IATF revises alert level metrics

MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved on Thursday the revised metrics to determine the Covid-19 alert level classifications...

PH Embassy in Warsaw on ‘high alert’ as Ukraine crisis spirals

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised Filipinos in Ukraine to remain vigilant and maintain contact with Philippine authorities as the crisis between the European...

Vax certs of Romania, British Virgin Islands now recognized in PH

MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the Covid-19 vaccination certificates of Romania and the British Virgin Islands,...

PH logs 1,745 new Covid-19 cases, 2K recoveries

NCR ‘ripe’ for Alert Level 1: Duque

MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Thursday the National Capital Region (NCR) is “ripe” for deescalation to Alert Level 1. NCR’s current two-week growth rate is...

Poll bets urged to attend debates, present best plans for PH

MANILA – Candidates running for the country’s top elective positions must join debates and other fora so Filipinos can see their abilities, platforms, and track record, Partido...

Local pharma hopes for approval of Sinovac for minors

MANILA – The pharmaceutical consortium IP Biotech Group is looking forward to the approval of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine Sinovac for minors that would boost...

Duterte appoints Antonio Kho as new SC associate justice

MANILA – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Antonio T. Kho Jr. has been named as new associate justice of the Supreme Court, Malacañang confirmed Wednesday. Cabinet...

Heart disease remains top cause of death in PH in 2021: PSA

MANILA – Despite the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) battering the country, coronary heart disease remains the top cause of death in the Philippines from January to...

Comelec creates special polling places for ‘vulnerable’ voters

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will establish special polling places for voters who belong to vulnerable sectors. In Resolution No. 10761 released on Wednesday, the...