MANILA – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said the use of face shields in select areas will remain mandatory until the government's task force on the Covid-19 pandemic response will issue a finalized guideline on the matter.... Read full article
MANILA – Earthquakes with magnitudes 5.7 and 5.2 jolted Davao Occidental early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine government will not impose a travel ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning from Hong Kong even as the special administrative region of China is battling its fifth coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) wave, Malacañang... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will launch on Monday commemorative Year of the Tiger stamps to mark the celebration of Chinese New Year at Seascape Village in Pasay City.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the government will expand its pediatric Covid-19 inoculations to 13 more hospitals in Metro Manila.... Read full article
MANILA – A measure seeking to improve the quality of student teachers and teachers by further strengthening the Teacher Education Council has hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives.... Read full article
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is now under the moderate risk classification for coronavirus transmission, posting a low two-week growth rate of -47 percent, the Department of Health (DOH) said.... Read full article
MANILA – Growth of inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be driven by the recovery of countries from another period of lockdowns as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections rise anew.... Read full article
MANILA – Local shares bounced back on Thursday as bargain hunters looked for markets with no presence yet of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), while the peso ended the day’s trading almost unchanged.... Read full article
MANILA – Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Monday reported that another Filipino from overseas was caught having broken the mandatory quarantine after posting on social media.... Read full article