CORONAVIRUS PHILIPPINES
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Health
Metro Manila enters ‘new normal’ as Covid restrictions ease
Bangkok Desk, March 1 (EFE).- Manila and other parts of the country entered a “new normal” on Tuesday after the…
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Life & Leisure
Philippines opens borders to vaccinated foreign tourists
Singapore, Feb 10 (EFE).- The Philippines began its quarantine-free travel scheme Thursday for vaccinated tourists from 157 countries, after almost…
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Health
Philippines to lower Covid-19 alert level amid falling cases
Bangkok, Jan 30 (EFE).- The Philippine government Sunday said it would lower the coronavirus alert level in Manila and seven…
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Health
Philippines opens borders to foreigners vaccinated against Covid-19
Bangkok, Jan 28 (EFE).- The Philippines announced Friday that foreigners vaccinated against Covid-19 from more than 150 countries would be…
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Health
In Manila, ‘no vaccination, no ride,’ government says
Bangkok Desk, Jan 12 (EFE).- People not vaccinated against Covid-19 are banned from using public transport in Metropolitan Manila while…
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Health
Manila limits mobility of unvaccinated people amid rising omicron cases
Bangkok, Jan 3 (EFE).- The authorities of Metropolitan Manila in the Philippines announced Monday new measures that include limiting the…
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Health
Philippines to give free food to vaccinate 15 million people in 3 days
Bangkok, Nov 24 (EFE).- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has proposed to vaccinate 15 million people against Covid-19 in three days…
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Health
Manila to lift Covid-19 curfew after almost 20 months
Bangkok, Nov 3 (EFE).- A curfew imposed in the Philippine capital and surrounding areas due to the Covid-19 pandemic for…
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Health
Filipinos pay respects to dead early as Covid curbs All Saints Day traditions
Manila, Oct 24 (EFE).- Many families in Manila are paying their respects to deceased loved ones this weekend as cemeteries…
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Education
School year resumes with empty classrooms in Covid-battered Philippines
Manila, Sep 13 (EFE).- The Philippines began the school year with empty classrooms for the second consecutive year on Monday,…
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