The Philippines recorded on Saturday its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day since the pandemic began.

The Philippine General Hospital’s intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients has reached full capacity, the hospital’s spokesperson said.

Some medical experts are calling on the government to escalate the alert level in areas with increasing coronavirus infections, particularly Metro Manila which accounted for the majority of new COVID-19 cases.

The petition to disqualify former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from next year’s presidential race as well as to nullify and void his certificate of candidacy has been submitted for resolution at the Commission on Elections.

The Department of Trade and Industry has assured the business community of no hard lockdowns despite the rising cases of COVID-19 infections, driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant.

The Department of Health is eyeing the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 years by the first week of February as the agency continues to wait for the arrival of anti-COVID for this age group, an official said yesterday.

Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go renewed his appeal to the public to get vaccinated immediately if eligible and continue complying with public health protocols amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

President Duterte has received a Sinopharm COVID-19 booster shot, Malacañang said yesterday.

To prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, the Department of Health (DOH) has issued an advisory on COVID-19 protocols for home quarantine and isolation.

The chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has tested positive for COVID-19, the military said yesterday.