DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stressed that the agency does not recommend the use of wearable air purifiers, citing the lack of evidence on the effectiveness of air purifiers in reducing COVID-19 transmission.

"What they're saying is the amounts of money for aid never got to the drivers."

"Most of the repatriates were distressed due to economic difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic," the DFA said on the 271 returning Filipinos from Vietnam.

The number of arrested foreign national fugitives in the country in the first half of 2021 is still down amid continuing COVID-19 restrictions, the Bureau of Immigration on Monday reported.

“I’m just going over it. We’ll discuss it with the PNP,” Guevarra told reporters on Monday.

DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said the laptops were supposed to be used in “knowledge management and information technology.”

Much remains unknown about Lambda and its epidemiological impacts. But here are answers to some questions about the variant, according to medical authorities and studies.

"Amid the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country, the PNP reminds the public to avoid hoarding oxygen tanks and other medical equipment and supplies," Eleazar said.

Lawmakers from the House of Representatives Makabayan bloc on Monday filed a resolution urging the Commission on Elections to extend voters registration period for at least another month, citing possible “massive disenfranchisement” amid the pand...

At least 32 Filipinos have been evacuated from Afghanistan on Sunday night, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. They are now in Doha, Qatar while waiting for their flights to the Philippines, the DFA said in a statement Monday.