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VACCINES for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) could be available in the country as early as March after President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s formal approval of its emergency use.

SUPPORTERS and families of political prisoners have asked Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, who announced early this week his plan to retire early in March, to grant the “extraordinary legal remedy” for their release to help address congestion in jails amid the coronavirus pandemic.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed the executive order granting the emergency approval on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) medicines and vaccines.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health is not in favor of easing quarantine rules for children below 15 years old, but will leave it up to local officials to take responsibility for setting and implementing guidelines should they decide to do otherwise.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 1,298 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 432,925.

CHIEF Justice Diosdado M. Peralta will be retiring on March 27, 2021, a year ahead of the mandatory retirement age, the Supreme Court (SC) confirmed on Tuesday.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) plans to vaccinate as many as 25 million people against the coronavirus next year, the agency’s chief said on Monday.

MALARIA cases in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Western Pacific region, which includes the Philippines, declined by 43% to 1.7 million last year from the year 2000, according to estimates by the group.

LEO ANGELO V. SACAYAN, a 41-year-old sea-faring sous-chef from Malabon City, got P15,600 in government aid after coming home at the start of the year amid a global coronavirus pandemic.

THE COURT OF Tax Appeals has granted the petition of Marketing Convergence, Inc. (MCI) to cancel its tax assessment of P179.7 million for 2009.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 2,076 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 429,864.

The Department of Health (DoH) reported 1,631 coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 425,918. The death toll rose by 46 to 8,255, while...

Foreign spouses and children of Filipinos traveling with them will now be allowed to enter the country starting Dec. 7, according to an order...

SANOFI PASTEUR is seeking to produce as many as 1.4 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines by the end of next year as part of a plan to boost its manufacturing capacity to meet global demand, a company official said.

THE GOVERNMENT has issued an order setting a price ceiling on coronavirus swab tests to balance equity and consumers’ choice.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 1,118 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 421,722.

A SENATOR on Tuesday pushed for an inquiry into the operation of the Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC) amid allegations of some P33.4 billion in “parked” funds.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 1,799 coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to 420,614.

THE PHILIPPINE government may still expand the cap on the number of health workers allowed to leave for overseas jobs, currently set at 5,000 annually, according to a Labor official.

THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) affirmed the cancellation of the alleged tax deficiency of Manila Medical Services, Inc. (Manila Doctors Hospital) for 2009 worth P127.6 million.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health reported 1,968 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 418,818.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte would allow the emergency use of coronavirus vaccines, which would cut the approval process for drugs approved in countries where these were developed, his spokesman said on Thursday.

THE HEALTH department asked President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday night to issue an order that will fast-track the approval process for coronavirus vaccines.

A SENATOR on Wednesday pushed for the creation of an integrated water resource management agency that will oversee water-related operations to prevent a repeat of severe flooding such as those recently experienced in parts of Luzon.

THE SUPREME Court has threatened to hold Solicitor General Jose C. Calida in contempt for seeking to oust a magistrate he had accused of bias in the election protest of losing vice presidential candidate Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 1,148 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 410,718.

AN additional P200 million has been proposed for inclusion in the 2021 budgets of the police and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to serve as quick response fund (QRF) during calamities.

RUSSIA could start producing coronavirus vaccines for the Philippines as early as January, according to the Philippine ambassador there.

BUSINESS groups on Monday made an “urgent” call to improve the country’s disaster management system in the wake of the recent major floodings across Luzon triggered by a series of typhoons.

THE Court of Tax Appeals affirmed the cancellation of the alleged deficiency improperly accumulated earnings tax (IAET) of Cebu Air, Inc. for 2010 worth P1.87 billion.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health reported 1,530 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 407,838.

PHILIPPINE security forces have had their hands full on emergency preparations and response operations in the past weeks as several strong typhoons have affected various regions in the northern part of the country.

The Department of Health (DoH) reported 1,902 coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 404,713. The death toll rose by 31 to 7,752, while...

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 1,407 coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 402,820.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday said the government might borrow $300 million to finance its vaccination program for the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 400,000 and killed almost 8,000 people in the Philippines.

VICE President Maria Leonor G. Robredo has opposed a plea by losing vice presidential candidate Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the Office of the Solicitor General for a magistrate to inhibit himself from his election protest due to alleged bias.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 1,347 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 399,749.

THE PRESIDENTIAL Electoral Tribunal has warned parties in the poll protest of losing vice presidential candidate Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. not to discuss the case to the media.

THE four typhoons that hit the country since late October has cost the country about P38 billion in output losses, but Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said on Tuesday this remains a “manageable” amount.

THE cost of healthcare benefits borne by employers in the Philippines is expected to rise 8.8% in 2021 due to the pandemic, according to a survey of medical insurers conducted by Willis Towers Watson, an advisory, broking and solutions company.

THE PHILIPPINES will try to order 50 million coronavirus vaccine units for 25 million Filipinos next year, according to its vaccine czar.

LOSING vice presidential candidate Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the Office of the Solicitor General have asked Associate Justice Mario Victor F. Leonen to inhibit himself from his election protest, citing bias.

TROPICAL storm Ulysses could intensify into a typhoon before making landfall on Thursday in the area of Bicol Region and Quezon province, weather bureau PAGASA said in its forecast on Monday.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 2,442 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 396,395.

GOVERNMENT agents are investigating a law office and tour operator for alleged links to German payment company Wirecard AG, whose collapse had been blamed on mismanagement, according to the Justice department.