Friday's new cases brought the Philippines' total COVID count to 2,179,770.

The government’s pandemic task force has “provisionally approved” new guidelines on coronavirus curbs which will “hopefully” be implemented in Metro Manila from September 16 to 30.

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said most of the additional supply or 80% would go to local governments. 

“Trillions of pesos are being borrowed each year and yet the government has only allocated P3.45 billion for the sector that has lifted our economy for decades. I don’t think that is proportionate to their contribution to our economy."

A leaked video of a September 7 meeting of the IATF showed Roque berating Dr. Maricar Limpin after the latter pleaded against downgrading Metro Manila to GCQ.

At least two lawmakers from the House of Representatives said that they will be pushing for an increase in the budget of Vice President Leni Robredo’s office for 2022.

The storm made its way out of the country's jurisdiction late Thursday night after making its ninth and last landfall in Mariveles in Bataan. 

The US Department of State said Secretary Antony Blinken "underscored the importance of freedom of navigation and respect for international law in the South China Sea."

At 7 a.m., Kiko was located 235 km east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora with maximum winds of 185 kph and gusts of up to 230 kph.

Typhoon Jolina was expected to further accelerate and reintensify into a severe tropical storm as it exited the Philippine area of responsibility last night while Kiko will bring heavy to intense with at times torrential rain over Cagayan.