GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that after months of decline, global Covid-19 case and death numbers had risen slightly week-on-week, with more than 2.9 million infections and over 49,000 fatalities.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – A primary highway in Southern Leyte remains closed due to a major landslide in Sogod town, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The subnational laboratories of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) will have the capacity to test vaccine-preventable diseases – measles, rubella, Japanese encephalitis, and rotavirus this year.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Army (PA) on Tuesday announced that almost 1,800 aspirants have participated in its two-day recruitment caravan held at Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila last March 12 to 13.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has added more quarantine facilities and beds inside its headquarters in Camp Crame as it continues to see a spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections among its personnel.... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte is not keen on imposing a "no vaccination, no entry" policy in the city, saying this would severely affect the local economy.... Read full article
MANILA – An analyst has forecast the Philippine peso’s 2022 performance to be driven by changes in the Federal Reserve’s policy rates instead of trade developments, just like what happened last year. ... Read full article
MANILA – All barangays have been ordered to submit an inventory of unvaccinated persons in their localities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday. ... Read full article
MANILA – The 67-year-old Filipino woman who was seriously injured after she was brutally assaulted in an anti-Asian hate incident in New York is now in a stable condition and could be discharged from the hospital anytime, the Philippine Consulate Gen... Read full article
MANILA – Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia Philippines are supporting the government's "no vaccination, no ride" policy that will take effect on January 17.... Read full article