Herd immunity is difficult to achieve if many Filipinos refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Department of Health. “As long as there are people refusing to be …
Thousands of doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Cebu City and Davao City this Tuesday as part of the government’s vaccination program. Up to 7,200 doses of Sinovac …
The delay in the delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines was due to logistics concerns, not supply problems, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) representative on Tuesday. This was contrary …
The local government of Pasig City on Tuesday began its COVID-19 vaccination program. However, only half of the 300 slots were filled as many of its health workers are still …
The Department of Health reported 13 adverse events following immunization (AEFI) that occurred during the first day of COVID-19 vaccination in the country. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire …
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the national government had never issued a policy requiring COVID-19 swab test for travelers, adding it was the decision of local …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its operatives have arrested a South Korean fugitive wanted by authorities in Seoul for swindling and defrauding his two compatriots of large sums of …
The national Social Weather Survey of November 21-25, 2020, found 58% of enrolled school-age (5-20 years old) Filipinos using devices for distance learning. These devices were either already owned (27%), …
The OCTA Research group projected that the number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths would increase by the end of March if the trend would continue to increase. OCTA said …
DITO Telecommunity released the initial areas in Visayas and Mindanao that would cover its commercial launch on March 8. DITO Telecommunity has conducted a national roll-out of its network and …
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday that six 6 cases of South African coronavirus variant were detected in the Philippines. “The DOH, the UP-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and …
The IATF’s new “standardized” travel protocol aimed at making domestic flight requirements consistent is effective this Monday. The change includes removing the COVID-19 test before traveling. Passengers are also not …
Contrary to the government’s promise, more than 525,000 doses of AstraZeneca from the COVAX facility did not arrive in the country this Monday. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez said “supply problems” …
Some groups of experts are now concerned about the continuing increase in COVID-19 cases in some parts of Metro Manila. These include the OCTA Research Group, which is a group …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday appealed to health workers to get vaccinated using CoronaVac, China’s Sinovac vaccine, despite doubts about its quality. The first shipment of such vaccine …
After nearly a year of closure, the National Museum of the Philippines, or the Museo Pambansa in Manila, will open this Tuesday. Included in those that would be reopened is …
Experts of the UP-OCTA Research Group expect that the country’s COVID-19 cases will hit 2,500 a day in the country if the trend continues to increase, which has already started …
Surigao del Norte Representative Robert “Ace” Barbers said Monday that the use of body cameras could have prevented the bloody misencounter between Quezon City cops and the Philippine Drug Enforcement …
Jeremy Lin said he would not identify the person who allegedly called him “coronavirus” on the basketball court. “I know this will disappoint some of you but I’m not naming …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III administered the first shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to an official of the Lung Center of the Philippines. Dra. Eileen Aniceto, a pulmonologist and …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez said Monday that there is no exact date yet for the arrival of 3.5 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. At a press conference after the …
ABS-CBN Entertainment is the leading YouTube channel in the whole of Southeast Asia after it recorded the most subscribers and the most views on all channels in the region. The …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said foreigners with valid visas and whose reentry permits have expired may now re-enter the Philippines upon payment of the required fees at the airport. …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday the government aims to vaccinate at least 1.4 million health workers in one month. “Pipilitin po natin na matapos [ang pagbabakuna sa] lahat …
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday renewed his calls to raise the age of sexual consent in the Philippines amid the increase of teenage pregnancy in the country. Gactchalian reiterated his …
A group of workers has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to bring back the holidays he previously declared as working holidays. Last week, Duterte declared Nov. 2, All Souls’ Day, Dec, …