The country is battling a resurgence in cases driven by the hyper contagious Delta variant, which has ravaged neighboring countries.

Boxing champ Sen. Manny Pacquiao defended his wife Jinkee Pacquiao against people criticizing her for the lavish outfit she wore during the Pacquaio-Ugas match in Las Vegas. 

It’s rare for a late draft pick (the fourth, fifth or even sixth round) to latch on to a club. If ever, they come in as a practice player. 

The Department of Health warned Saturday that sellers of tocilizumab who do not follow its suggested retail price would be jailed and fined, amid a global shortage in the drug used off-label to treat patients hospitalized due to COVID-19

Barredo echoed the sentiment of national para coaches Joel Deriada (athletics) and Tony Ong (swimming) calling for government and the private sector to join forces in setting up a permanent and regular facility for the national para team.

The team, which has GM Eugene Torre as coach and GM Jayson Gonzales as delegation head, hopes to keep its place in the top three as it squares off Kyrgyzstan, Shenzen-China and Bangladesh in the final three rounds.

Returning actor Jao Mapa explained why he chose an erotic-thriller film in his comeback bid to showbiz. 

Government experts have raised the target for herd immunity from COVID-19 to 90% of the population from just 70% due to the presence of coronavirus variants which have lowered the efficacy of vaccines against symptomatic infections

In a statement, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the pandemic task force to lift the ban on travelers coming from 10 countries.

New Zealand recorded its first COVID-related death in six months Saturday, but health authorities said there were signs the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant was coming under control.