Friday's new coronavirus cases brought the Philippines' total COVID count to 2,779,943.

The Spanish national accused of sexually abusing and taking videos of his acts with a 15-year-old Filipino girl has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

Passenger capacity is currently at 50%.

The government’s pandemic task force has approved requests for COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates, through VaxCertPH, for domestic use.

House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez filed a bill seeking to suspend from 2022 to 2025 the imposition of excise taxes on fuel based on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law.

The pandemic task force has decided to keep Metro Manila under the same alert level status until November 14, while the granular lockdown system has been expanded further.

Vice President Leni Robredo, who is running for president in the 2022 elections, promised to continue the Duterte administration’s anti-drug campaign and its flagship “ Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program, but with tweaks.

Local government units outside the National Capital Region are bringing vaccination efforts down to barangay levels as the country ramps up inoculation.

Per the National Task Force against COVID-19, the country has now received 100,528,240 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. 

The Department of Education has expressed support for the United Nations’ strategy and plan of action on hate speech, saying it has no place in the classroom or society.