeline Quinto doesn’t deny she went under the knife several times or got treatments to enhance her physical appearance. The 30-year-old singer-actress even declares herself “proud retokada.” According to her, among the cosmetic procedures she had done were eyelid surgery, arm and belly liposuction, thermage, breast reduction, and, […]
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Adele shares new photo of herself as she celebrates Beyonce Adele took social media by storm anew as she celebrated Beyonce’s visual album “Black Is King.”
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Philippines to update COVID-19 strategy as healthcare workers seek ‘timeout’ In the largest call yet from medical experts to contain the virus, 80 groups representing 80,000 doctors and a million nurses, on Saturday said the Philippines was losing the fight against the disease and warned of a collapse of the healthcare system from soaring infections without tighter controls. ...
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MLB boss says ‘no reason to quit’ as more COVID-19 cases hit General view of the MLB 2020 Opening Week sign painted on the field prior to the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day at Tropicana Field on July 24, 2020 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Douglas P. DeFelice / Getty Images / AFP) Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred vowed Saturday the season would continue even as more COVID-19 positive cases were detected and another game was postponed. ...
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Zamboanga City traffic cop arrested for extortion Agents of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested a police sergeant assigned in Zamboanga City after he was accused of extorting money from a motorcycle rider. Photo courtesy of PNP IMEG/ MANILA BULLETIN PNP IMEG director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said Police Staff Sergeant Roberto Francisco was collared during an entrapment operation in Sitio Agrarian in Barangay Labuan. ...
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NFL: Detroit’s Stafford first starting QB on COVID-19 list Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions (Photo by Gregory Shamus / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was placed on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list on Saturday, becoming the first starting signal-caller in that group. The 33-year-old quarterback has thrown for 41,025 yards and 256 touchdowns in 11 seasons for the Lions, who now have eight players on the COVID-19 reserve list. Teams cannot announce positive test results for players. ...
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Gary V sings 'How Did You Know' for 'ASAP' birthday number Gary Valenciano had an early birthday celebration on "ASAP" Sunday, taking the stage to sing his hit cover of the song "How Did You Know."
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Nick Kyrgios pulls out of US Open Australian netter pleads with players not to be ‘selfish’ Australia’s Nick Kyrgios hits the ball during his Mexico ATP Open 500 men’s singles tennis match against France’s Ugo Humbert in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) An emotional Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the US Open Sunday, for “the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost their lives,” while pleading with players who attend to not be selfish and act responsibly. ...
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House sets own probe on new PhilHealth corruptions claims on Wednesday The House of Representatives is set to begin on Wednesday its inquiry into the reported new corruption allegations involving officials and personnel of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.

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