Philippines Headlines
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 16:01:00 +0800Philippines sees 7,228 more COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health on Sunday reported 7,228 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country's total count to 1,269,478.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 14:57:00 +08001Sambayan says it 'welcomes' Robredo's openness to run for presidency
"This is a good development. We always welcome Vice President Leni's remark that she's open to running and that she wants a unified opposition," he said in Filipino.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 14:37:00 +0800More senators object to BIR's tax rate hike on private schools
"Taxing private schools with 25% does not make any sense at all. A little bit of compassion won't hurt," Sen. Nancy Binay said, partly in Filipino.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 10:53:00 +0800Toxics watchdog tracks 15 spray paint products with illegal lead content
"Manufacturers of spray paints being sold in the country must see to it that their products have passed the maximum 90 ppm total lead content limit," Derrick Tan, President, Philippine Association of Paint Manufacturers, was quoted as saying in the g...
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 10:03:00 +0800PNP chief orders manhunt on killers of Gensan media exec
“We're going to look at whether or not the killing had job-related motivations, but we're not discounting other possible angles,” Eleazar said.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 09:55:00 +0800Philippines gets 1 million more Sinovac doses
The latest shipment brought the number of Sinovac jabs in the country to 6.5 million, of which, some one million were donated by Beijing.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 09:05:00 +0800LIVE updates: COVID-19 in the Philippines 2021
The latest updates on the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Philippines and general community quarantine of economic center of Metro Manila and other areas across the country.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0800LGUs told to deploy mobile COVID-19 vaccination units
Local government units should put up mobile units to bring the COVID-19 vaccination drive closer to the people and speed up the rollout, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said yesterday.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0800‘Amid VFA issue, Philippines to get COVID-19 vaccines from US’
Whether President Duterte decides to extend the Visiting Forces Agreement or not, the Philippines will get COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said yesterday.
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0800DBM: Enough funds for government health workers’ hazard pay
The government will have the budget to finance the grant of hazard pay to all government workers and health care workers in the frontlines battling the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Department of Budget and Management said yesterday.