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THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 2,180 coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 296,755.

Akbayan asks SC to cite DENR for contempt over Manila Bay project AKBAYAN CITIZENS’ Action Party asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of...

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 2,833 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, bringing the total to 294,591.

Lawyer says SALNs, lifestyle checks ‘weaponized’ RECORDS OF public officials’ assets have been “abused” and “weaponized” for politics, an analyst said following Ombudsman Samuel R....

PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte will likely approve the health department’s recommendation of setting a price cap on RT-PCR testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

THE Supreme Court ordered GMA Network, Inc. to reinstate 30 cameramen and assistant cameramen who were illegally dismissed in 2013.

THE PHILIPPINE death toll from the coronavirus pandemic exceeded 5,000 on Tuesday, as infections rose to 291,789, according to the Department of Health (DoH).

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 3,475 coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to 290,190.

THE COMMISSION on Higher Education (CHEd) said at least P1 billion is needed to fund three state universities, one in the Visayas and two in Mindanao, that will potentially offer a medicine program, its chairman said on Monday.

PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte will be attending and addressing, both for the first time, the United Nation’s (UN) General Assembly that starts Tuesday, with human rights among the topics of his speech.

THE Supreme Court remanded to the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) the dismissed tax refund claim of Zuellig Pharma Asia Pacific Ltd. Phils. ROHQ. worth P39.93 million representing excessive and unutilized input value-added tax for 2010.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 3,311 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 286,743.

Development and humanitarian workers have asked the Supreme Court to void the law that expanded terror crimes in the country. Coordinating Council for People’s Development...

The Department of Health (DoH) reported 3,375 coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 276,289. The death toll rose to 4,785 after 53 more...

Back to 1m distancing in public transport until Duterte decides PHYSICAL DISTANCING in public transport is reverting to a minimum of one meter after the...

MEDICAL EXPERTS supported the reduction of physical distancing in public transportation and recommended rules on avoiding the spread of coronavirus while opening the economy.

THE Supreme Court upheld the validity of the provisions of the law allowing Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corp. to take over the power distribution assets in Iloilo City.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 3,550 coronavirus  disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, bringing the total to 272,934.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 3,544 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 269,407.

Duterte takes a jab at pharmaceutical firms for ‘reservation fee’ on COVID-19 vaccine PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte took a jab at pharmaceutical companies from “western...

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 4,699 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on Monday, bringing the total to 265,888.

A GROUP of medical societies has opposed a government decision to relax social distancing rules in public utility vehicles, which it said could lead to a fresh spike in coronavirus infections.

THIRTEEN HOSPITALS have been given final approval for participation in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) solidarity trial on treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

THE Court of Tax Appeals cancelled the P286.4-million tax assessment of Robinsons Toys, Inc. for 2009.

THE PHILIPPINES on Sunday deported a US marine convicted in 2015 for killing a Filipino transgender and whom President Rodrigo R. Duterte had pardoned.

THE Department of Health (DoH) reported 3,372 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 261,216.

THE Department of Health (DoH) reported 3,821 coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 248,947.

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) will reopen its investigation of an administration senator for violating quarantine rules at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Thursday.

American marine’s pardon could be for ‘broader national interest’  in COVID-19 vaccine, says President’s spokesperson PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON Harry L. Roque said the absolute pardon given...

THE poverty survey, conducted every three years with the next one due in 2021, is likely to reflect a “temporary” uptick in urban poor, who were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said.

CORONAVIRUS infections could surge in the coming days as laboratories play catch-up after the Department of Health (DoH) issued stricter rules on test result submissions, according to the agency.

THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) will deport the US marine convicted in 2015 for killing a Filipino sex worker and whom President Rodrigo R. Duterte pardoned.

THE SUPREME Court has rejected a lawsuit questioning the validity of a law that renamed Manila International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

DITO says it won’t use telecom infra to obtain classified military info CHINA-BACKED DITO Telecommunity Corp. on Wednesday said it will not use its devices...

THE GOVERNMENT is looking at enforcing aggressive isolation measures and prohibiting home quarantine for coronavirus patients to bring down the infection rate further, according to Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., chief enforcer of the state’s anti-COVID-19 efforts.

LOCAL coronavirus infections have slowed, according to the chief enforcer of the government’s anti-virus efforts.

Health dep’t warns DENR’s ‘white sand’ project can cause respiratory ailments INHALATION OF crushed dolomites placed along the shore of Manila Bay — a project...

THE Court of Tax Appeals granted the petition of Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd. for a refund of the P18.4-million tax it paid for 2009.

THE PHILIPPINES seeks to flatten its coronavirus infection curve by the end of September as local governments use targeted lockdowns, according to the chief of the national task force against the pandemic.

BUREAU of Immigration (BI) collections fell by 39% in the first half from a year earlier due to travel restrictions amid a global coronavirus pandemic.

The Department of Health (DoH) reported 3,714 coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 232,072. The death toll rose by 49 to 3,737 while...

Dengue cases in the country dropped by 76% to 59,675 as of mid-August from a year earlier, according to the Department of Health (DoH). Deaths...

Convicted killer US marine Joseph Scott Pemberton opposed the appeal of the family of his victim to stop his early release for good conduct. In...

PDEA warns: Prescription needed for Chinese medicine Lian Hua Qin Wen capsules THE PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday warned people against buying the...

PHILIPPINE prison officials have put the release of convicted killer US marine Joseph Scott Pemberton on hold, pending the appeal of the victim’s family.