Crowd flocks to Olongapo jab site amid ‘no vax, no entry’ policy
A crowd of Filipinos clamoring to get inoculated were seen outside a vaccination site in Olongapo City after the local government implemented a new...
Businesses take hit amid record run of COVID-19 cases
Third straight day of record-high cases
Health sector at risk of being overwhelmed -official
Mayors see no need for further tightening for now MANILA...
‘Vaxxed individuals are not high-risk spreaders’: DOH says amid circulating false claim
Vaccinated individuals are not high-risk spreaders of COVID-19. The Department of Health issued this statement on January 10 following a circulating social media post that...
U.S. man recovering after ‘breakthrough’ pig-heart transplant
CHICAGO — A U.S. man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later...
Robredo shuts downs claims Bayanihan E-Konsulta gathering voter info for 2022 polls
Vice President Leni Robredo denied the claims on social media that her office's teleconsultation service is supposedly "gathering information" from voters. The public official on Tuesday...
China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — China and the Philippines have suspended imports of Canadian beef due to Canada's detection in December of a cow infected with bovine...
Court of Appeals clears Japan casino mogul Okada of fraud charges
MANILA — The Court of Appeals has cleared Japanese pachinko billionaire Kazuo Okada of fraud charges stemming from allegations that he misappropriated $3.16 million from...
Iya Villania shares tip to parents isolating from children due to COVID-19
Kapuso host Iya Villania has an advice to parents who are currently in isolation and are away from their children due to the coronavirus...
Who’s who?: Pinoy celebs netizens want on Vogue Philippines’ cover
Filipino online users floated the names of their preferred cover girls for Vogue Philippines' premiere issue this year. Suki Salvador, president of One Mega Group,...
‘Unfair, offensive’: Health workers slam DOH over shortened isolation, quarantine period
Some members of the medical community criticized the Department of Health for its directive to shorten the quarantine and isolation period of health workers. The...
Rundown: Free teleconsultation services in the Philippines in 2022
Availing a teleconsultation service has become a norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for those who are avoiding the risk of exposure to the...
Philippines urges Indonesia to lift coal export ban
Indonesia bans coal exports to ensure enough domestic supply
Japan, South Korea have also asked Indonesia to lift ban
Philippines depends on Indonesia for...
Philippines logs record 33,169 daily COVID-19 infections
MANILA — The Department of Health on Monday reported 33,169 new coronavirus cases, marking the third straight day of record-high infections. In a bulletin, it said total cases...
‘Breaking all records’: Canada researcher raises alarm over Philippines’ high COVID-19 positivity rate
"Philippines breaking all records." A Canada-based researcher tweeted this in reference to the Philippines' skyrocketing positivity rate of COVID-19 cases in just two weeks this...
Gov’t adviser figures in debate with US aerosol expert on COVID-19 transmission
A distinguished professor of chemistry had an exchange with the special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 about the transmission of the...