The National Bureau of Investigation has wrapped up its probe into the deadly Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency shootout in Quezon City on February 24, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

"As a medical doctor, I am constrained to abide by the health science as well as the recognized authorities in the field of medicine," Rep. Angelina "Helen" Tan (Quezon) said.

(Updated 4:19 p.m.) Congress is on break until May 17 but Drilon said the Senate is prepared to hold a special session to pass another economic stimulus package, or Bayanihan 3, and expand the government’s cash subsidy program amid the strict lock...

The Department of Health and the country’s Food and Drug Administration are advising against the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat COVID-19, a severe respiratory illness.

"Let me first say that our policy is not to go straight to arrests. In fact, most of the time the first offense only yields a warning, and the second offense is usually a fine," Malaya said in mixed Filipino and English. 

Former President Joseph Estrada has been placed on a ventilator as his pneumonia due to COVID-19 worsened, his son former Senator Jinggoy Estrada announced.

"The Department wishes to clarify that the views expressed by Usec. Epimaco Densing III on ANC yesterday about the government’s response to the surge is his own personal opinion and does not reflect the position of the DILG," Interior Spokesperson ...

The Bureau of Immigration warned foreign nationals in the country that they may face deportation charges if they violate quarantine protocols set by the government’s coronavirus task force.

Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. is set to continue operations in the east zone service area until 2037 with the recent signing of a revised concession agreement with the government.

The Department of Tourism hopes that the travel sector’s record of posting zero outbreaks would convince policymakers to permit the entry of foreign nationals.