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Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez will formally ask the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to allow younger kids, 10 years old from the current 15-year-old cap, to go out of their homes to further boost economic activities as the local economy still continues to fall behind despite the opening of most sectors.

A new strain of the coronavirus has, again, made the world’s different countries scramble to secure their borders from allowing entry to those infected. Already, the Philippines has banned the entry of travelers from 21 nations where the new virus has been detected.

Korean-American singer and “American Idol” Season 9 contestant John Park has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Sunday's scheduled NBA game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed by the league hours before tip-off due to COVID-19 safety protocol issues.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said the central bank, which has provided P2 trillion in liquidity to the financial system in 2020, will continue to be the game changer in the country’s anti-COVID-19 pandemic response.

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley insisted Sunday the Grand Slam would begin as scheduled next month, while admitting it was "not a great situation" for the 47 players who have been confined to their hotel rooms.

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The Department of Trade and Industry is consolidating a list of micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that may also want to order COVID-19 vaccines.

Irving was placed under investigation after video emerged on social media showing him attending a birthday party with no mask.

Two more games involving the Washington Wizards were postponed on Friday as the team faced a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, the NBA confirmed.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns said Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19, vowing to overcome the disease that last year claimed the life of his mother and six other family members.

The Department of Finance (DOF) is working on fresh loans from multilateral financial institutions, bilateral partners and domestic creditors to fund the government’s coronavirus response programs.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc announced on Thursday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, two days after Formula One was forced to postpone two of next season's Grands Prix.

The NBA postponed this weekend's game in Arizona between the Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns on Thursday as coronavirus concerns continued to cause disruption for the league.

The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the government has sufficiently funds to procure enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines from various sources in line with its target to inoculate around half of the population.

A total of 17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from private sector are expected to be made available in the second semester to inoculate 8 million Filipinos from 39 local government units (LGUs).

The NBA postponed Wednesday's clash between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix after the Suns were unable to raise a game-day roster because of COVID-19.