Number of COVID-19 cases in Bacolod, Dumaguete rising
According to the OCTA Research Group, the number of COVID-19 cases is rising in some areas in the Visayas. Bacolod City and Iloilo City in Western Visayas and Dumaguete City …
Only 1 of the 6 vaccination sites in Mandaluyong opened due to lack of supply
Only one of the six COVID-19 vaccination sites in Mandaluyong City will be open this Thursday due to a lack of vaccine supply. According to Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos, only …
COVID-19 surge in E. Visayas blamed on birthday parties, reunions
Eastern Visayas on Thursday recorded 572 additional cases of COVID-19, the highest reported in a day since the pandemic began, according to the local Department of Health. According to the …
Solon pushes for free COVID-19 tests for jobseekers
A lawmaker is pushing to make COVID-19 tests free for job seekers. According to Sen. Sonny Angara, who promoted Senate Bill 2291, some job seekers have a problem with some …
Aliens cleared of criminal cases can still be deported – BI
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said an alien’s acquittal on a criminal case does not mean he can no longer be deported for violation of Philippine immigration laws. This was …
1Sambayan names possible candidates for 2022 elections
There are personalities that the 1Sambayan group is considering for the opposition candidate in 2021. According to 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja, they are as follows: Vice President Leni Robredo Sen. …
Kieth Absalon’s family will not accept CPP-NPA’s aid
The cry of the mother of Kieth Absalon, the football player who was killed in the explosion in Masbate City on Sunday, an incident already admitted by the New People’s …
COVID-19 cases in Calabarzon gradually declining: regional DOH
It is said that the total number of COVID-19 cases in Calabrazon is gradually decreasing, and at the same time, there is a decongestion of the hospitals there. Calabarzon consists …
Bodies of man and woman found on road in Quezon City
The bodies of a woman and a man were found in Barangay Mariana in Quezon City Wednesday night. A dead woman was found at the corner of 6th Street and …
Chinese arrested for selling shabu in Cagayan
A Chinese national was arrested in Santa Ana, Cagayan on Wednesday morning for allegedly pushing shabu. According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 2, they launched a buy-bust operation …
Chinese national caught kidnapping fellow Chinese in Manila
Three Chinese nationals were rescued by the Manila Police District Crime Investigation Section. They were alleged to have been abducted by fellow Chinese in exchange for money. The operation stemmed …
89% of adult Filipinos are worried about catching Covid-19: SWS
The national Social Weather Survey of April 28–May 2, 2021 found 89% of adult Filipinos worried (70% a great deal worried, 19% somewhat worried) and 11% a little/not worried (5% a little worried, …
Some LGUs await COVID-19 vaccine supply before starting A4 vaccination
Some cities covered by the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus are still waiting for the supply of vaccines before starting the vaccination of their economic frontliners, who are in the …
Some restrictions vs COVID-19 will be enforced in Aklan amid MGCQ
Strict restrictions against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be imposed throughout the province of Aklan, in the face of the increase in COVID-19 cases, based on the executive order issued by …
Forensic evidence related to Tarlac police killing being gathered
Police are continuing to gather evidence regarding the ambush in Capas, Tarlac, Tuesday morning. Col. Renante Cabico, provincial director of the Tarlac Police Provincial Office, suspects that the culprits who …
Duterte orders to look for those who did not get 2nd dose
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the authorities and local government units (LGUs) to look for those given the first dose but have not yet received their second COVID-19 vaccine. “I …
DOH: Ages 16-17 with comorbidities can also be vaccinated
According to the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday, those aged 16-17 with congenital comorbidities can also be vaccinated against COVID-19. “Kung meron hong isang bata na 16 to 17-year-old with …
Palace favors vaccine passports for vaccinated Pinoys
The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are already working together for a COVID-19 vaccine passport that can be used on the journey …
Davao City not PH’s new COVID-19 ‘epicenter’ – DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified Wednesday that Davao City is not the new “epicenter” of COVID-19 in the Philippines. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH discourages the …
1Sambayan to unveil opposition candidates
Lawyer Howard Calleja, convenor of 1Sambayan, said their party would unite, noting they are committed to coalition building and is no elitist. The party also vowed they would stand behind …
Roque says he will only run in 2022 elections under Sara Duterte
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque he would only run in 2022 elections under Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Roque told ANC said he would only run for Senate if Sara Duterte …
DMB still finding funds for government nurses’ back wages
The government is still looking for the source of funding for the backpay of government nurses in compliance with a Supreme Court ruling increasing their wages, Palace presidential spokesman Harry …
Inday Sara wonders about controversy over Duterte-Duterte tandem
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte wondered why the opposition and the Palace are “playing a slapping game” over the Duterte-Duterte tandem in the 2022 elections. “I do not understand why …
Duterte says Pacquiao has ‘very shallow knowledge’ on WPS issues
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told Senator Manny Pacquiao to study first regarding the issues on the West Philippine Sea. “It’s about foreign policy. I would not want to degrade …
‘Vaccine envy’ seen as problem in A4 vaccination
For Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, the problem is no longer vaccine hesitancy but vaccine envy. And because of the size of the QC population, they are definitely consuming vaccines …
Davao City ‘led’ in average of new COVID-19 cases in first week of June
Davao City has overtaken Quezon City as the area in the country with the highest average of new COVID-19 cases for the first week of June. According to the report …