Some groups hailed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) removal of the party-list led by Celine Pialago, the former spokesperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the National Task Force …
The growth rate of COVID-19 in Bacolod city reached 250 percent on Tuesday, according to a doctor who works in the said area. “Ang growth rate which is also a …
Local governments units (LGUs) restricting the movement of unvaccinated residents are also ordered to create an inventory of those vaccinated and not, the Department of the Interior and Local Government …
The Department of Transportation would be implementing a “no vaccination, no ride” policy for public transportation in Metro Manila under COVID-19 Alert Level 3. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade issued an …
The Department of Health (DOH) pushes for a shorter quarantine period for asymptomatic and fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients. DOH Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega the DOH would propose to …
The Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) has arrested the self-proclaimed wife of a famous basketball player Terrence Romeo on charges of extortion and carnapping, authorities said Monday. Police identified …
San Juan, La Union Mayor Arturo Valdriz confirmed that at least 18 of the 20 people exposed to close contact with Gwyneth Chua tested positive for COVID-19. The said individuals …
Some traders and workers fear that the National Capital Region (NCR) will be put under Alert Level 4 again due to the number of new COVID-19 cases. If only 30 …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente lauded its operatives for arresting a total of 83 foreign fugitives wanted in their homelands, despite the ongoing pandemic. Morente said that the …
The increase in COVID-19 cases is already being felt in some hospitals in Calabarzon. At the Batangas Medical Center, the 160 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients are 80 to 90 …
Metro Manila does not yet need to be raised to Alert Level 4, Malacañang said Monday in the face of the continuing crackdown on COVID-19 cases in the region. According …
One expert warned that more variants of COVID-19 could be added if transmission or infection of the disease continued. Dra. Nina Gloriani, the chairperson of the Vaccine Expert Panel of …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the Philippines is now at critical risk for COVID-19 amid a sudden spike of COVID-19 cases believed to be due to the Omicron variant. …
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the government targets inoculating children aged 0 to 4 years old before the end of June. During President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk to the …
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has defended the mobility restriction in Metro Manila for those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19-something that is not against the law. The …
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) opposed the recent order of President Rodrigo Duterte to arrest unvaccinated individuals who would insist on going out of their homes. “While the 1987 …
The group of doctors has not yet recommended increasing the COVID-19 Alert Level in the country despite the threat of a more infectious omicron variant. “We are not going to …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the arrest of two South Korean fugitives in Makati and Pampanga. Arrested on Friday is 56-year-old Kang Mingyu, who was caught hiding in his …
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified Monday that those unvaccinated against COVID-19 would not be arrested but would be instructed to go home. According to Interior …
Pampanga 3rd District Representative Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is pushing to extend the terms of House representatives, local officials, and the President. For Gonzales, the current term for the government …
Some banks have announced that they will close early due to the rise of the COVID-19 case. Different banks notified their depositors and customers of banks that their operating hours …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a Chinese national wanted by local authorities, for possession of illegal drugs after attempting to flee the country via a commercial flight at …
The Department of Health said the genome sequencing results of Gwyneth Chua’s swab sample already came out, but it could not be disclosed if she has Omicron variant due to …
President Rodrigo Duterte today called on the leadership of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic while emphasizing the promise they will …
The Philippines targets to begin the vaccination of children 5 to 11 years old early next month, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, head of the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC), said. …
The country’s unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in November was the lowest since January 2021. The second lowest was in July 2021 at 6.9 percent, while the third lowest was …