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MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported the confiscation of gadgets, sharp objects, and gambling paraphernalia from detainees in a recent surprise raid by law enforcers in its warden facility in Taguig City.... Read full article
MANILA – For the sixth straight day, new Covid-19 cases were below 10,000 as the Department of Health (DOH) tallied 8,361 on Sunday.... Read full article
MANILA – Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) has warned that the Philippines could see a fresh surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the years ahead due to disruptions in health services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to resume next week the payout of financial assistance to 50,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., has assured that the reformulated vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 is safe for children, saying the rollout of the vaccination program for five... Read full article
MANILA – President Joe Biden has selected career diplomat MaryKay Loss Carlson as the next United States ambassador to the Philippines, the White House announced on Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Canadian government is donating 837,000 respirator face masks valued at PHP136 million to the Department of Health (DOH) in support of health care workers who lead the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – The third run of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan", a massive government Covid-19 vaccination drive, is set on February 10 and 11, the Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday reported 230 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recoveries.
In its latest Covid-19 bulletin, the PNP said this raised the number of recovered personnel to 47,417 out of a total of 48,491 con... Read full article