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MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, is reminding candidates for the May elections and their supporters to abide by the campaign rules set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as supported by the Department of In... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday expressed confidence that the delivery of more coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to the country would fast-track the inoculation of minors. ... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Monday lauded the signing into law of a measure that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, describing it as "a major step forward" toward justice and equality.... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday said one of the legal counsels of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. executives Mohit and Twinkle Dargani is no longer affiliated with the Office of the President (OP).... 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 – President Rodrigo R. Duterte commended the Philippine News Agency (PNA) for its strong commitment to providing reliable news and information to the Filipino people.... Read full article
MANILA – A total of 104 flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were canceled on Saturday, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) announced.... Read full article
MANILA – The government is still waiting for the recommendation from government experts before administering Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine for children 6 years old and above, a health official said Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Friday appealed to parents in Metro Manila to prioritize the safety of their children who are minors and refrain from bringing them to leisure places.... Read full article
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed a ruling by a lower court in Rizal finding a lawyer and her client guilty of indirect contempt and ordered them to pay a PHP5,000 fine.... Read full article