Manila, the capital and nearby areas would remain under a general lockdown until people get vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

A SENATOR on Monday called on the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to identify the travel agencies involved in a money-making scheme for the “seamless entry” of Chinese nationals in the country.

THE fourth session of oral arguments on petitions against the anti-terrorism law scheduled on Tuesday has been moved to March as some of the Supreme Court justices “are on self-quarantine as a precaution against COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019),” the court announced on Monday.

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of the President, on Monday reiterated that she is not running for the country’s top post in the 2022 elections and that “nothing can change” her mind.

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines has approved Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, but will not give it to healthcare workers at risk...

PHILIPPINE lawmakers will start debating in plenary on Monday proposed changes to economic provisions of a three-decade-old Constitution supposedly to attract foreign investment and help the economy recover amid a coronavirus pandemic.

PHILIPPINE health authorities have detected 18 more people infected with a more contagious coronavirus variant, 16 of whom had since recovered, according to the Department of Health (DoH).

A SENATOR has filed a bill that seeks to develop and explore Benham Rise, also known as the Philippine Rise, for natural resources.

THE Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said the emergency P100 daily salary increase petitioned by some labor groups is unlikely to be granted by the wage board as businesses continue to suffer from the economic onslaught brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

PARTS of the southern island of Mindanao were flooded Sunday after tropical storm Auring, with designated international name Dujuan, dumped rains as it moves slowly in a northwest direction.

THE designation of the two new coronavirus mutations found in Central Visayas as a new Philippine variant “remains to be seen,” according to the...

JANSSEN Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has started local clinical trials for its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, Department of Science and...