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Supermarkets, drug stores may operate up to 12 hours — IATF

DSWD: Beneficiaries to receive cash aid in full

PACC to NBI: Probe Robredo for ‘competing with national govt’ in fight vs COVID-19

DILG to release first wave of P200-B financial aid in Manila

Vico Sotto says it was NBI that ‘politicized’ alleged violation of Bayanihan Act

4 Filipinos in New York, New Jersey succumb to coronavirus

NBI summons ‘more than a dozen’ people over COVID-19 social media posts

PH Ambassador to Lebanon succumbs to COVID-19

It is now mandatory to wear a face mask in public – IATF

Mindoro toddler, youngest COVID-19 patient recovering, says gov

More evidence indicates healthy people can spread virus

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5 Filipinos on Forbes Asia’s ’30 Under 30′ roster

Megan Young, Mikael Daez create face shields for frontliners

Red tape at DSWD seen delaying P200-b cash aid

Coronavirus worst global crisis since WWII, says UN chief

Mass testing, tracing ‘crucial,’ says top man in PH virus fight

OCD to oversee medicine, equipment donations to gov’t

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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Quezon COVID-19 cases rise to 11

April 02, 2020 06:08 PM

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April 02, 2020 06:07 PM

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April 02, 2020 06:02 PM

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April 02, 2020 05:52 PM

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April 02, 2020 05:51 PM

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COVID-19 infected Filipinos in Korea now at 3

April 02, 2020 05:46 PM

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ADB plunks in P254M in grant to keep food on PH poor’s tables during COVID-19 quarantine

April 02, 2020 05:42 PM

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One more hospital in Visayas accredited to do COVID-19 testing

April 02, 2020 05:42 PM

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Cebu town mayor advises visitor to isolate self after resident turns COVID-19 positive

April 02, 2020 05:40 PM

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NBI-7 arrests 2 for selling overpriced thermal scanners

April 02, 2020 05:34 PM

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Dolly Parton donates $1 million to coronavirus research

April 02, 2020 05:34 PM

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April 02, 2020 05:23 PM

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Iloilo restricts travel to, from areas with local COVID-19 transmission

April 02, 2020 05:19 PM

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COVID-19 cases in Las Piñas jump to 32, with 7 recoveries

April 02, 2020 05:19 PM

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Senators hit PACC for call to probe Robredo over COVID-19 response

April 02, 2020 05:00 PM

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2 new Ecija patients infected with COVID-19

April 02, 2020 04:56 PM

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BREAKING: COVID-19 death toll exceeds 100; now at 107

April 02, 2020 04:55 PM

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Iloilo City transfers persons watched, probed from school to hall for absence of contract

April 02, 2020 04:52 PM

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April 02, 2020 04:52 PM

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April 02, 2020 04:47 PM

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Gov’t removes donor tax for imported PPEs, med supplies for COVID-19 fight

April 02, 2020 04:44 PM

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WATCH: Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes prepare meals for hospital workers

April 02, 2020 04:34 PM

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Video gamer uses apartment building facade as the backdrop for his Mario Kart games

April 02, 2020 04:30 PM

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Abra records its 3rd COVID-19 case

April 02, 2020 04:24 PM

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COVID-19 truce shaken as Army claims 1 NPA guerilla killed in Quezon clash

April 02, 2020 04:21 PM

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Bangsamoro MOH clarifies leaked advisory: No local transmission in Lanao del Sur, Marawi

April 02, 2020 04:19 PM

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April 02, 2020 04:17 PM

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Bulacan designates new building as central quarantine facility

April 02, 2020 04:12 PM

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Quezon Institute to become quarantine facility for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

April 02, 2020 04:09 PM

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Magnitude 4.5 quake hits Negros Occidental

April 02, 2020 04:06 PM

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PACC Commissioner clarifies: We’re not asking NBI to investigate Robredo

April 02, 2020 04:03 PM

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Labella to barangay chiefs: Ensure social distancing

April 02, 2020 04:02 PM

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Document stating date of Bar exam release is fake-Justice Bernabe

April 02, 2020 04:01 PM

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Senior citizens’ financial assistance may be delivered house to house

April 02, 2020 03:54 PM

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April 02, 2020 03:37 PM

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Free seeds, planting materials to promote urban farming

April 02, 2020 03:33 PM

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April 02, 2020 03:29 PM

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April 02, 2020 03:18 PM

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MCIAA assures foreigners due for repatriation follow protocols

April 02, 2020 03:15 PM

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Premier League accused of ‘moral vacuum’ as clubs cut staff wages

April 02, 2020 03:03 PM

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DBM already released P100B to DSWD for COVID-19 relief cash aid

April 02, 2020 03:01 PM

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April 02, 2020 02:57 PM

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April 02, 2020 02:54 PM

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WATCH: Dimples Romana, Teacher Georcelle take on clap-snap challenge for frontliners

April 02, 2020 02:50 PM

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Joshua has ‘lost close ones’ due to coronavirus

April 02, 2020 02:42 PM

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Apr 02,2020

The past two weeks of the enhanced community quarantine over the entire Luzon have brought numerous reports of deliveries of basic goods such as vegetables

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Business

Aviation

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Banks

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Taxation

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Celebrities and Showbiz

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Lifestyle

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

April 01, 2020

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Columns

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Food

7-ingredient lockdown meals: Spam ‘musubi chahan,’ ‘adobo sa puti lechon kawali’

USA & CANADA

Headlines

Coronavirus claims Fil-Am CBS News exec

April 01, 2020

Books

Farrar Straus Giroux releases Filipina’s debut novel

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DACA and TPS recipients qualify for federal virus relief

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Global Nation

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COVID-19 infected Filipinos in Korea now at 3

April 02, 2020

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4 Filipinos in New York, New Jersey succumb to coronavirus

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881 Pinoy crewmen of stricken cruise ships arrive from US

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Moriones canceled as pandemic rages

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