Around three million elderly Filipinos, among those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19, have yet to be vaccinated, the World Health Organization said Monday.

Monday's new cases pushed the Philippines' total COVID count to 2,761,307.

At least five senators are pushing to ban the substitution of electoral aspirants who voluntarily withdraw their candidacies ahead of elections. 

DOH said the Delta variant accounted for 50.94% of the 746 samples sent for whole genome sequencing last week. 

"When international outcry or patrols by other claimants convince them to leave a disputed feature, they disperse to nearby reefs for a time. But their overall numbers in the Spratlys remain consistent," the AMTI said.

The Philippines is now under low-risk classification after health authorities recorded a decline in COVID-19 cases, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire announced on Monday.

The National Task Force against COVID-19 said two million doses from the shipment were purchased by the national government, while the remaining million were donated by China. 

The Health Technology Assessment Council recommended the move provided a stable supply of the jabs and an "acceptable" vaccination coverage in the country. 

Sen. Bong Go appealed yesterday to concerned government agencies to immediately study the feasibility of providing subsidies, as well as discounts, to certain sectors affected by successive increases in fuel prices.

Vice President Leni Robredo called yesterday for urgent assistance for healthcare workers, saying many of them are battling low morale due to the pandemic.