“Their fact-finding reports will be submitted to the DOJ for review and initiation of formal administrative disciplinary proceedings, if found warranted,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

The FDA said there are now six hospitals with special permit to use the ivermectin to treat COVID-19 patients.

Local health authorities on Wednesday reported 5,685 additional COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,073,555.

"There is a huge difference between profiling and checking. We check for leaks in your water," Parlade said in a tweet.

The Department of Health on Wednesday said no incidents of serious adverse effect were reported on the first day of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Metro Manila.

Six inbound passengers who traveled to India tested positive for the novel coronavirus, said the Department of Health.

“For more than a decade, we have heard of many heartrending poisoning stories due to accidental or deliberate ingestion of cyanide-laced silver jewelry cleaners leading to the sudden death of victims, including innocent children who mistook the cle...

Manila should continue to expose Beijing's illegal actions in the West Philippine Sea, a senator said Wednesday after the regional power's foreign ministry cautioned the Philippines against what it called "megaphone" diplomacy. 

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said new evidence shows that viral load is still high by the 7th or 8th day.

The Philippines approved the COVID-19 vaccine of United States biotech company Moderna for emergency use, making it the seventh coronavirus jab to get clearance in the country.