Palace snubs call to prove Duterte is 88% healthy

MANILA – Malacañang on Friday spurned the call of the lawyer who wants public disclosure of President Rodrigo Duterte’s health records to show proof that the...

Anti-terror law takes effect July 18: DOJ

Manila to launch 2nd Covid-19 drive-thru test center

MANILA – The city government of Manila is eyeing the Quirino Grandstand as the location of its second coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) drive-thru testing center, after its...

Media workers may be tested quarterly: DOH exec

MANILA – Media workers may be tested for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) every three months, a health official said Thursday. Citing the new guidelines on expanded Covid-19...

Metro mayors to implement stricter GCQ

MANILA – Metro Manila mayors vowed to impose stricter quarantine protocols to curb the rise in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Thursday....

PRRD likely to certify as urgent Center for Disease Control bill

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte will likely certify as urgent the proposed measure seeking the establishment of the Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Malacañang...

No final details yet where Duterte will deliver 5th SONA: Palace

MANILA – There are no final details whether President Rodrigo Duterte will physically show up at the Batasang Pambansa to deliver his fifth state of the nation...

NCR still under GCQ; Cebu City eases to MECQ

MANILA – After a month of being under the most restrictive enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to a spike in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, Cebu City has...

Gov’t programs available for OFWs displaced by pandemic

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday enumerated several programs to mitigate the effects of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)....

QC sets guidelines for warrantless arrest of quarantine violators

MANILA – Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte issued guidelines on the warrantless apprehension and arrest of violators of quarantine measures being imposed in the city during the...