MANILA – The daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went down by 19 percent for the period Aug. 22 to 28, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian paid a courtesy visit to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu on Thursday to discuss possible collaboration between the PCG and its counterpart in China.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has picked Philippine Army (PA) commander, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino as the 57th chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).... Read full article
MANILA – The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) on Monday asked the government to regulate the overseas employment of healthcare workers (HCWs), especially nurses.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) launched on Wednesday a center for radiation research, a field that could be pivotal in developing radiation safety standards and in assuring the safety of nuclear workers and the public... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas has reported a significant increase of same-day domestic tourist arrival during the third quarter of 2021, largely due to more relaxed travel restrictions, the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here reported ... Read full article
MANILA – A phreatomagmatic burst occurred within the main crater of Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday night.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) an increase in passenger capacity in public utility vehicles... Read full article
MANILA – Vaccination is the key to the exit of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. an official of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 said Wednesday night.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said he is "most eager" to answer the legality of his order prohibiting executive branch officials, particularly Cabinet members, from attending the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearings...... Read full article