Of the total cases, 142,679 or 7.4% are active as of Saturday, August 28.

The Philippines has so far received 4.26 million Moderna vaccine doses.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he will resign after he clears his name and addresses the findings of the Commission on Audit on the Department of Health.

In this campaign, police and local officials visit the homes or offices of personalities the government accuses of working with or “fronting” for communist rebels. They “plead” with the activists to stop the communist cause.

Metro Manila will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine until September 7 as the country continues to face a surge in coronavirus cases partly driven by the more contagious Delta variant.

The country’s daily COVID-19 tally hit 17,447 yesterday, making it the second highest recorded since the pandemic began last year, the Department of Health said.

Even temporary quarantine facilities are now at moderate risk.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue is being urged to hold a dialogue with influencers and other digital workers, such as Axie players, before imposing another tax burden.

Aiming for the vice presidency after the end of his term is not for his own sake but for the “benefit and interest of the country,” President Duterte said.

Former Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te has joined hundreds of lawyers urging Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president next year.