Comelec's support means it would include the hike in its proposed budget for 2022, but would still need Congress' approval.

“Case increase nationally and across all island groups was more evident in the past week,” Dr. Alethea De Guzman, DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea De Guzman said.

Local health authorities on Thursday reported 7,217 additional coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,247,899.

Health officials on Thursday urged Filipinos to complete their COVID-19 shots on schedule, after it was revealed that half of the target for vaccinations missed their second dose. 

A lawmaker allied with the administration claimed that five political parties are already forming alliances to back Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s candidacy for president.

Death toll due to Tropical Storm Dante rose to four on Thursday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported.

UP slid to the 84th place from the 65th spot after getting a slightly lower score of 43.9 from last year’s 44.5, while DLSU went down from the 301-350 bracket to the 401+ bracket.

Some 390,000 households from 90 barangays in 16 LGUs lost their electricity on June 1, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said.

In a statement, the Coalition for People’s Right to Health urged the government to unconditionally support the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver, a proposal that seeks to waive intellectual property rights for COV...

Tropical Storm Dante (Choi-wan) is forecast to weaken into a tropical depression within the next 12 hours.