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Mandatory face mask rule violators won’t be arrested

Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus

DICT amends digital certificate application amid quarantine, allows video calls

Cayetano comes to Go’s defense on donation claims

DSWD says P100B ready for release; poorest first

‘Stupidity’: PACC official draws fire over call to probe VP Robredo

Early release of govt workers’ midyear bonus pressed

BOC releases PPEs for medical frontliners

PNP chief: We lost one to COVID-19

PNP’s Highway Patrol Group has sole authority to inspect deliveries of basic goods

Coronavirus hits 32 Filipinos in Singapore

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Masks now a must as PH virus deaths top 100

Año: ‘No mercy’ for QC residents who protested delayed aid

Supermarts, drugstores can operate 12 hrs a day

DOTr: Medical front-liners now exempted from toll

Village chair in trouble over relief goods

Small businesses get moratorium on rentals

INQUIRER SPECIAL

COVID-19 UPDATES

Know the latest on the deadly 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the confirmation of the first case of novel coronavirus in the Philippines on January 30, 2020.

Special Reports

Privilege at the height of pandemic ‘Spray for Manila’: A craft beer brewer’s answer to COVID-19 alcohol hoarding Heroes on scooters: 2 friends give masks vs COVID-19 for free COVID-19: Unmasking the myths Luzon community quarantine: It’s not just wider in coverage

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COVID-19 cases breakdown (PH)

(as of April 2, 2020 - 4:00 PM)

Confirmed Cases: 2,633

Recovered: 51

PUIs: 1,154

PUMs: 6,321

Deaths: 107

PUIs Tested: 4,726

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HP advances PC security with cutting edge innovations

April 03, 2020 12:23 PM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

Over 250,000 4Ps beneficiaries in Central Visayas receive cash grants

April 03, 2020 12:17 PM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

122nd commemoration of The Battle of Tres de Abril: Uncelebrated but unforgotten

April 03, 2020 12:00 PM

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‘We need help’: Economic, health crises grow as cases top 1M

April 03, 2020 11:53 AM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

Argao Police looking into killing of two men in Barangay Alambijud

April 03, 2020 11:52 AM

globalnation

248 Filipino seafarers from Miami are latest batch of repatriates – DFA

April 03, 2020 11:46 AM

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Oriental Mindoro’s baby girl tests negative of COVID-19

April 03, 2020 11:38 AM

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Nearly 20K avail of Tesda free online courses amid Luzon lockdown

April 03, 2020 11:25 AM

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Gamboa: Delivery of body cameras to PNP delayed by COVID-19 crisis

April 03, 2020 11:22 AM

entertainment

LOOK: Anne Curtis shows baby Dahlia Amélie through floral shoot on her first month

April 03, 2020 11:19 AM

globalnation

Coronavirus hits 32 Filipinos in Singapore

April 03, 2020 11:14 AM

business

SEC warns against scammers exploiting COVID-19 crisis

April 03, 2020 11:08 AM

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PNP’s Highway Patrol Group has sole authority to inspect deliveries of basic goods

April 03, 2020 11:05 AM

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Malabon to endorse 86K families to DSWD for COVID-19 aid package

April 03, 2020 10:55 AM

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Cayetano comes to Go’s defense on donation claims

April 03, 2020 10:52 AM

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DICT amends digital certificate application amid quarantine, allows video calls

April 03, 2020 10:47 AM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

Cebuana Didal among Forbes Asia’s “30 under 30” list

April 03, 2020 10:38 AM

newsinfo

4Ps beneficiaries, poor families in Manila, Parañaque to start receiving emergency subsidy Friday

April 03, 2020 10:38 AM

newsinfo

COVID-19: No new PUI recorded in Quezon

April 03, 2020 10:34 AM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

SEC Cebu extension office continues to accept applications thru email

April 03, 2020 10:28 AM

lifestyle

Quick chat with Nicole Andersson: ‘You really don’t need much to be happy’

April 03, 2020 10:17 AM

newsinfo

Early release of govt workers’ midyear bonus pressed

April 03, 2020 10:13 AM

newsinfo

Govt launches ‘rapid pass system’ to speed up inspection at checkpoints

April 03, 2020 10:11 AM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

Netizen who shared photos of him and his wife walking during ECQ needs help

April 03, 2020 10:00 AM

business

IMI suspends operations in Mexico

April 03, 2020 09:51 AM

newsinfo

PNP chief: We lost one to COVID-19

April 03, 2020 09:48 AM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

Health benefits of coconut water

April 03, 2020 09:47 AM

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BOC releases PPEs for medical frontliners

April 03, 2020 09:45 AM

CEBU DAILY NEWS

Catfishing: How to avoid being a victim

April 03, 2020 09:45 AM

business

LBC donates P50M worth of reusable masks

April 03, 2020 09:41 AM

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MMDA spokesperson tests negative for coronavirus disease

April 03, 2020 09:23 AM

newsinfo

QC records 464 COVID-19 cases

April 03, 2020 09:14 AM

globalnation

123 marooned Filipino seafarers back home from Spain – DFA

April 03, 2020 09:02 AM

newsinfo

Mandatory face mask rule violators won’t be arrested

April 03, 2020 08:45 AM

business

Economists call for “calibrated easing” of ECQ

April 03, 2020 08:16 AM

newsinfo

LOOK: Sen. Zubiri after three-week of quarantine

April 03, 2020 08:07 AM

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Pagasa: Fair Friday weather nationwide

April 03, 2020 07:27 AM

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Toronto to fine people for not distancing in parks, squares

April 03, 2020 07:10 AM

business

Wall Street rises for first time in three days as oil spurts

April 03, 2020 06:37 AM

business

DA runs after hoarders, profiteers

April 03, 2020 05:30 AM

globalnation

Diplomat dies of COVID-19; guidelines underway for returning OFWs

April 03, 2020 05:28 AM

business

Agri stakeholders in COVID-19 management

April 03, 2020 05:24 AM

business

In preparedness vs virus, vulnerable PH at bottom with India

April 03, 2020 05:22 AM

business

Donated PPEs from overseas exempt from donor’s tax

April 03, 2020 05:20 AM

sports

Another Banal set to start coaching career

April 03, 2020 05:20 AM

business

BPO sector seen to help temper downturn

April 03, 2020 05:18 AM

opinion

Words of comfort

April 03, 2020 05:00 AM

opinion

What is history without a story?

April 03, 2020 04:50 AM

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Locking out the poor

April 03, 2020 04:40 AM

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April 03, 2020 04:30 AM

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EDITORIAL

Words of comfort

Apr 03,2020

Gripped in a crisis the dimensions of which are unprecedented and therefore frighteningly unknown, people naturally look to government for comfort. They are floundering and

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Looking Back

What is history without a story?

Ambeth R. Ocampo

Pinoy Kasi

Locking out the poor

Michael L. Tan

No Free Lunch

Worst-hit

Cielito F. Habito

Commentary

Dr. James Goodrich, friend to Filipinos

Carmen Aquino Sarmiento

Commentary

We’re in for a long ride

Dindo Manhit

Human Face

Marooned voyagers becoming poets, sages

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

VIDEOS

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Sports

Headlines

World champ Yulo, Asian skate queen Didal make Forbes list

April 03, 2020

Basketball

Another Banal set to start coaching career

Commentary

New Olympic dates will make athletes more mature

Headlines

PSI shifts efforts to helping fight COVID-19

Business

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SEC warns against scammers exploiting COVID-19 crisis

April 03, 2020

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IMI suspends operations in Mexico

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LBC donates P50M worth of reusable masks

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Economists call for “calibrated easing” of ECQ

Entertainment

Celebrities and Showbiz

LOOK: Anne Curtis shows baby Dahlia Amélie through floral shoot on her first month

April 03, 2020

Headlines

Musical mood boosters: The Weeknd, Finneas and Maroon 5

Columns

Evan Rachel Wood on her ‘Westworld’ character going full-on Terminator

Celebrities and Showbiz

Nico Santos bares devastating effect of COVID-19 on his family

Lifestyle

Celebrities and Showbiz

Anne Curtis, Angel Locsin, and Gabbi Garcia: Celebrity tweets on the state of the nation

April 01, 2020

Celebrities

Quick chat with Nicole Andersson: ‘You really don’t need much to be happy’

Fashion

Friends—who all didn’t get to bid him goodbye—remember Ito Curata

Fashion

La Salle Green Hills president’s batch raises money for front-liners

USA & CANADA

Headlines

Why health experts are not warning about COVID-19 in food

April 02, 2020

Business

‘Food Buddha’ Rodelio Aglibot passes away in Ohio

Global Travel News

Arizona Fil-Am family barely avoids being stranded in Morocco

Headlines

Less than half in US back Trump’s pandemic response

Global Nation

Nation

248 Filipino seafarers from Miami are latest batch of repatriates – DFA

April 03, 2020

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Coronavirus hits 32 Filipinos in Singapore

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123 marooned Filipino seafarers back home from Spain – DFA

Middle East & Africa

Diplomat dies of COVID-19; guidelines underway for returning OFWs

Cebudailynews

Featured Stories

JK Rowling starts ‘Harry Potter At Home’ for housebound families

April 03, 2020

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Over 250,000 4Ps beneficiaries in Central Visayas receive cash grants

Featured Stories

122nd commemoration of The Battle of Tres de Abril: Uncelebrated but unforgotten

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Argao Police looking into killing of two men in Barangay Alambijud

Technology

Advertorial

HP advances PC security with cutting edge innovations

April 03, 2020

Gaming

‘Fortnite’ umbrella floats ‘Kingsman’ movies tribute

Apps and Software

New Snapchat lens puts virtual circle around users to demo social distancing radius

Science, Health and Research

Lockdowns may have saved 59,000 lives in Europe — study

WORLD

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‘We need help’: Economic, health crises grow as cases top 1M

April 03, 2020

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Toronto to fine people for not distancing in parks, squares

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Economic fallout mounts, worldwide cases top 1 million

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US Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship

Metro

Headlines

NBI: Sotto issue politicized

April 03, 2020

Headlines

Village chair in trouble over relief goods

Headlines

Good Samaritans band together to give poor families their daily ‘pandesal’

Headlines

Red Cross to start COVID-19 mass testing

Regions

Headlines

Communities turn their backs on sick nurses

April 03, 2020

Headlines

Soldiers, cops take rolling stores to Lanao del Sur villages

Headlines

Moriones canceled as pandemic rages

Headlines

No funeral for Rizal vice mayor who died of COVID-19

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Viral

After two years, woman decides to confront neighbor for watching porn too loud

April 02, 2020

News & Feature

Good Samaritan reunites elderly man with lost wedding ring after 20 years

Netflix

Good news, Ghibli fans! There’s a Hayao Miyazaki docuseries that you can watch for free

Art & Books

JK Rowling starts ‘Harry Potter At Home’ for housebound families

RADYO

National

32 Pinoy sa Singapore nag-positibo sa COVID-19

April 03, 2020

National

PPEs mula sa OVP dumating na sa Cebu at GenSan

Provincial

Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental niyanig ng lindol

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LOOK: Pag-convert sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium bilang quarantine facility nagpapatuloy

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