MANILA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) on Friday lauded the Philippines’ passing of a law criminalizing child marriage, noting its importance as “another layer of protection” for children.... Read full article
MANILA – The Chinese government is set to donate two million more doses of Sinovac vaccine to the Philippine government, the Chinese Embassy in Manila announced on Friday.... Read full article
MANILA -- Boracay will no longer require fully vaccinated tourists to submit a negative RT-PCR test results starting November 16, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – The delivery of the 16 Polish-made S-70i "Black Hawk" combat utility helicopters in the country has been completed, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said on Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA -- The Philippines and Israel on Thursday honored the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, the darkest point in history that saw the mass murder of around six million Jews.... Read full article
MANILA – The national government may reassess the price range for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to make them more affordable, Malacañang said on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 4,131 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for the recent week.... Read full article
MANILA - The Department of Transportation-Metro Rail Transit 3 (DOTr-MRT3) announced on Wednesday the suspension of their operations in the upcoming Holy Week observance, starting April 13 to 17.... Read full article
BUTUAN CITY – The easing of restrictions amid the continuing threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has paved the way for more local and foreign tourists to visit popular destinations in the Surigao del Norte town of Claver.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine government gets a boost in its vaccination and anti-coronavirus campaign as the Korean government on Tuesday donated 34 refrigerated trucks and four service vans valued at USD1.5 million (approximately PHP77 million).... Read full article