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This is CLRG's special coverage on news stories concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. It provides a one-stop-page for LGUs who may want to read, review, or revisit news about how different LGUs in the country respond to the crisis. This also includes news of national scale but are affecting how LGUs respond to the issue.

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Isolation, Quarantine and Testing

NCR still under stricter GCQ in August; Iloilo, 3 other areas under ECQ
Rappler, July 29, 2021

Sarangani pushes uniform rules on Covid-19 testing, quarantine
Philippine News Agency, July 14, 202

Central Luzon provinces now low-risk for COVID-19
Philippine Star, July 7, 2021

OWWA clarifies rule on free swab test, quarantine for returning OFWs
GMA News, October 9, 2020

Bacolod offers free swab tests
Sunstar, October 8, 2020

Market vendor leaders back swab testing
Sunstar, October 8, 2020

Red Cross eyes faster, cheaper saliva test
Philippine Star, October 7, 2020

Private-run labs in Philippines have highest COVID-19 tests done
Philippine Star, October 6, 2020

200 kawani, pasyente ng N. Ecija mega drug rehab, positibo sa COVID-19
ABS-CBN News, October 6, 2020

Swab tests conducted by 'trained, skilled' individuals, DOH says amid safety concerns
GMA News, October 5, 2020

PH Red Cross to open COVID-19 testing lab in Iloilo
Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2020

Robredo bats for increased COVID-19 testing
Inquirer, October 4, 2020

Dizon calls for saliva testing, breath testing to improve COVID-19 response
GMA News, October 4, 2020

PH Red Cross now has 10 COVID-19 labs nationwide: official
ABS-CBN News, October 4, 2020

Gov’t assures safe swab tests in PH after reported complication in US
CNN Philippines, October 3, 2020

DILG wants uniform price for COVID-19 swab tests in public, private labs
Inquirer, October 2, 2020

COVID-19 swab test results of tourists can’t be faked, tourism chief assures
Inquirer, October 2, 2020

DILG strongly pushes for swab test price cut
Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2020

DOH preparing to control RT-PCR test cost
Philippine Star, October 2, 2020

DILG pushes for standard, lowered price of COVID-19 swab tests
GMA News, October 2, 2020

New lab can conduct 200 more tests a day
Sunstar, October 1, 2020

COVID-19 facility isolation may cause patients to lie about conditions — DOH
Philippine Star, October 1, 2020

Solon cites Manila’s free mass swab testing
Manila Bulletin, October 1, 2020

Pop-up hospital for COVID-19 patients at Lung Center underway
Manila Bulletin, October 1, 2020

Cebu’s 3-day mass coronavirus testing starts with 300 vendors in city’s biggest market
Inquirer, October 1, 2020

New coronavirus testing lab opens in Lanao Norte town
Inquirer, October 1, 2020

Manila’s 2nd molecular lab gets perfect score in DOH proficiency test
Inquirer, October 1, 2020

DPWH opens biggest isolation facility
Philippine Star, October 1, 2020

Muntinlupa City to open molecular lab, mega quarantine facility next week
Manila Bulletin, September 30, 2020

Sokor antigen test kit fails to meet WHO norms — DOH
Manila Bulletin, September 30, 2020

Manila, Ayala Group open new molecular lab
Philippine Star, September 30, 2020

Manila LGU offers free swab tests for workers, employees
GMA News, September 30, 2020

PhilHealth: Senior citizens, at-risk persons can get swab tests for free
Inquirer, September 30, 2020

SoKor COVID-19 antigen test kit fails DOH evaluation
Inquirer, September 30, 2020

Manila provides free swab tests for vendors, drivers
Inquirer, September 30, 2020

Manila City launches 2nd molecular laboratory in Sta. Ana Hospital
Inquirer, September 29, 2020

Metro Manila’s biggest mega quarantine facility launched in Parañaque City
Manila Bulletin, September 29, 2020

Health advocates appeal for home quarantine for COVID-19 positive patients with no comorbidities
Manila Bulletin, September 29, 2020

Metro Manila's biggest quarantine facility inaugurated in Parañaque
GMA News, September 29, 2020

19 in isolation for coronavirus in Central Command
Rappler, September 28, 2020

Endorse mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to Oplan Kalinga hotels, DILG tells Metro Manila LGUs
Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2020

More than 3.5 M Filipinos tested for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2020

Face shields, isolation rooms needed in workplaces; business must share responsibility with gov’t — Roque
Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2020

21 LGU-run COVID-19 test labs operational
Philippine Star, September 27, 2020

Baguio to pilot rapid antigen test
Philippine Star, September 27, 2020

EO to set price cap on swab tests
Philippine Star, September 27, 2020

Solon suggests P2,000 SRP for swab tests
Manila Bulletin, September 27, 2020

DILG chief cites 21 LGUs operating COVID-19 test labs
Manila Bulletin, September 26, 2020

Critical care facilities in NCR getting decongested as utilization down by 60%
GMA News, September 26, 2020

366 Silaynons undergo mass testing
Sunstar, September 25, 2020

Davao City to require RT-PCR tests, X-ray for patients
Sunstar, September 25, 2020

NCR's COVID-19 quarantine facilities 60% occupied -Año
GMA News, September 25, 2020

Facility-based quarantine now required for asymptomatic, mild COVID-19 cases if houses don’t meet required conditions
Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2020

IATF requires facility quarantine for asymptomatic, mild COVID-19 cases
GMA News, September 24, 2020

TESDA to offer contact tracing training program in Calabarzon
ABS-CBN News, September 24, 2020

Pilot use of rapid antigen test in Baguio OK’d
Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2020

Dizon: PH must be ready to adopt to new COVID-19 testing technologies
Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2020

COVID-19 tests conducted in PH dropped in last 2 days
ABS-CBN News, September 23, 2020

Galvez: 3.2M Pinoys tested for COVID-19 since start of pandemic
GMA News, September 23, 2020

Government aims to deploy 50,000 more contact tracers on Oct. 1: Año
ABS-CBN News, September 23, 2020

Why are COVID-19 tests more expensive in some hospitals than others?
ABS-CBN News, September 23, 2020

‘Home quarantine tack for Batangas COVID-19 patients leads to spike’ — Galvez
Manila Bulletin, September 23, 2020

Not impossible for Duterte to put price cap on COVID-19 swab tests -Palace
GMA News, September 22, 2020

Health facilities offering COVID-19 swab tests for P1,750 to P2,000
GMA News, September 22, 2020

DOH asks Palace to regulate COVID-19 swab test prices
Philippine Star, September 21, 2020

DOH to pilot test antigen testing in Baguio City
Rappler, September 21, 2020

32-bed quarantine facility opens in Caloocan
Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2020

Iloilo City mayor pushes for quarantine, swab testing for repatriated OFWs
Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2020

IATF approves pilot studies on use of antigen tests for border screening
CNN Philippines, September 19, 2020

Pasig blood donors to get free antibody testing
Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2020

GenSan lukewarm on calls for revert to ECQ —Magalong
GMA News, September 18, 2020

38 of 130 medical facilities in NCR in ‘danger zone’ if COVID cases surge
Inquirer, September 18, 2020

IATF approves pilot study of antigen tests for screening local travelers
Inquirer, September 18, 2020

Gov’t isolation facilities’ occupancy rate drops to 52 per cent — Dizon
Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2020

IATF okays antigen pilot tests on local travellers
Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2020

Gov’t hopes to roll out antigen test, a faster testing technology for COVID-19 soon
Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2020

Regional isolation facility in La Union now ready to accommodate COVID-19 patients
Manila Bulletin, September 17, 2020

DPWH turns over mega isolation facility in Iligan
Manila Bulletin, September 17, 2020

DILG welcomes SC decision junking petition for COVID-19 mass testing
GMA News, September 17, 2020

DOT bats for rapid anti-gen tests for airline passengers
GMA News, September 17, 2020

DOT pushes for antigen testing in resumption of air travel
Inquirer, September 17, 2020

PNP eyes using antigen test to detect COVID-19
GMA News, September 16, 2020

SC junks plea for mass-testing: We can't tell gov't how to do its job
Rappler, September 16, 2020

SC dismisses petition seeking mass COVID-19 testing
Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2020

Over 200 Antipolo LGU workers test positive for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2020

NTF, DPWH build Iligan City mega quarantine facility in 2 weeks
Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2020

Philippine virus testing best in Asia? No, says UP expert
ABS-CBN News, September 16, 2020

Dizon: Over 3M Filipinos tested for COVID-19 as of mid-September
GMA News, September 16, 2020

Valenzuela LGU gets DOH nod to operate own COVID-19 lab
Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2020

‘Shift from home quarantine to isolation lowers COVID-19 infections,’ says Galvez
Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2020

Palace: Philippines’ COVID-19 testing the ‘best in Asia’
GMA News, September 15, 2020

Best in Asia? Palace says COVID-19 testing Philippines' 'biggest strength'
ABS-CBN News, September 15, 2020

Sta. Ana Hospital to open second lab for COVID-19 testing
ABS-CBN News, September 15, 2020

WHO: Antigen tests di puwede sa pag-screen vs COVID-19 sa mga Paliparan
ABS-CBN News, September 15, 2020

DPWH: 17 COVID-19 quarantine facilities to be opened next week
GMA News, September 13, 2020

Catbalogan residents oppose P13-M coronavirus isolation facility
Rappler, September 13, 2020

Group appeals to SC to compel gov’t to conduct mass testing
Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2020

RITM accredits Lanao del Norte laboratory for COVID-19 testing
Inquirer, September 13, 2020

Nearly 5,000 cops test positive for COVID-19
Philippine Star, September 13, 2020

17 quarantine facilities constructed in Region 8 — DPWH
Manila Bulletin, September 12, 2020

Over 30 quarantine facilities under way in Western Visayas — Villar
Manila Bulletin, September 12, 2020

Antibody testing can help in monitoring of COVID-19 infections – ex-DOH chief
Inquirer, September 12, 2020

'No home quarantine' rule put on hold – Roque
Rappler, September 11, 2020

Pasig molecular lab passes proficiency test
Manila Bulletin, September 11, 2020

IATF defers mandatory facility quarantine for mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients
Manila Bulletin, September 11, 2020

Las Piñas testing facility operational soon
Philippine Star, September 10, 2020

Task Force sets conditions for allowing home quarantine of COVID-19 positive persons
Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2020

DPWH converts container vans into quarantine facility in Camp Aguinaldo
Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2020

DOH: Guidelines on virus antigen test needed before use on domestic travelers
Inquirer, September 9, 2020

COVID-19 testing lab opens in Las Piñas City
Inquirer, September 9, 2020

COVID-19 testing lab opens in Las Pinas
Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2020

Gov’t slowly decongesting hospitals — DOH
Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2020

DOH backs ban on home quarantine to prevent community transmission
GMA News, September 9, 2020

DOH sings different tune, urges home quarantine if conditions are met
Rappler, September 8, 2020

Philippine government to ban home quarantine of COVID-19 cases
Rappler, September 8, 2020

IATF allows use of antigen tests for asymptomatic domestic travelers
Inquirer, September 8, 2020

Galvez: ‘No home quarantine’ policy may lower number of new COVID cases
Inquirer, September 8, 2020

Gov’t mulls strict ‘no home quarantine’ for COVID-19 patients
Inquirer, September 8, 2020

PPA builds 100-bed quarantine facility for seafarers in Bataan
Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2020

IATF issues new guidelines on testing, tracing, isolation
Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2020

‘Tap hotels to boost isolation measures,’ Tugade tells Muntinlupa LGU
Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2020

Roxas City to utilize container vans as COVID-19 lab
Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2020

Gov’t to soon implement strict no home quarantine policy — DILG
Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2020

Hospital occupancy rate for COVID-19 in Manila down to 50%
Manila Bulletin, September 7, 2020

Caloocan to use wristbands to monitor infections
Inquirer, September 6, 2020

Home quarantine still allowed, but follow guidelines — DOH
Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2020

151-bed Mega Isolation Facility in Carmona, Cavite inaugurated
Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2020

Mega quarantine facility for COVID patients completed in Cavite
Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2020

COVID-19 task force dangles hotel perks to discourage home quarantine
CNN Philippines, September 5, 2020

82 of 142 QC villages have own isolation facility – Belmonte
Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2020

Pampanga governor wants gov’t to regulate RT-PCR costs
Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2020

Baguio COVID-19 testing, tracing lead to discovery of more infections
Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2020

Lorenzana bats for hotels as quarantine sites
Inquirer, September 5, 2020

NTF eyes One Hospital Command in Northern Mindanao amid rising COVID-19 cases
GMA News, September 5, 2020

DOH allows home collection of COVID-19 specimen
GMA News, September 4, 2020

Valenzuela converts container vans into isolation units for COVID-19 patients
Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2020

PH Red Cross opens 20th molecular lab in Zamboanga City
Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2020

DOH: COVID-19 test not obligatory for pregnant women
Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2020

Home quarantines caused COVID-19 community transmission, says Galvez
GMA News, September 3, 2020

NegOcc mayors insist on mandatory 14-day quarantine for ROFs
Sunstar, September 3, 2020

Makati City begins pooled testing — mayor
CNN Philippines, September 2, 2020

230 OFWs complete their quarantine at Nueva Ecija isolation center
Manila Bulletin, September 2, 2020

Go Negosyo targets Makati PUV drivers, market vendors in pooled swab testing
Manila Bulletin, September 2, 2020

Valenzuela City aims to test 10 percent of its population for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, September 2, 2020

Ilocos Norte launches expanded testing in Sarrat town
Manila Bulletin, September 2, 2020

QC forms technical working group for Oplan Kalinga implementation
Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2020

'Overwhelming' test equipment
Sunstar, September 1, 2020

Galvez eyes expansion of hospital beds in Metro Manila
Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2020

Iloilo City eyes Covid-19 lab operation by mid-September
Sunstar, September 1, 2020

City Government to swab test night market tenants, suppliers
Sunstar, September 1, 2020

90% who test positive for COVID-19 not isolated, all over Metro Manila — ex-DOH chief
Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2020

What’s inside a quarantine facility
Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2020

DOH looking into so-called inconsistent COVID-19 results after Pampanga gov calls for probe
ABS-CBN News, August 31, 2020

RDC-Davao eyes test centers per province
Sunstar, August 31, 2020

Results of mass testing in 4 LGUs up for release within the week
Sunstar, August 31, 2020

DOH probes conflicting COVID-19 results in state-run and private labs
GMA News, August 31, 2020

Rodriguez urges DOH to discourage use of rapid antibody test, cites dangers, recommends RT-PCR instead
Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2020

Tent City at Davao airport continues to provide COVID-19 testing
Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2020

Caloocan converts two public school buildings into a 192-bed quarantine facility
Manila Bulletin, August 30, 2020

Manila solon tells gov’t: Boost NCR testing capacity
Manila Bulletin, August 30, 2020

COVID-19 quarantine facility at Villamor fasttracked
Manila Bulletin, August 30, 2020

COVID-19 testing lab at PRO 7 nearing completion
Manila Bulletin, August 30, 2020

RITM still studying saliva-based virus testing
Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2020

Expanded testing yields more COVID-19 cases in Baguio City
Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2020

COVID-19 isolation at treatment facility sa Candelaria, Quezon, bubuksan sa Lunes
GMA News, August 29, 2020

Covid-19 test centers monitored
Sunstar, August 29, 2020

Pampanga opens additional COVID isolation facility
Sunstar, August 29, 2020

Cost, turnaround time of swab, saliva COVID-19 tests may be same, DOST says
ABS-CBN News, August 29, 2020

1,300 suspected COVID-19 cases dumaan sa mass testing sa Bacolod
ABS-CBN News, August 29, 2020

150 more cops test positive for coronavirus
Philippine Star, August 30, 2020

Rizal province to test all market vendors for coronavirus
Manila Bulletin, August 28, 2020

Pasig City opens online reservation for free antibody testing
Manila Bulletin, August 28, 2020

Iloilo governor worried over return of LSIs without COVID-19 tests
Manila Bulletin, August 28, 2020

Gov’t eyes COVID testing of 3.3 M Filipinos by Sept
Manila Bulletin, August 28, 2020

Gov’t eyes testing of up to 3.3 million Filipinos for COVID-19 by Sept.
Inquirer, August 28, 2020

300 shipping containers sa Pasay, gagamiting COVID-19 isolation rooms
ABS-CBN News, August 28, 2020

RITM still studying saliva test for COVID-19—Vergeire
GMA News, August 28, 2020

Bacolod starts mass testing
Sunstar, August 27, 2020

Cheaper saliva test for COVID-19 a 'game changer,' says Project ARK leader
GMA News, August 27, 2020

Gov’t officials inspect mega-quarantine facility in Calamba, Laguna
GMA News, August 27, 2020

Parañaque converts 39 container vans into COVID-19 isolation facilities
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

Pasay gov’t transforms container vans into COVID isolation facility
Inquirer, August 27, 2020

Pinakamalaking quarantine facility sa bansa bubuksan sa Laguna
ABS-CBN News, August 27, 2020

CHED: 28 SUCs used as COVID-19 quarantine facilities
Inquirer, August 27, 2020

Mega COVID-19 quarantine facility in Calamba opens in September
Inquirer, August 27, 2020

Borongan, Samar builds 4 isolation buildings for COVID-19 patients
Inquirer, August 27, 2020

Calabarzon mega quarantine facility to open by end-August in Calamba
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

3 new quarantine facilities built in Iligan City
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

Dialysis center for COVID-19 patients set to rise in NKTI compound
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

Newly constructed isolation facility in Malolos to open next week
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

78 BI staff infected by virus
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

Butuan City records 12 new COVID-19 cases
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

3 medical frontliners in Lingayen contract COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020

PH COVID-19 cases cross 200,000 mark; DOH says ‘isolation vital in stopping transmission’
Manila Bulletin, August 26, 2020

Magalong expects number of COVID-19 cases to rise in Baguio with expanded testing
Manila Bulletin, August 26, 2020

San Simon town dialysis center turned into quarantine facility
Sunstar, August 26, 2020

Mass testing in Negros Occidental, Bacolod to push through
Sunstar, August 26, 2020

Pagpapatayo ng quarantine facility sa subdvision sa Bacoor inalmahan
ABS-CBN News, August 26, 2020

Go Negosyo supports Saliva COVID Test
Manila Bulletin, August 25, 2020

Gov seeks ‘timeout weekend’ in Negros Occidental to help curb COVID-19
Inquirer, August 24, 2020

DOH warning: Penalties for COVID – exposed persons who refuse swab test, quarantine
Inquirer, August 24, 2020

Belmonte urges barangays to build own quarantine facilities
Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2020

Iloilo City scrambles to find isolation sites for repatriated OFWs
Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2020

Omnibus Guidelines on COVID-19 testing not yet approved — DOH
Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2020

Persons exposed to COVID can be compelled to take swab test — DOJ chief
Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2020

DOJ chief: Those with COVID-19 exposure, symptoms can be compelled to get tested
Inquirer, August 23, 2020

Quezon City issues guidelines for barangay-based quarantine facilities
Inquirer, August 23, 2020

4-day ‘time-out weekend’ set in Negros Occidental, Bacolod for mass testing
Inquirer, August 23, 2020

DPWH transforms Carmona evacuation center into makeshift hospital
Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2020

Bulacan now has 4 COVID-19 testing labs
Philippine Star, August 23, 2020

COVID-19 ward-bed capacity in Davao region nearing ‘danger zone’ – DOH
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020

Bacolod, Negros Occ. set for 4-day lockdown, mass testing
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020

Navotas residents refuse free swab tests
Philippine Star, August 22, 2020

Angeles acquires isolation tents for Covid-19 patients
Sunstar, August 22, 2020

Negros Occidental sets 4-day 'timeout weekend' with hard lockdown, mass testing
Rappler, August 22, 2020

Goodbye, brain scrapers. COVID-19 tests now use gentler nose swabs.
Rappler, August 22, 2020

QC to open more isolation facilities for COVID-19 patients
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020

Cabinet members in close contact with Año to undergo swab test
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020

Contact tracing in Metro improves; getting people tested needs support of nat’l gov’t — DILG
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020

PH's COVID-19 cases breach 187,000 mark with 4,933 new infections
CNN Philippines, August 22, 2020

Lung Center critical COVID-19 beds fully occupied, says spokesman
CNN Philippines, August 22, 2020

CHED continues to assist 19 SUCs maintaining quarantine centers
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020

Quezon City’s COVID-19 cases surge to 9,540 or 5.23 percent of national tally
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020

Eastern Visayas hospital helps test swab samples from Bicol for COVID-19
Inquirer, August 21, 2020

Mayor among 53 new COVID-19 patients in Catbalogan City
Inquirer, August 21, 2020

COVID-19 bed capacity in Western Visayas reaches critical level – DOH 6
Manila Bulletin, August 21, 2020

Business sector to conduct random Covid-19 tests
Sunstar, August 21, 2020

Catbalogan mayor positive for COVID-19, city on lockdown
Rappler, August 21, 2020

Hundreds of used rapid test kits dumped on Abuyog, Leyte roadside
GMA News, August 21, 2020

Number of COVID testing facilities now at 97, NTF spox says
GMA News, August 21, 2020

Bulacan converting athlete’s quarters into COVID-19 isolation facility
Inquirer, August 21, 2020

Increase in COVID-19 cases due to 'genuine' surge, not PH's testing capabilities
CNN Philippines, August 21, 2020

SBMA offers Subic gym for isolation of infected container terminal workers
Rappler, August 20, 2020

‘No more backlogs in COVID-19 test results’
Philippine Star, August 20, 2020

Gov’t studying to use antigen test kits to screen tourists for COVID-19
Inquirer, August 20, 2020

P10-B ‘standby fund’ for COVID-19 testing, vaccines included in Bayanihan 2 – Angara
Inquirer, August 20, 2020

Project Ark head looks at ‘innovations’ in coronavirus testing
Inquirer, August 20, 2020

Navotas Mayor Tiangco: 9.36% of city population already tested for COVID-19
GMA News, August 20, 2020

Navotas warns residents who refuse testing
Inquirer, August 20, 2020

500 San Juan residents undergo swab tests
Inquirer, August 20, 2020

Magalong to prioritize COVID-19 testing of grocery, supermarket workers
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020

DOH discourages use of rapid test kits for screening purposes
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020

Private sector RT-PCR pooled testing set in Cebu City
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020

18,310 gov’t workers infected with COVID
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020

Mayor of San Mateo, Rizal and her husband, the vice mayor, test positive for coronavirus
CNN Philippines, August 20, 2020

Tiangco attributes decreased COVID-19 positivity rate to test-trace-isolate efforts
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020

Valenzuela LGU launches own molecular, serology labs
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020

DOH advises LGUs to focus on symptoms-based checking, isolation
ABS-CBN News, August 20, 2020

Tourism, hospitality workers should undergo swab tests every 4 weeks: DOLE
ABS-CBN News, August 20, 2020

QC issues new guidelines for GCQ
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

Navotas City turns freight containers into isolation rooms
Inquirer, August 19, 2020

20 household members in Taguig test positive for COVID-19
Inquirer, August 19, 2020

San Juan opens gymnasium for free swab testing of residents
Inquirer, August 19, 2020

Philippines looking at possible use of saliva-based COVID-19 testing
Inquirer, August 19, 2020

Gov’t to ‘commandeer’ hotels, dorms and turn them into isolation, quarantine facilities for COVID patients
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

Employers urged to immediately conduct virus testing among employees
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

LPP wants LSIs subjected to swab tests before they are sent home
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

Taytay orders barangays to set up, manage isolation facilities
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

San Juan opens new testing facility
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

UP Diliman opens new isolation unit
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

Swab testing of COVID-19 close contacts now mandatory in Navotas City
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

Opening of Pasig’s molecular laboratory delayed as lab staff await training
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

COVID-19 infects 25 at DOH-run hospital in Iloilo City
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

Galvez tells Iligan LGU to intensify testing efforts
Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020

Pooled testing effective for low prevalence areas, people with no symptoms – experts
Rappler, August 19, 2020

LSIs, patients evacuated from quarantine facilities, hospital in Cataingan town
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

13.3 percent average infection rate over past week a ‘red flag’ on increased COVID-19 transmission — Drilon
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

House suspends sessions as COVID-positive employees increase
Philippine Star, August 18, 2020

Pililla, Rizal mayor tests positive for COVID-19
ABS-CBN News, August 18, 2020

69 Monteverde residents brought to treatment facility
Sunstar, August 18, 2020

LOOK: Largest COVID-19 processing facility in Bataan to rise in Orani
Rappler, August 18, 2020

25 health workers from Samar prov’l hospital test positive for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

Project ARK all set to conduct pilot pooled RT-PCR tests for market vendors, public transport drivers
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

Cataingan town to send LSIs to villages after quake damages quarantine building
Inquirer, August 18, 2020

COVID-19 case tally breaches 169,000; 91.5 per cent ‘mild’, says DOH
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

Over 2 million Filipinos tested for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

Only 3 out of 10 active critical COVID-19 cases admitted to hospitals – data
Inquirer, August 18, 2020

Navotas to use converted container vans as isolation facilities
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

DSWD records 167 COVID-19 cases; action team formed
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

Project Ark recommends pooled COVID-19 testing
Inquirer, August 18, 2020

‘Build, build, build’ new health care capacity is PH response to new COVID-19 strain’ — Galvez
Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2020

Group concerned about use of ‘inaccurate’ rapid test kits from China
Inquirer, August 18, 2020

COVID-19 testing breached 2 million mark mid-August –Vince Dizon
GMA News, August 18, 2020

PNP virus count climbs to 2,842
Philippine Star, August 17, 2020

PH eyes 5-time increase in virus detection capacity with pooled testing
ABS-CBN News, August 17, 2020

SBMA orders mass testing
Sunstar, August 17, 2020

Mayor advises employers not to use RDT for workers
Sunstar, August 17, 2020

DOH has yet to tell 5,000 people they tested positive for COVID-19, says Gordon
Rappler, August 17, 2020

Red Cross seeks approval to inform cases of positive COVID-19 results
GMA News, August 17, 2020

Red Cross' COVID-19 testing could stop in NCR as PhilHealth still owes P700M
Rappler, August 17, 2020

PhilHealth must cover required ‘free COVID-19 test’ for workers –Villanueva
GMA News, August 17, 2020

Pooled testing to start in Makati with pools of five
GMA News, August 17, 2020

Quezon City to have own molecular laboratory to process COVID-19 tests
GMA News, August 17, 2020

DOH: Philippines now has 108 licensed labs for COVID-19 testing
GMA News, August 17, 2020

Presidential yacht used as floating quarantine for military frontliners
Manila Bulletin, August 17, 2020

Gov’t hopes Red Cross continues testing efforts
Manila Bulletin, August 17, 2020

PhilHealth should shoulder testing cost of workers — Villanueva
Manila Bulletin, August 17, 2020

Project ARK to expand pilot PCR testing
Manila Bulletin, August 17, 2020

Cabinet, IATF members go on self-quarantine; Duterte is fine, public assured
Manila Bulletin, August 17, 2020

16 doctors, 32 nurses in Olongapo hospital go on quarantine after contact with COVID-19 patient
Inquirer, August 17, 2020

Almost 15,000 workers in Bicol to take regular COVID-19 tests
Inquirer, August 17, 2020

Olongapo City Catholic school lends private hotel for isolation of COVID-19 patients
Inquirer, August 17, 2020

DTI Chief: Don’t listen to supporters of Rapid Antibody Tests
Inquirer, August 17, 2020

Mega’ COVID-19 processing center to rise in Bataan
Inquirer, August 17, 2020

Mass testing underway in Subic Bay Freeport after 14 port workers test positive for COVID-19
Inquirer, August 17, 2020

QC to open virus testing lab
Inquirer, August 17, 2020

Only workers with COVID-19 symptoms are required RT-PCR tests — Bello
Manila Bulletin, August 17, 2020

Ospital ng Maynila increases bed capacity for COVID-19 patients
Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2020

DOLE makes mandatory RT-PCR tests for labor sector
Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2020

QC to open molecular lab by end of August
Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2020

Go Negosyo, partners to present study on pooled RT-PCR testing on Monday
Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2020

Villanueva urges regular, random COVID-19 tests in workplaces
Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2020

QC puts up own molecular laboratory for COVID-19 testing
Inquirer, August 16, 2020

Red Cross COVID-19 tests in peril due to PhilHealth’s failure to pay debts
Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2020

Machines, test kits for pooled testing arrive in Philippines
Philippine Star, August 16, 2020

Eastern Visayas logs highest COVID-19 cases in 1 day
Philippine Star, August 16, 2020

NTF commits to build more COVID-19 quarantine facilities in Laguna
GMA News, August 16, 2020

Tourism, manufacturing workers to be given free COVID-19 testing — DOLE
Inquirer, August 16, 2020

Healthy kin of COVID-19 cases are ones in this barangay's isolation facility
GMA News, August 15, 2020

DSWD records 160 cases of COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2020

VP suggests medical reservists complement ‘One Hospital Center’ by attending to mild cases
Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2020

Kits, machines for pooled testing arrive – Concepcion
Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2020

80-bed isolation facility established in Dinagat Islands
Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2020

DILG urges firms to set up isolation facilities for employees
GMA News, August 15, 2020

PGH: Rapid tests not for COVID-19 screening
Philippine Star, August 14, 2020

Government encourages COVID-19 testing for employees every quarter
Philippine Star, August 14, 2020

DOH: Safeguards in place for time-based tagging of COVID-19 recoveries
ABS-CBN News, August 14, 2020

Asymptomatic close contacts of QC's COVID-19 cases to undergo swab tests
GMA News, August 14, 2020

Marikina wants own hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients
Inquirer, August 14, 2020

DepEd: Over 17,000 public school classrooms available as COVID quarantine facilities
Inquirer, August 13, 2020

Pateros isolation facility insufficient for increasing number of COVID-19 patients
Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2020

COVID-19 isolation units to be established in Kalinga
Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2020

Pasig provides residents free COVID-19 testing
Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2020

Caloocan to establish new molecular lab for swab testing
Inquirer, August 13, 2020

17,000 classrooms in NCR to be used as COVID-19 isolation areas, quarantine centers
Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2020

TESDA develops contract tracing materials
Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020

Panabo City records first case of local transmission; village, church placed under localized ECQ
Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020

Half of public school classrooms in Metro Manila to be used as quarantine facilities
CNN Philippines, August 12, 2020

Palace: 50% of NCR classrooms to be used as quarantine facilities
Inquirer, August 12, 2020

Palace: 50 percent of all NCR public school classrooms to be converted to quarantine facilities
Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020

Palace: Half of Metro Manila public school classrooms to be used as isolation facilities
Philippine Star, August 12, 2020

RLMMC swabs health staff regularly
Sunstar, August 12, 2020

San Juan to start 'mass testing' residents
ABS-CBN News, August 12, 2020

San Juan City's P3,000 COVID-19 isolation incentive speeds up contact tracing - Mayor Zamora
ABS-CBN News, August 12, 2020

Pasig City to open free COVID-19 testing slots for reservation
ABS-CBN News, August 12, 2020

‘Stop rapid test’: PGH shares ‘effective’ measures to prevent COVID-19 spread
Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020

Quirino’s first COVID-19 case comes from governor’s own residence
Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020

NPC: Data Privacy Act not a hindrance in contact tracing
Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020

Biggest quarantine facility in Metro Manila set to open later this month
Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2020

Biggest Covid-19 quarantine facility in Metro Manila to open August 25
Sunstar, August 11, 2020

Palace: DepEd OKs use of public schools as isolation centers until December
Inquirer, August 11, 2020

Garin urges pool testing as cases of local COVID-19 transmission increase in Iloilo
Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2020

Marikina’s new temporary treatment, monitoring facility to be completed by end-August
Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2020

Magalong allots P30M to buy 10,000 testing kits
Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2020

Western Visayas sees highest daily rise of COVID-19 cases
ABS-CBN News, August 11, 2020

Gov’t to convert some public schools as COVID-19 isolation facilities
Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2020

Free COVID-19 testing of symptomatic persons in 10 ‘high-risk’ Metro barangays — Roque
Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2020

North Cotabato town has new emergency isolation facility
Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2020

Mega quarantine facility in Metro Manila to open this month
CNN Philippines, August 10, 2020

PH will not ban use of rapid tests, but DOH to issue clear guidelines
CNN Philippines, August 10, 2020

Metro Manila’s biggest COVID-19 quarantine facility set to open in Parañaque
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

City of San Fernando lays out new strategies for MGCQ
Sunstar, August 10, 2020

UP experts urge month-long ECQ in Metro Manila to slow COVID-19 transmission
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

DOH exec: Only 70% of RT-PCR laboratories submit COVID-19 data on time
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

DOH rules out ban on rapid antibody test for COVID-19
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

Extending MECQ will be a delicate balancing act —Palace
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

DOH earmarks initial P2.4 billion for purchase of vaccine vs. COVID-19
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

Lorenzana: 380 military doctors, nurses; 3,000 other medical staff could be mobilized in COVID-19 fight
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

Lorenzana says Metro Manila ready to return to GCQ
GMA Network, August 10, 2020

Citing virus 'downtrend,' Lorenzana says Metro Manila ready for GCQ
Rappler, August 10, 2020

Halos 7,000 bagong talang COVID-19 cases sa bansa; kaso umabot na sa 136,638
Philippine Star, August 10, 2020

DOH: No need to ban rapid testing but it should not be used for screening
Inquirer, August 10, 2020

MECQ not stopping DFA from repatriating stranded OFWs
Manila Bulletin, August 9, 2020

Quezon City recovery rate at 63%
Philippine Star, August 8, 2020

Guv urges mayors to activate community isolation facilities
Sunstar, August 8, 2020

Three Cebu mayors support random testing, decontamination of workplaces
Manila Bulletin, August 8, 2020

Over 800 in Bacoor undergo expanded targeted mass swab testing
Manila Bulletin, August 8, 2020

St. Luke’s Medical Center’s COVID-19 facilities reach full capacity
Inquirer, August 8, 2020

Taguig reports 214 new cases in 2 days
Philippine Star, August 8, 2020

House-to-house search set in 10 Metro Manila barangays
Philippine Star, August 8, 2020

New virus-detection lab at Pasig hospital nearly 100% operational
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

COVID-19 tests of dialysis patients in Marikina to be prioritized
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

Lack of health workers in hospitals, labs is ‘biggest challenge’ in COVID-19 response — testing czar
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

Manila readies 40K isolation rooms for COVID-19 ‘doom scenario’
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

DOH: PH now has 100 COVID-19 testing labs
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

Palace factors ramped-up testing in overtaking Indonesia in COVID-19 tally
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

DOH urges W. Visayans not to violate COVID-19 testing protocols
Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2020

Marikina to provide COVID-19 testing to dialysis patients
Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2020

Manila city gov’t opens 13th quarantine facility
Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2020

Villanueva pushes increased testing, monitoring
Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2020

DOH: Pooled testing only efficient in low-prevalence areas
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

Roque's spin: Philippines has less cases than Indonesia because we test more
Rappler, August 7, 2020

About 1 in 10 Baguio City resident has been tested for coronavirus
Rappler, August 7, 2020

DOH: Non-isolation of persons exposed to COVID-19 individuals could contribute to community transmission
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

DOH: Pooled testing won't be efficient in areas with high prevalence of COVID-19
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

August 10 start of Avigan trials in Philippines not yet final, DOH clarifies
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

Makati City to conduct pooled COVID-19 testing on market vendors, public transpo drivers
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

DOH to start door-to-door visits of high-risk areas in Metro, Calabarzon
Rappler, August 7, 2020

CODE teams to do house visits in 10 NCR barangays in next 2 weeks — DOH
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

DOH to formulate guidelines on use of COVID-19 testing methods
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

Avigan trials in the Philippines to start August 10 —DOH
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

DOH sees results of pool testing's pilot run next week
GMA Network, August 7, 2020

DOH: Cebu hospital is PH’s 100th coronavirus testing lab
ABS-CBN News, August 7, 2020

Testing without tracing: PH contact tracing czar spots gaps in COVID-19 response
ABS-CBN News, August 7, 2020

2,000 residente ng barangay isa-swab test para maagapan ang COVID-19 outbreak
ABS-CBN News, August 7, 2020

Philippines' COVID-19 caseload hits 122,754 with 2,168 deaths
Philippine Star, August 7, 2020

Incomplete DOH data hampers Quezon City contact tracing
Philippine Star, August 7, 2020

Makati drivers, vendors first to try pooled testing
Philippine Star, August 7, 2020

Canteens, smoking areas pose highest risk for workplace infection
Philippine Star, August 7, 2020

Hotels urged to provide ‘isolation’ spaces for arriving guests
Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2020

PH testing czar backs serology testing
Inquirer, August 7, 2020

P200-M supplemental budget for COVID-19 vaccines in Manila approved — Isko Moreno
GMA Network, August 6, 2020

PH has highest COVID-19 testing capacity in SE Asia — DOH
Inquirer, August 6, 2020

Philippines now has 100 COVID-19 testing labs
GMA Network, August 6, 2020

Alabang nagbawas ng inisyung quarantine pass ngayong MECQ
ABS-CBN News, August 6, 2020

Gov’t launches One Hospital Command for seamless referral of COVID-19 patients
GMA Network, August 6, 2020

Makati’s COVID-19 pool testing to prioritize PUV drivers, vendors
Inquirer, August 6, 2020

Gov't planning to convert EAMC into COVID-dedicated hospital —Galvez
GMA Network, August 6, 2020

Japan provides Avigan tablets to Philippines for possible COVID-19 treatment
GMA Network, August 6, 2020

DTI says no need for workers without symptoms to be tested for coronavirus
ABS-CBN News, August 7, 2020

DOH: Only 20-22% of hospitals comply with gov’t policy on COVID-19 bed allocation
Inquirer, August 6, 2020

East Avenue Medical Center to be converted into COVID-19 only hospital — Galvez
Inquirer, August 6, 2020

Isolation facilities for COVID-19 positive workers of Laguna industrial, techno parks eyed
Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2020

GenSan appeals for more PCR, rapid test kits
Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2020

Mayor Isko defends city’s mass testing as “not rapid test” but serology test
Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2020

Intensified tracing and testing continues under MECQ – Dizon
Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2020

Makati City prioritizes PUV drivers, market vendors in pooled testing
Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2020

Makati City selected as pilot site for Project ARK’s pooled testing
Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2020

DOH, LGUs to go house-to-house in select brgys to identify those with COVID-19 symptoms
Inquirer, August 5, 2020

Gov’t hires over 73K contact tracers, but still 9K short of target
Inquirer, August 5, 2020

DOH: 74 more COVID-19 testing labs to open soon
Inquirer, August 5, 2020

Palace: Police personnel to be tapped as COVID-19 contact tracers
Inquirer, August 5, 2020

2 new buildings to open as quarantine facilities in Pasig City
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

DOH drafting guidelines on the use of various COVID-19 test kits
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

Makati to pilot Go Negosyo’s pooled PCR testing this month
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

Additional wards, ICU at East Avenue Medical Center set for completion
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

2,855 more health workers to be hired; contact tracing to be intensified — Nograles
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

Palace endorses use of rapid test kits; pooled testing to start on Aug. 6
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

Palace to tap PNP in contact tracing
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

Cops to be tapped as contact tracers
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

Roque: Gov’t won’t discourage use of rapid tests
Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2020

Trillanes urges gov’t: Conduct door-to-door PCR tests in select areas during MECQ
Inquirer, August 4, 2020

COVID-19 testing center opens in Tuguegarao City
Inquirer, August 4, 2020

DPWH eyes to finish 23 quarantine sites in Metro Manila by end of August
Inquirer, August 4, 2020

Despite frontliners' plea, Malacañang still wants to use rapid tests
Rappler, August 4, 2020

Consolacion town to start ‘targeted testing’ to determine prevalence of COVID-19
Inquirer, August 4, 2020

More aggressive tests for COVID-19 set
Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2020

23 more COVID-19 facilities in Metro Manila being built
Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2020

165 close contacts of COVID-19 patient under quarantine in GenSan
Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2020

Philippines to boost contact tracing during Metro Manila modified lockdown: Año
ABS-CBN News, August 3, 2020

More aggressive tests for COVID-19 set
Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2020

COVID-19 testing center opens in Tuguegarao City
Inquirer, August 3, 2020

Hontiveros touts genuine mass testing, preemptive response vs pandemic
Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2020

Gobyerno naghahanda ng mas maraming isolation facilities
ABS-CBN News, July 30, 2020

Pagdagdag ng hospital beds para sa COVID-19 patients hinimok ng DOH
ABS-CBN News, July 30, 2020

Cavite's COVID-19 plans: 10,000 coronavirus tests a day, free WiFi, vaccine ID system
ABS-CBN News, July 30, 2020

DPWH eyes completion of 22 new COVID-19 isolation facilities by August
CNN Philippines, July 30, 2020

Govt aims to open COVID-19 hospital in QC next month: pandemic czar
ABS-CBN News, July 30, 2020

Cavite to soon open ‘biggest COVID-19 testing lab in the country’
Inquirer, July 30, 2020

Rizal Memorial Sports Complex closed for sanitation; 48 LSIs positive for COVID-19 via rapid tests
GMA News, July 30, 2020

2 million Filipinos tested for COVID-19 by August, testing czar vows
GMA News, July 30, 2020

To avoid ‘double handling,’ gov’t relies on LGUs for swab tests of LSIs —Galvez
GMA News, July 30, 2020

COVID-19 care capacity enters warning zone
Philstar, July 29, 2020

Danao to transfer COVID patients to new isolation facility
Inquirer, July 29, 2020

Manila will also accept nonresidents for COVID-19 testing, says Isko Moreno
Inquirer, July 29, 2020

Barangay execs kept in dark over hotel-turned-quarantine in QC
GMA News, July 29, 2020

Manila's mobile clinics go to barangays for free COVID-19 testing
GMA News, July 28, 2020

LSIs at Rizal Memorial testing positive via rapid test now at least 20
GMA News, July 28, 2020

Old Capitol building in Maguindanao now a COVID-19 isolation facility
GMA News, July 28, 2020

UST Hospital suspends admissions to COVID-19 ward
Manila Bulletin, July 27, 2020

Davao reg’l hospital running out of COVID-19 test cartridges
Manila Bulletin, July 26, 2020

DOH accredits 4 more labs for COVID-19 testing, total now at 93
GMA News, July 26, 2020

Belmonte asks BOQ to coordinate housing of COVID-19 cases in QC
GMA News, July 26, 2020

Asian Hospital declares ER 'full capacity', can no longer accept patients
ABS-CBN News, July 24, 2020

Isko: At least 4,000 people tested in Manila's drive-thru testing; 667 positive for COVID-19
GMA News, July 24, 2020

DPWH to construct off-site modular hospitals at Quezon Institute
GMA News, July 24, 2020

IATF mulling use of antigen test to ramp up COVID-19 testing, says Nograles
GMA News, July 23, 2020

Private hospitals’ COVID-19 bed capacity allocation cut to 20%
Philstar, July 23, 2020

Employers call on government to bear cost of random testing
BusinessWorld, July 23, 2020

Manila opens second walk-in testing center at hospital in Tondo
Manila Bulletin, July 23, 2020

Testing czar eyes PCR for 14M Metro Manila folks
Manila Bulletin, July 23, 2020

Pooled testing for COVID-19 mulled
Manila Bulletin, July 23, 2020

Pateros opens mega swabbing facility for free COVID-19 testing
Manila Bulletin, July 23, 2020

DOH mandates public hospital to increase COVID-19 bed allocation
Manila Bulletin, July 23, 2020

First drive- and walk-thru COVID testing center to open in Cebu City
ABS-CBN News, July 23, 2020

NAIA T4 ginawa munang COVID-19 testing site para sa airport employees
ABS-CBN News, July 23, 2020

Gov't taps more hotels for COVID-19 quarantine, says testing czar
ABS-CBN News, July 23, 2020

'Umaapaw': PGH coronavirus ward reports full capacity
ABS-CBN News, July 22, 2020

OVP sets up 4 testing booths in Cebu
Manila Bulletin, July 22, 2020

Galvez eyes 4 COVID-19-dedicated hospitals in NCR
GMA News, July 21, 2020

Cotabato reg’l hospital temporarily stops accepting critically ill patients
Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2020

Davao City opens satellite facility of Davao Doctors Hospital
Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2020

Mandaluyong holds expanded COVID testing in Addition Hills
Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2020

Manila opens free walk-in COVID-19 testing center
ABS-CBN News, July 20, 2020

Mass testing pushed to revive Philippine economy
Philstar, July 20, 2020

Locally developed COVID-19 test kit gets FDA go-ahead
Inquirer, July 20, 2020

St. Luke's ICU, critical care beds, wards for COVID-19 reach full capacity
GMA News, July 20, 2020

COVID-19 testing firm refutes FDA claim, insists antigen tests have higher sensitivity rate
GMA News, July 19, 2020

Manila sets up 2nd drive-thru COVID-19 test site due to high demand
Inquirer, July 19, 2020

RSA call for intensified mass testing backed
Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2020

Philippine government surpasses 1 million COVID-19 test target
Philstar, July 19, 2020

DOH reiterates conditions when home quarantine is allowed for COVID-19 patients
GMA News, July 18, 2020

Davao Region to expect add'l COVID-19 testing centers
ABS-CBN News, July 18, 2020

Nueva Ecija drug rehab center turned into 500-room quarantine facility
GMA News, July 18, 2020

Cebu City hospital eases COVID-19 load with satellite facility
ABS-CBN News, July 17,2020

East Avenue Medical Center's COVID-19 admission hits 'critical level': spokesperson
ABS-CBN News, July 17, 2020

Libreng drive-thru COVID-19 test sa Maynila nagsimula na
ABS-CBN News, July 17,2020

Manila to open another drive-thru COVID-19 testing center at Quirino Grandstand
Manila Bulletin, July 17, 2020

Valenzuela LGU nagdagdag ng COVID-19 antibody test machines
ABS-CBN News, July 17, 2020

Nasa 1,500 palengke vendors sa Nueva Ecija isinailalim sa COVID-19 rapid test
ABS-CBN News, July 17, 2020

Molecular lab opens in Mandaue City, promises 4,000 COVID-19 tests daily
Rappler, July 17, 2020

4 Quezon villages on lockdown due to 7 new COVID-19 cases
Inquirer, July 17, 2020

Isko: Manila’s drive-thru testing shows public willing to be tested if it’s free
Inquirer, July 17, 2020

COVID-19 contact tracing relies on cops’ skills
Manila Bulletin, July 17, 2020

Taguig set to open COVID-19 mega-quarantine facility
Manila Bulletin, July 17, 2020

Mild COVID-19 cases in hospitals won't be forced to transfer to isolation facilities —DOH
GMA News, July 17, 2020

Village sa Santa Ana, Pampanga, isinailalim sa lockdown
ABS-CBN News, July 16, 2020

PNP naghahanda sa karagdagang quarantine centers at testing hubs
ABS-CBN News, July 16, 2020

Motorists line up for Manila's drive-thru COVID-19 testing
GMA News, July 16, 2020

PRC to open bio-molecular lab in Mandaue, Cebu
GMA News, July 16, 2020

Manila plans to set up another drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
GMA News, July 16, 2020

RITM to scale down ops after 31 staff get COVID-19
GMA News, July 16, 2020

‘Manpower shortage hounding bid to boost COVID-19 testing capacity’
Inquirer, July 16, 2020

Manpower shortage is 'biggest challenge' in coronavirus testing: official
ABS-CBN News, July 16, 2020

DOH urges random rapid tests for workers every 2 weeks
ABS-CBN News, July 16, 2020

Ospital ng Muntinlupa reaches full capacity for COVID-19 cases: mayor
ABS-CBN News, July 16, 2020

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno unveils drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility
GMA News, July 15, 2020

COVID-19 testing widened further for economy's reopening –Vergeire
GMA News, July 15, 2020

200 Navotas residents to be placed in COVID-19 isolation facilities
ABS-CBN News, July 15, 2020

Libreng COVID drive-thru testing center binuksan sa Maynila
ABS-CBN News, July 15, 2020

VRP Medical Center reports full capacity for COVID-19 cases
ABS-CBN News, July 15, 2020

'Punuan lahat': Lung Center reports full occupancy of ICU, critical case beds for COVID-19
ABS-CBN News, July 15, 2020

Expanded testing to include residents of communities with COVID-19 clusters, some workers
ABS-CBN News, July 15, 2020

WHO says slow rise in PH’s COVID-19 cases ‘worrying,’ suggests expanded testing, contact tracing
ABS-CBN News, July 14, 2020

Ilipat sa quarantine facilities ang mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases: grupo
ABS-CBN News, July 14, 2020

Quezon City tumanggap ng 300 contact tracers
ABS-CBN News, July 14, 2020

The case for smarter coronavirus testing
ABS-CBN News, July 14, 2020

Palace forms team of COVID-19 ‘czars’ to intensify test-trace-treat response
Manila Bulletin, July 13, 2020

New Anti-COVID czar Magalong to 'radically’ change PH contact tracing system
Rappler, July 13, 2020

Palace names new pandemic czars as Philippines sees more COVID-19 cases
ABS-CBN News, July 13, 2020

Navotas will be on lockdown from July 16 to 29 – Tiangco
Inquirer.net, July 14, 2020

Palace names ‘PH anti-COVID czars’
Inquirer, July 13, 2020

Gov't names more anti-coronavirus czars as cases rise
CNN Philippines, July 13, 2020

MRT-3 now implementing contact tracing among passengers
Manila Bulletin, July 13, 2020

Covid-19 wards full in Metro Manila hospitals
CNN Philippines, July 13, 2020

Gov’t to launch new program on expanded virus testing
Manila Bulletin, July 12, 2020

Manila buys 3 COVID machines capable of testing 16,800 weekly
Philstar, July 12, 2020

Mactan-Cebu airport opens first PH COVID-19 airport lab
CNN Philippines, July 12, 2020

Rapid antibody test kits not sold in drug stores; needs to be administered by doctor, DOH clarifies
Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2020

Aggressive testing, localized lockdown essential for new normal, says Taguig LGU
Inquirer.net, July 10, 2020

Spike in COVID-19 cases attributed to hike in testing capacity, community transmission
Manila Bulletin, July 10, 2020

Butuan hospital receives COVID-19 testing equipment
Manila Bulletin, July 10, 2020

Philippines eyes wider coronavirus asymptomatic testing
ABS-CBN News, July 9, 2020

San Lazaro COVID-19 ward almost full: official
ABS-CBN News, July 9, 2020

COVID-19 test lab binuksan ng PH Red Cross sa Batangas City
ABS-CBN News, July 9, 2020

Taguig City says spike in COVID-19 count due to aggressive testing
Inquirer.net, July 9, 2020

DOH not keen on random testing for MRT passengers due to resource constraints
ABS-CBN News, July 9, 2020

PGH coronavirus patients exceed initial bed capacity: official
ABS-CBN News, July 9, 2020

DOH reminds hospitals: Refer mild COVID-19 cases to treatment centers
Rappler, July 8, 2020

‘Common sense’ and speed shield Marikina City from the coronavirus
Rappler, July 8, 2020

Red Cross opens molecular lab in Batangas City
Rappler, July 8, 2020

The Medical City launches drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility in Pasig
GMA News, July 8, 2020

QC doing contact tracing of employees possibly exposed to Joy Belmonte
Inquirer.net, July 8, 2020

St Luke’s Medical Center says its hospitals have not reached full capacity
Rappler, July 7, 2020

1,147 Mandaluyong jeepney drivers undergo COVID testing
Philstar.com, July 4, 2020

Accredited PRC Batangas lab to run 4,000 COVID-19 tests per day
GMA News, July 4, 2020

Baguio team to assist Cebu City personnel with contact tracing
Manila Bulletin, July 4, 2020

Philippines includes asymptomatic individuals in COVID-19 testing
GMA News, July 3, 2020

COVID-19 task force approves plan to bolster national testing
Philstar.com, July 3, 2020

SC urged: Compel Duterte gov’t to conduct ‘mass testing’
Rappler, July 03, 2020

DOLE-Zamboanga Peninsula employees undergo mandatory rapid testing
SunsStar Zamboanga, July 3, 2020

Tents to quarantine stranded individuals rising in Albay
Inquirer.Net, July 3, 2020

Supreme Court asked to order government to conduct free mass testing for COVID-19
GMA News, July 3, 2020

Biliran province to have quarantine center for frontliners with COVID-19
Inquirer.Net, July 3, 2020

DOH accredits Lanao del Sur Covid-19 laboratory
SunsStar Zamboanga, July 2, 2020

City brings testing to homes
SunsStar Davao, June 30, 2020

Los Baños, San Pablo testing labs get DOH approval
Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2020

Las Piñas City to build own COVID-19 testing laboratory
Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2020

Mandaluyong conducts mass testing on 750 residents
Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2020

QC LGU launches mobile COVID-19 testing unit
Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2020

Returning residents not required to undergo swab tests: DILG
ABS-CBN News, June 29, 2020

DOH: Five more labs licensed for COVID-19 testing, total now at 69
GMA News, June 29, 2020

Gov’t targets to test 10M Filipinos in next 10 months — Dizon
GMA News, June 29, 2020

Red Cross to test teachers, informal settlers for COVID-19 in Manila port area lab
ABS-CBN News, June 28, 2020

Some Pasig City frontliners quarantined after being exposed to a COVID patient
Manila Bulletin, June 28, 2020

Valenzuela City builds own COVID-19 testing lab
Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2020

Pasay City gov’t to give free rapid tests to journalists, vendors, trike drivers
Manila Bulletin, June 25, 2020

Manila LGU gets DOH nod to process own COVID-19 test samples
Manila Bulletin, June 25, 2020

Davao City offers free COVID-19 RT-PCR tests for returnees amid COVID-19 pandemic
GMA News, June 24, 2020

Valenzuela City to test, quarantine returning residents from Cebu
Manila Bulletin, June 23, 2020

QC LGU begins contact tracing of possible COVID-19 carriers in Kingspoint Subdivision
Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2020

DOST pilot-testing contact tracing app
Philstar.com, June 15, 2020

66 public market workers in Marikina placed under quarantine after testing ‘reactive’
Manila Bulletin, June 14, 2020

Gov't eyes hiring of 50,000 contact tracers by July – DILG
GMA News, June 13, 2020

Instead of lockdowns, Cebu province to implement isolation protocol
Rappler, June 13, 2020

150 Negros Oriental fishers sent home after 21-day quarantine
Inquirer.Net, June 13, 2020

Albay LGU launches massive contact tracing of mobile nurse positive with coronavirus
Rappler, June 11, 2020

Cagayan converts container vans as COVID-19 surveillance facilities
Manila Bulletin, June 11, 2020

Bataan opens COVID-19 testing laboratory
Manila Bulletin, June 11, 2020

Pineda initiates testing of OFWs for COVID-19 in Pampanga
Manila Bulletin, June 11, 2020

Albay town pours all into contact tracing after nurse in vaccine program tests positive for coronavirus
Inquirer.Net, June 10, 2020

Oriental Mindoro hospital now licensed to conduct coronavirus tests
Inquirer.Net, June 9, 2020

Concepcion’s Project Ark completes 2,496 tests in Pasig City
Manila Bulletin, June 6, 2020

Gov't contact tracing ability now at 80% to 90% -IATF
GMA News, June 6, 2020

Gov't eyes 1 million Filipinos tested by Aug. -IATF's Galvez
GMA News, June 6, 2020

South Cotabato hospital given license to operate COVID-19 test lab
Manila Bulletin, June 6, 2020

Government eyes testing of asymptomatic patients
Philstar.com, June 6, 2020

LGUs urged to organize barangay-based contact tracing teams
Inquirer.Net, June 5, 2020

House OKs bill on coronavirus testing for vulnerable sectors
Rappler, June 4, 2020

Bacoor City inaugurates new COVID-19 isolation facility
Manila Bulletin, June 4, 2020

Las Piñas LGU tests 700 tricycle drivers for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, June 4, 2020

Philippines' daily COVID-19 testing capacity climbs to 40,000
ABS-CBN News, June 4, 2020

PH eyes including asymptomatic patients in COVID-19 testing program
ABS-CBN News, June 4, 2020

Manila City gov’t opens three new quarantine facilities
Manila Bulletin, June 4, 2020

PH COVID-19 testing capacity now at 34k but actual tests per day still below maximum
Inquirer.Net, June 2, 2020

Central Luzon regional hospital eyes churning out 4,000 COVID-19 tests per day
Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2020

Testing for COVID-19 now done in Negros Occidental
Inquirer.Net, June 2, 2020

Davao City seeks more contract-tracers to prepare for surge in COVID-19 cases
Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2020

41-bed Sta. Rosa, Laguna isolation facility inaugurated
Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2020

Bataan soon to operate its own PCR Lab
Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2020

Las Piñas conducts rapid testing on 200 public school teachers
Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2020

RITM certifies Negros hospital to test for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2020

Mass testing sa gov't offices ipinanawagan
ABS-CBN News, June 1, 2020

Isolation facility for infectious diseases opens in Pangasinan town
Inquirer.Net, June 1, 2020

BARMM isolation facility turned over to Cotabato hospital in Maguindanao
Manila Bulletin, May 30, 2020

Imus to have its own COVID-19 testing facility soon
Manila Bulletin, May 30, 2020

Navotas LGU building additional COVID-19 isolation facilities
Manila Bulletin, May 29, 2020

UP researchers: Vastly improved mass testing, contact tracing needed when NCR shifts to GCQ
GMA News, May 28, 2020

Only 4 out of over 5,000 tricycle drivers tested positive for COVID-19 in Marikina -mayor
GMA News, May 28, 2020

Marikina mayor says mass testing crucial to promoting biosafety, economic viability
Manila Bulletin, May 28, 2020

Bicol Region's 2 coronavirus testing centers now operational
Rappler, May 28, 2020

House bill pushes testing of vulnerable sectors without virus symptoms
Rappler, May 28, 2020

Dagupan City begins risk-based coronavirus testing for 600 frontliners
Rappler, May 26, 2020

DOH eyes zero COVID-19 tests backlog by tonight
GMA News, May 28, 2020

Mati LGU expands COVID-19 facility
Manila Bulletin, May 28, 2020

277 Mandaluyong trike drivers infected
Inquirer.Net, May 28, 2020

Dagupan starts mass testing of frontliners for COVID-19
Inquirer.Net, May 28, 2020

No need for Cebu City employees to be tested for COVID-19, under MECQ
Inquirer.Net, May 28, 2020

Remulla plans targeted testing in Cavite
Manila Bulletin, May 27, 2020

60 returning OFWs placed under quarantine in GenSan
Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2020

Local execs want OFWs to undergo quarantine, COVID-19 test anew in provinces
GMA News, May 26, 2020

WHO sounds alarm over 'slow' contact tracing efforts in the Philippines
Philstar.com, May 26, 2020

Mandaluyong conducts rapid testing on vendors
Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2020

Isabela City in Basilan promises to improve quarantine facilities
Rappler, May 26, 2020

1st COVID-19 biolab in Negros unveiled
Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2020

Valenzuela COVID-19 cases increasing because more being tested, mayor says
Philstar.com, May 25, 2020

PH should invest in automated PCR testing to increase COVID-19 detection, help lab workers
ABS-CBN News, May 25, 2020

Ilocos Norte starts COVID-19 ‘strategic and targeted’ testing
Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2020

Baguio eyes own molecular testing laboratory
Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2020

Manila COVID-19 cases rise as an effect of LGU’s mass testing efforts
Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2020

Angara wants COVID-19 testing for people going back to work belonging to vulnerable sectors
GMA News, May 23, 2020

Pasig City partners with Hi-Precision for PCR testing
Manila Bulletin, May 22, 2020

COVID-19 isolation facility in Maguindanao nears completion
Manila Bulletin, May 22, 2020

Barangay execs required to undergo PCR test if they tested positive for COVID-19 rapid testing — DILG’s Diño
GMA News, May 22, 2020

Biñan, Laguna to have its own mega quarantine facility
GMA News, May 22, 2020

Government to hire 136,000 contact tracers
GMA News, May 22, 2020

Human resources group calls for free COVID-19 testing for MSME employees
GMA News, May 21, 2020

Muntinlupa links high recovery rate to mass testing
Inquirer.Net, May 19, 2020

Las Piñas trike drivers, garbage collectors to be tested for COVID-19
GMA News, May 19, 2020

Magalong urges creation of contact tracing teams in COVID-free areas
GMA News, May 19, 2020

Marikina conducts COVID-19 mass testing on at least 6,000 tricycle drivers
GMA News, May 19, 2020

Teachers’ group urges free COVID-19 testing for educators, students
GMA News, May 19, 2020

Private sector contributes majority of COVID testing in Philippines
GMA News, May 19, 2020

3 cities in Cebu province boost rapid mass testing for coronavirus
Inquirer.Net, May 19, 2020

Workers entering Olongapo get choice of 14-day isolation or rapid coronavirus tests
Inquirer.Net, May 19, 2020

PH eyes COVID-19 tests for 2M Filipinos, ramped up testing in ‘epicenters’
Inquirer.Net, May 19, 2020

Quezon’s COVID-19 bio-safety lab inaugurated in Lucena City
Manila Bulletin, May 19, 2020

DOH Region 2 COVID-19 testing lab given go-signal to operate
Manila Bulletin, May 19, 2020

Bulacan to have own molecular laboratory for swab testing
Manila Bulletin, May 19, 2020

UP opens College of Human Kinetics-Annex as step-down COVID-19 isolation facility
GMA News, May 18, 2020

COVID-19 test not mandatory for returning workers -Bello
GMA News, May 18, 2020

PRC COVID-19 daily testing capacity jumps to 12,000 with new accredited laboratory
GMA News, May 17, 2020

Lanao del Sur to purchase COVID-19 testing machines, kits
Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2020

Ilocos Norte to open COVID-19 testing lab
Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2020

DILG to LGUs: Set up COVID-19 swabbing, testing centers; sustain contact-tracing
Inquirer.Net, May 13, 2020

Parañaque City gov’t to add isolation facilities
Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2020

Ex-health chief backs easing of lockdown, cites need for increased coronavirus testing
ABS-CBN News, May 13, 2020

Palawan COVID-19 testing center to start soon
Inquirer.Net, May 13, 2020

Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu seek extended ECQ to complete mass testing
Inquirer.Net, May 12, 202

Lack of test kits hampering continuous mass testing in Baguio City
Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2020

New machine boosts Western Visayas COVID-19 lab’s capacity to 1,000 tests daily
Manila Bulletin, May 11, 2020

1st COVID-19 testing facility in Central Luzon opens in Pampanga
Manila Bulletin, May 10, 2020

Manila city gov’t builds more COVID-19 quarantine facilities
Manila Bulletin, May 9, 2020

PH now has capacity to perform 12,000 COVID-19 tests daily
Inquirer.Net, May 8, 2020

Taguig LGU rolls out drive-through testing and Hatid Sundo testing
Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2020

Isolation facility para sa coronavirus patients binuksan sa Tagum City
ABS-CBN News, May 7, 2020

Cebu City starts rapid testing in barangays as cases rise to 1,388
Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2020

Davao del Norte town intensifies contact tracing of suspected COVID-19 case
Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2020

Zamboanga City sets up isolation centers for inmates released amid COVID-19 crisis
ABS-CBN News, May 7, 2020

First mobile swab testing unit launched in Bacolod
ABS-CBN News, May 7, 2020

Las Piñas City’s LIGTAS is now accepting patients
Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2020

Valenzuela gov’t teams up with third virus lab for COVID-19 mass testing
Inquirer.Net, May 6, 2020

Marikina city helps test police, non-medical frontliners for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2020

Mega swabbing center opens in Manila
Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2020

Bataan prepares for mass testing as bio-safety lab nears full accreditation
Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2020

Mass testing sa Pangasinan sisimulan sa Mayo 5
ABS-CBN News, May 4, 2020

Marikina opens emergency quarantine facilities
Manila Bulletin, May 4, 2020

New extension quarantine facility turned over to Pangasinan provincial gov’t
Manila Bulletin, May 4, 2020

Returning OFWs should take PCR test
Manila Bulletin, May 4, 2020

Legazpi City allots P10 million to buy testing kits
Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2020

P4 million earmarked for COVID-19 testing lab in Tagum City
Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2020

Gov't eyes 30,000 daily COVID-19 tests in PH by end of May
ABS-CBN News, May 3, 2020

511 frontliners in Mandaluyong undergo mass testing for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, May 2, 2020

Philippine Arena quarantine ready to receive COVID-19 patients
GMA News, May 1, 2020

Marikina COVID-19 lab results released in 24 hours
GMA News, May 1, 2020

Marikina’s molecular diagnostic laboratory gets DOH approval
Manila Bulletin, April 30, 2020

Gov’t eyes 30,000 tests a day by end-May with 4 mega swabbing centers planned for Mega Manila
GMA News, April 30, 2020

Navotas opens community isolation facility for mild COVID-19 patients
Inquirer.Net, April 29, 2020

Taguig opens second site for drive-thru testing in BGC
Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2020

CCP open grounds eyed as spot for shipping container-turned isolation wards
Inquirer.Net, April 28, 2020

DOST starts mass producing telephone-booth style swabbing kiosk for coronavirus
Rappler, April 27, 2020

Mati’s alternate care site for COVID-19 opens
Manila Bulletin, April 27, 2020

Major quarantine facility completion seen today
Philstar.com, April 27, 2020

Davao City gov’t steps up contact tracing process on COVID-19 cases
Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2020

Baguio City accelerating COVID-19 mass testing
Inquirer.Net, April 26, 2020

Swab Test on Wheels makes COVID-19 testing more accessible for Pasay City residents
GMA News, April 24, 2020

Makati LGU looks for volunteers with medical background to assist in mass testing
Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2020

AFP builds emergency quarantine facilities to aid COVID-19 hospitals
Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2020

DPWH to convert shipping containers into mobile health facilities
Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2020

Pasay launches ‘Swab Test on Wheels’ for senior citizens, PWDs
Inquirer.Net, April 23, 2020

Naga City to start with health workers in ‘targeted mass testing’
Inquirer.Net, April 23, 2020

Government imposes rapid testing for arriving OFWs
Philstar.com, April 22, 2020

Only 14 facilities in PH may use rapid test kits for COVID-19
Inquirer.Net, April 22, 2020

Taguig City starts barangay-based, drive-thru COVID-19 testing
Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2020

BARMM builds 100-bed capacity COVID-19-focused facility
Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2020

Makati, Pasig start testing of medical frontliners for COVID-19
Inquirer.Net, April 22, 2020

Makati LGU begins testing frontliners for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2020

Cainta rolls out mobile COVID-19 testing booths
Manila Bulletin, April 21, 2020

RITM scales down lab operations as coronavirus infects 43 employees
Inquirer.Net, April 21, 2020

DepEd OKs use of 660 schools as COVID-19 quarantine, isolation areas
Inquirer.Net, April 20, 2020

DOH to use local test kits starting today
Philstar.com, April 20, 2020

Makati City to put up 2 negative pressure tents at OsMak
Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2020

IATF issues guidelines on testing for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2020

Health workers, nurses want regular testing
Philstar.com, April 20, 2020

75% of LGUs set up own isolation facilities for COVID-19 —DILG exec
GMA News, April 19, 2020

Taguig City adds 40-bed quarantine facility for suspected COVID-19 cases
GMA News, April 20, 2020

Pasig City now has 6 'active' COVID-19 testing booths in their SuperHealth Centers
GMA News, April 19, 2020

Production of 16,000 UP-developed COVID-19 test kits a day eyed by May
GMA News, April 19, 2020

Mga itinuring na persons under monitoring isasailalim na rin sa mass testing
ABS-CBN News, April 18, 2020

UP's Palma Hall to be used as isolation area for COVID-19 cases
GMA News, April 18, 2020

DILG now in charge of contact-tracing for COVID-19 – Nograles
GMA News, April 18, 2020

QC gov’t to launch one COVID-19 testing center per district
GMA News, April 20, 2020

Taguig to begin barangay-based COVID-19 testing next week
ABS-CBN News, April 17, 2020

Quezon City adopts house-to-house swabbing
Philstar.com, April 17, 2020

Mayor Gatchalian calls on DOH to ‘revisit’ mass testing protocols
Manila Bulletin, April 17, 2020

Las Pinas City gov’t purchased 1,000 rapid test kits
Manila Bulletin, April 17, 2020

Pampanga reg’l hospital to soon become COVID-19 testing hub in Central Luzon
Manila Bulletin, April 17, 2020

Robot to extract coronavirus in Marikina’s testing center
GMA News, April 17, 2020

Valenzuela turns drug rehab center into COVID-19 isolation facility for asymptomatic patients
GMA News, April 17, 2020

Baguio aggressive contact tracing in COVID-19 fight earns praise
ABS-CBN News, April 17, 2020

City Health: Sitio Zapatera contaminated
Sun Star Cebu, April 16, 2020

DILG to LGUs: Increase number of contact-tracing teams in your areas
GMA News, April 16, 2020

Metro Manila LGUs urged to focus on tracing, testing, treating COVID-19 cases
ABS-CBN News, April 16, 2020

10 evacuation centers in Caraga region now ready to accept COVID-19 patients
Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2020

Dumaguete opens high school gym as COVID-19 community isolation facility
Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2020

10 hospitals in Bohol now ready for mass tests
Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2020

Makati partners with PH Red Cross for free COVID-19 mass testing on April 30
Inquirer.Net, April 16, 2020

DOH finally approves Marikina's COVID-19 testing center, mayor says
CNN Philippines, April 16, 2020

Surge in Cebu COVID-19 cases drives rush in building quarantine facilities
Inquirer.Net, April 16, 2020

Government allots P3.2-B for COVID-19 rapid test kits
Inquirer.Net, April 16, 2020

Binay: Makati to conduct massive free tests for COVID-19 virus
Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2020

DOST to install sample collection booths for coronavirus nationwide
Philstar.com, April 16, 2020

Red Cross gets DOH nod to conduct COVID-19 tests
Inquirer.Net, April 15, 2020

Valenzuela City eyes zero backlog in COVID-19 testing by Saturday
GMA News, April 15, 2020

Valenzuela's Gatchalian urges testing of PUMs, warns of potential carriers spreading COVID-19
GMA News, April 15, 2020

DOH: Marikina City’s COVID-19 testing lab lacks requirements for certification
Manila Bulletin, April 15, 2020

LGUs, gov’t agencies directed to adopt new classification system for patients screened for COVID-19
GMA News, April 14, 2020

Military ready to help trace coronavirus ‘close contacts’ – AFP civil relations chief
Rappler.com, April 14, 2020

Capitol to explore modified community quarantine
SunStar Bacolod, April 14, 2020

COVID mass testing begins in Metro Manila today
The Philippine Star, April 14, 2020

Marikina to begin COVID-19 testing sans DOH approval
Philstar.com, April 14, 2020

Marikina to open COVID-19 test hub without DOH's nod
ABS-CBN News, April 14, 2020

Gatchalian bats for more autonomy for LGUs in procuring testing kits, setting up testing facilities
Manila Bulletin, April 14, 2020

DOH: Critically ill, vulnerable groups have priority in COVID-19 mass tests
Manila Bulletin, April 14, 2020

DOH yet to inspect Marikina's completed COVID-19 testing lab
GMA News, April 13, 2020

Cavite to begin mass testing for COVID-19 on April 14
GMA News, April 13, 2020

Zamora not inclined to have coronavirus rapid test in San Juan City
Rappler.com, April 13, 2020

Makati starts construction of four emergency quarantine facilities
GMA News, April 13, 2020

Caloocan putting up quarantine for COVID-19 PUIs, PUMs cases in one barangay
GMA News, April 13, 2020

Manila City gov't begins localized targeted mass testing
Rappler.com, April 13, 2020

QC to start community-based testing for COVID-19 on April 13
GMA News, April 12, 2020

Matina Gallera: Mindanao's 'Ground Zero'
SunsStar Davao, April 12, 2020

Philippines’ COVID-19 testing centers now 15 – Galvez
GMA News, April 12, 2020

Kauswagan LGU prepares COVID-19 isolation facility
GMA News, April 11, 2020

Valenzuela City starts COVID-19 mass testing; Gatchalian wants lockdown violators arrested
GMA News, April 11, 2020

Suspect, probable, confirmed: DOH uses new categories for coronavirus cases
Rappler.com, April 11, 202

CHED taps health experts to ensure compliance with guidelines on use of SUCs as quarantine centers
GMA News, April 10, 2020

App to monitor Pinoys with COVID-19 symptoms launched
GMA News, April 9, 2020

Attendee of Davao cockfight derby is GenSan's first COVID-19 case
GMA News, April 8, 2020

DILG orders LGUs to establish own isolation facilities for COVID-19
GMA News, April 8, 2020

Brgy health stations too small to be converted to community quarantine facilities —DOH
GMA News, April 8, 2020

Cagayan de Oro targets house-to-house survey for coronavirus symptoms
Rappler.com, April 7, 2020

Baguio City gov't to reopen dormant hospital for COVID-19 patients
GMA News, April 7, 2020

PNP to manage PICC quarantine site, Gamboa says
GMA News, April 7, 2020

Marikina to make COVID-19 testing free for residents
GMA News, April 7, 2020

NCR to be prioritized in COVID-19 mass testing —Galvez
GMA News, April 7, 2020

Gov't urged to allow LGUs to purchase COVID-19 rapid test kits
GMA News via MSN, April 6, 2020

Cavite's COVID-19 testing center operational next week -governor
GMA News, April 3, 2020

Valenzuela automates COVID-19 contact tracing procedures
GMA News, March 29, 2020

Dumaguete disinfects streets, public places
Sun Star Dumaguete, March 26, 2020

LGUs must follow biosafety requirements before setting up COVID-19 testing facilities—DOH
GMA News, March 25, 2020