There are currently 157,526 active cases, which represent 5.3% of the confirmed total infections.

"What the mayors agreed on was that we will maintain Alert Level 3, and we will continuously monitor specifically [utilization] rates, but for the meantime the mayors see no need to raise to Alert Level 4."

"Barangay officials may only arrest the unvaccinated individual who refuse to cooperate and who are leaving the homes for non-essential purposes."

"If we've decided collectively that our country is one that is anchored on the truth, then we have to help each other,” Robredo said as she urged Filipinos to fight fake news.

In a statement, Filipino Nurses United called the shortened quarantine period for fully vaccinated medical workers “unsafe, unfair and irrational.”

The enactment of a law that criminalizes the union of an adult with a minor was lauded over the weekend by the Commission on Population and Development.

The government-funded study to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines is underway and expected to be completed by the end of the year, the Department of Science and Technology said over the weekend.

Presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo Lacson has appealed to voters not to fall for promises of candidates, but instead look at their track records before casting votes in the May 9 elections.

The Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of laws will resume this week its inquiry into the effects of the rise of social media platforms and rapid advances in their technology.

A House leader is pushing for measures that will prevent massive damage during strong typhoons following the devastation brought by Typhoon Odette.