DepEd chief: No face-to-face learning when classes start
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) will disallow face-to-face classes in the coming school year as the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
House bill criminalizing COVID-related discrimination passed on 2nd reading
MANILA – The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure criminalizing acts of discrimination against confirmed or suspected coronavirus disease 2019...
Palace: Metro Manila ready for GCQ shift
MANILA – The National Capital Region (NCR) is ready for further easing of restrictions to curb the spread of SARS-coV-2, the virus that causes...
PH to join COVID vaccine trials
MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of the Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) has approved the country's participation in clinical trials for...
‘PhilHealth should undergo revamp’
MANILA – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon called for the reorganization of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) due to alleged overpricing on coronavirus...
Galvez: PH winning war vs COVID-19
MANILA – The Philippines is on the right track in terms of its fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, National Task Force (NTF)...
‘Overpriced’: Duterte seeks probe on COVID-19 test price issue
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte wants an investigation into the alleged overpriced health equipment procured by the government for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,...
OCD deputy chief fired over ‘loss of trust, confidence’
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has sacked the deputy chief of one of the government's disaster response offices due to “loss of trust and...
‘Sinas not yet off the hook despite Duterte’s decision to keep him’
MANILA – National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Major General Debold Sinas is not yet off the hook even after he already got...
DOH backpedals: PH still on first wave of COVID-19 outbreak
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) took back what its chief Secretary Francisco Duque III earlier declared as it agreed that the Philippines...