The positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region slightly decreased to 14.3 percent as of Dec. 14.... Read full article
MANILA – The government will start the inoculation of the general population once the expected 61 million doses are delivered within September and October.... 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 – Businesses selling unregistered self-test antigen test kits for Covid-19 may be held liable and penalized, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) warned on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped while the peso depreciated on Wednesday following reports of deteriorating manufacturing activities in August.... Read full article
CEBU CITY – They are not endemic in the Mactan Island waters but two whale sharks showed up in the seawater off Barangay Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City, Mayor Junard Chan said on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The House Ways and Means Committee is eyeing to propose amendments to the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act to boost the government's fight against agricultural smuggling in the country and protect the livelihood of local farmers.... Read full article
MANILA – Energy, hustle, and toughness -- qualities Magnolia sought when it decided to bring Calvin Abueva on board.
And so far, the Hotshots are reaping the fruits of their off-season gamble.... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city tourism office is intensifying the vaccination of workers in tourism-related establishments as the sector readies for the implementation of the “bakuna bubble” here.... Read full article