Of those fully vaccinated, some 561,135 people— 0.51% of the total population — have received a booster shot.

Government officials had largely discredited the Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index when the Philippines was at the bottom of the listing and refused to acknowledge potential missteps in their handling of the pandemic.

For those looking for a weekend or a holiday getaway near Manila, you need not book airline tickets or pack heavy. Batangas, a familiar province, is among those teeming with surprises even for frequent visitors. Here are some of them:

“We are targeting around seven million for the second dose, so we can achieve the goal to fully vaccinate 54 million individuals by the end of the year,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a public briefing.

Petitioners pointed to Marcos' 1995 conviction over his failure to file his income taxes for four consecutive years.

The World Bank upgraded its growth projection for the Philippines this year, but warned the road to recovery would be rocky. 

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III prefers that the Philippines remains under Alert Level 2 as mobility is expected to increase during the holidays and as the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens the country’s reopening.

Al Panlilio has been reelected as president of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), paving way to the federation's full-swing preparation for the hosting of the prestigious FIBA World Cup in 2023.

GMA-7 released a teaser of actor John Lloyd Cruz's sitcom "Happy ToGetHer," his first Kapuso show. 

A 13-year-old wunderkind from Cagayan de Oro may be the next national junior girls champion.