In its latest bulletin, the DOH reported a positivity rate of 27.0% out of 78,274 tests.

“All our police personnel have been tasked to secure these malls and to ensure that minimum public health safety standards and quarantine protocols are observed for the voter registration,” Eleazar said.

With Kiko still in the Philippine Area of Responsibility, state weather bureau Pagasa warned of torrential rains in North Luzon as a result of the typhoon enhancing the strength of the southwest monsoon or habagat. 

Filipino actor Dennis Trillo earned praises from Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo and Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho for his portrayal of hired gunman Roman in Erik Matti's "On the Job: The Missing 8."

"There are times when people want to save their burning house first, they crowd the firefighters and make a fuss. We also want people to protect and follow our firefighters as they do their job," he said. 

John Arcilla can now kiss his own Volpi Cup as he is the first Filipino actor to have won the prestigious award for Best Actor at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

Knowing just how big the mental impact of a traumatic event such as abuse can do to a child, or any person for that matter, Ochoa used the sport to help them get better with their mindset.

 Typhoon Kiko (international name Chanthu) has slightly weakened and is now over the sea east of Central Taiwan.

Before she was able to lift an Olympic record of 127kg in the clean and jerk to clinch the top place in the podium, Diaz needed to overcome both physical and mental challenges.

Obiena bested a 23-year-old Asian record set by Kazakhstan's Igor Potapovich when Obiena cleared 5.92m in 1998.