The Filipino Nurses United stressed that abolishing the licensure examination for nurses is “perilous for people’s health especially at this time of pandemic.”

Philippine health authorities on Thursday reported 5,484 new coronavirus cases to bring the country's total to 1,455,585.

Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has rejected the idea to abolish the conduct of Bar exams for aspiring lawyers of the country.

Chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said they are looking into reports of vaccination areas plastered with posters and tarpaulins carrying the names of politicians and groups.

Jose Jaime “Nonoy” Espina,  a journalist and champion for press freedom and media welfare, has passed away. He was 59.

Galvez explained COVID-19 vaccines are coursed through the Centers for Health Development of the Department of Health and local government units, which distribute jabs to eligible recipients.

"I also directed police to continue to liaise with their LGUs to clarify their role in implementing protocols against COVID-19," he added.

Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, one of the fiercest critics of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly “war on drugs,” was elected Thursday as the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.

The delivery was funded by US grant assistance and is intended to enhance the AFP’s counterterrorism capabilities and readiness, Washington's embassy in Manila said in a statement. 

The Office of the Ombudsman will not appeal the Sandiganbayan’s dismissal of the 16 counts of graft charges against Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.