Local health authorities on Friday reported 6,812 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,385,053.

FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the Indian firm submitted last week a certificate for good manufacturing practices, which is a requirement prior to the importation of its vaccine called Covaxin.

The National Task Force Against COVID-19 on Friday said it is confident that it will reach an "important milestone" in its vaccine rollout, administering over 10 million jabs, before the month of June is out. 

A support group for people living with HIV and AIDS is considering filing criminal and disbarment raps against lawyer Larry Gadon for falsely suggesting that the late President Benigno Aquino III had HIV.

President Rodrigo Duterte has been fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, the chief of the Presidential Security Group said.

Private schools and non-DepEd public schools intending to start classes ahead of the general school opening should submit relevant documents to their regional director.

Former House Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. mourned the sudden passing of former President Benigno Aquino III, during whose administration he served as head of the House of Representatives.

Sen. Grace Poe on Friday called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to immediately settle the reported unpaid claims of hundreds of hospitals warning that failure to do so would jeopardize their pandemic response. 

Biden said Aquino, who died in his sleep Thursday morning, will long be remembered for serving the country “with integrity and selfless dedication.”

Aquino was the president who called for two more years — now called Senior High School — in the basic education system.