NCR under ‘Alert Level 4’ as granular lockdowns start Sept. 16

MANILA – The National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under Alert Level 4 at the start of the implementation of granular lockdowns with alert levels in...

IATF releases ratified guidelines on granular lockdowns

MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has ratified the guidelines on the pilot implementation of granular lockdowns and alert...

No Senate request yet for lookout order on Pharmally execs

MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) will hand down a lookout bulletin order (LBO) only upon receipt of a formal request by the Senate in connection...

Duterte standing up for ‘innocent’ Cabinet members: Palace

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte’s verbal attacks against some senators were made in defense of his “innocent” Cabinet members, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque...

Bill prohibits use of vapes in areas frequented by minors

MANILA – The Senate on Monday resumed its deliberations on proposed legislation regulating the use, importation, and sale of vaporized nicotine products (VNPs) and electronic-cigarettes. Under the...

Vax allocation depends on number of jab sites, population

MANILA – There is a systematic deployment of Covid-19 vaccines nationwide, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa assured Monday. The national vaccine...

Comelec posts ‘promising’ 52% online voting test run turnout

PH Covid-19 recoveries up by over 22K to 2,032,471

New granular lockdown system to involve more manpower

MANILA – The general community quarantine (GCQ) with Alert Levels will require more manpower in the implementation of granular lockdowns. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of...

Covid-19 vax doses administered in PH reach 38.7M

MANILA – The Philippines has administered 38,746,501 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine nationwide as of September 12, the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF)...