Local health authorities on Wednesday reported 3,806 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,485,457.

During the Special ASEAN-US Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Wednesday (Manila time), Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. stressed that the five-year-old arbitral award is binding international law.

Hugpong ng Pagbabago said that it will back President Rodrigo Duterte’s vice-presidential bid should he push through with it.

"This is where we see the abuse of power by government officials on the unequal distribution of vaccines," said Bantay Bakuna in Filipino on Wednesday. 

“Despite repeated warnings from the government, these establishments continue to build infrastructure in the area. This is detrimental to the country’s environmental preservation initiatives, not to mention our COVID-19 response," Malaya said.

The recent decision by the government's pandemic task force allowing children to go outdoors will help maintain their well-being and mental health amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday. 

“We are just waiting for an answer from the Office of the President but the IATF has already recommended that Indonesia be included in the list of country that we initially imposed a travel ban [on],” Duque said during a briefing.

Over 250,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed US biotech company Moderna are expected to arrive in the Philippines on July 15, Malacañang said Wednesday. 

The government's pandemic task force has extended the ban on travelers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates and Oman until the end of the month, Malacañang announced Wednesday. 

"We remain confident, when, and if, she decides to run for president, the numbers will be there. Hindi pa nagsisimula ang laban (the fight hasn't started yet)," Gutierrez said.