Serve PH well, Año tells new PNP chief

MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday told newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, to protect...

Comelec logs over 3M new voter registrants

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved over 3 million new voter registrants, an official said on Friday. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said they have accepted...

Vaccinated travelers still need to undergo mandatory quarantine

MANILA – All travelers who wish to enter the Philippines, including those who have already been inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), are required to undergo...

PH Covid-19 recoveries exceed 1M mark

MANILA – The Philippines’ recovery tally from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has reached a total of 1,003,160, after 4,227 new recoveries were reported on Friday. In...

Pfizer, BioNTech donate Covid vaccines to Olympic athletes

ISTANBUL – Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to donate coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to athletes and staff of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, which...

Tokyo Olympics venues to be no-fly zones

ANKARA – Tokyo Olympics venues will be marked no-fly zones this summer to help protect against terrorism, Japan announced on Thursday. The country’s Transport Ministry said in...

Minors, seniors allowed to go out for PhilSys registration

MANILA – Filipinos aged 15 to 17 and 65 and above who opt to register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) may leave their homes, Malacañang said...

IATF approves MECQ in Zamboanga City, MGCQ in Tacloban

No more debate between Duterte, Carpio

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer pursue his planned debate with retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio on issues surrounding the disputed West...

DOH resumes use of AstraZeneca vaccines for all age groups

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has reallowed the use of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine for all age groups. In a statement on Friday, the DOH...