Restive Taal Volcano forces out residents of 2 Batangas towns

4th dose rollout for seniors, front-liners mulled in late April

MANILA – The rollout of the fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for senior citizens and medical front-liners could take place by end of April once the emergency use...

Palace urges public to observe Earth Hour

MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday enjoined the entire nation to participate in the Earth Hour, an annual global movement that aims to raise awareness on climate change...

Taal Volcano alert raised to Level 3

MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday morning raised the alert status of Taal Volcano from Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) to...

PH votes for UN reso demanding protection, aid for Ukraine

MANILA –The Philippines has joined 139 other countries in voting for a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the scale of humanitarian woes caused by Russia’s...

65.5M Filipinos fully vaxxed; 11.7M with Covid-19 booster shots

MANILA – The Philippines has administered 141.2 million doses of coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) vaccines nationwide, with over 65.5 million individuals already with full protection, including those who...

Gov’t to hold special vax drives in BARMM, Cebu next week

MANILA – The government will hold targeted national vaccination days in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and Cebu province next week to ramp up...

GoFundMe page created to help 67-year-old Filipina in anti-Asian hate attack in New York

A GoFundMe page was launched to aid the 67-year-old Filipino woman who was attacked in an anti-Asian hate incident in New York two weeks ago. The...

Local campaign kickoff smooth so far: Comelec

MANILA – No major concerns have so far been reported at the start of the 45-day campaign period of local candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said...

Covid-19 cases continue to dip since Omicron wave in January

MANILA – The number of coronavirus cases in the country is on a steady decline since the Omicron wave last January, a health official said Friday. The...