8.2M under 12-17 age group already fully vaxxed

MANILA – The National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 said at least 65 percent or 8,295,474 of the 12- to 17-year-old population have completed two doses of...

One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills

Seniors are being forced out of their homes due to rent increases. They’re having trouble finding new, affordable accommodations. And the rent for senior housing can...

COVID: lifting the remaining measures is a dangerous and senseless move – expert view

There cannot be many people who wouldn’t want to return to the carefree ways of 2019. To be free from the concern that you might unknowingly...

DOH notes 52% drop in Covid-19 cases

MANILA – The country’s average daily coronavirus cases from February 11-17 are 52 percent lower than the week before that, effectively controlling the spread of the Omicron...

No lifting of face mask mandate yet: DOH

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said the country’s face mask mandate would remain even with the decreasing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. In...

More doses of reformulated Pfizer vax for children arrive

PNP monitoring persons linked to Hamas over ‘terror plot’: DILG

MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said some persons are being monitored in connection with the reported plan of the...

Comelec eyes review of campaign rules amid eased restrictions

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to review the poll campaign rules to coincide with the government’s alert level classifications being implemented in the...

Government of Canada lightens border measures as part of transition of the pandemic response

Recent data indicates that the latest wave of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant has passed its peak in Canada. As provinces and territories adjust their...

P3-B budget allotted for fuel subsidy this year: Palace

MANILA – The government has allotted at least a total of PHP3 billion budget for fuel subsidy under the General Appropriations Act of 2022, Malacañang said on...