The vaccine experts panel on Wednesday said they are awaiting request from foreign drugmakers to use their developed COVID-19 jab on those belonging to younger age groups.

Local health authorities on Wednesday recorded 4,842 additional coronavirus infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,118,359.

Vergeire said 1.5 million jabs will be administered as first doses, while the remaining 500,000 will be allocated as second doses.

The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea noted that bigger groupings of Chinese maritime militia vessels were seen at Beijing's artificial islands in the area, as well as near Philippine-occupied islands.

“I am confident that under your leadership, the SAF will maintain its earned reputation of being the most dependable and highly-specialized force that aims to ensure peace and order across the country,” Eleazar said.

Tune in to the LIVE audio streaming of the oral arguments scheduled at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12.

Law professor Tony La Viña told Philstar.com that while Duterte's jet ski comment was clearly a hyperbole, it was also a "[promise] to defend our national territory with all the powers of the presidency."

In a new ruling, the Supreme Court has held that psychological incapacity, a ground in the annulment of marriage, is a legal concept and not medical, and that testimonies from psychologists and psychiatrists will no longer be mandatory in this case.

"They can't just share red-tagging posts and then tell us to trust them."

FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the agency will cooperate with authorities following the Anti-Red Tape Authority's issuance of a show-cause order to the Center for Drug Regulation and Research (CDRR) for supposedly “sitting on” more th...