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.

Berjaya Makati Hotel asserts city government closure order has no legal basis

THE MANAGEMENT of Berjaya Makati Hotel said on Thursday that the closure order issued by the Makati City government has no legal basis, and asserted that it was not given due process.

Local governments bring back tighter restrictions amid Omicron threat 

SEVERAL local governments outside the capital region have reimposed border control measures and other restrictions, aiming to be a step ahead of a potential surge in coronavirus cases now seen in Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces.  

Senator seeks creation of a Siargao rehabilitation commission 

A SENATOR on Thursday filed a resolution urging President Rodrigo R. Duterte to establish a commission that will lead Siargao island’s recovery and rehabilitation from the devastating impact of a typhoon that struck in mid-December.