COVID positivity rate in the Philippines hits 40%
FOURTY percent of the people tested for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines were found to be positive for the virus, the Department of...
Nograles: unvaccinated can be ‘restrained’ regardless of alert level
THE president’s order to restrain unvaccinated or partially vaccinated individuals if they insist on leaving their homes is applicable regardless of the alert level,...
One disqualification decision submitted for resolution as Marcos Jr. skips Comelec hearing
Because Abubakar M. Mangelen and his lawyer missed a hearing, the First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided to rule that his...
Bangsamoro gov’t OK’s bulk water supply, hotel-resto projects worth over P200M
TWO PROJECTS with a combined investment of more than P200 million, one for bulk water supply and the other involving accommodations and dining services,...
21,000 vaccine doses wasted in Odette-hit areas
Around 21,000 doses of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines that were deployed in areas that were devastated by Typhoon Odette (known internationally as Rai) are...
COVID forces Senate to close; House extends its lockdown by a week
There will be a “total closure” of the Senate building next week due to the high number of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infections within its...
No FDA-approved COVID self-tests yet — Vergeire
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) on Friday noted that there are still no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved self-administered tests for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)...
2 senators, general test positive for COVID-19 amid rising positivity rate in the country
MORE GOVERNMENT officials have tested positive for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as the positivity rate in the country now shows that one out of three...
Duterte threatens unvaccinated people with arrest
MANILA - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday people who have not taken COVID-19 shots will be arrested if they disobeyed stay-at-home orders...
Philippines posts highest COVID positivity rate
THE PHILIPPINES on Thursday reported its highest positivity rate for the coronavirus at 36.9%, as the highly mutated Omicron variant continued to spread in communities.
Presidential guards test positive for coronavirus
FIFTEEN presidential security guards have caught the coronavirus, their chief said on Thursday, adding that they had not been in close contact with President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Duterte signs bill outlawing child marriage, live-in
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed a measure outlawing child marriage.