"Jeeps, taxis, private cars, even Grab, bring your family, and businessmen, bring your employees. You can come here to Luneta," Moreno said, adding that the only requirement is for individuals to present their vaccination cards, either digital or ph...

In total, the Philippines has recorded 3,058,634 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Abeyasinghe stressed that restrictions will be tightened "only if we see signs of the health system being overwhelmed."

"Are we close to the peak in the NCR? Hopefully. Because the trends being observed are based on limited data, there is still uncertainty when the peak might happen...until then, let us continue to follow best health practices and wear good face masks...

The National Privacy Commission has set a clarificatory meeting between the Commission on Elections and the Manila Bulletin, who first reported the alleged data breach concerning 2022 polls, on January 25.

Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Ilocos region and Cagayan Valley are seeing increase in cases, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said.

"Not allowing them in malls, that’s not essential. But commuting? That’s so essential," commuter rights advocate Primo Morillo said.

The Commission on Elections has dropped Malasakit Movement Inc. from the final list of party-list candidates for the 2022 national polls.

The Bureau of Immigration nabbed 83 foreign fugitives in the country in 2021, posting a higher number than 55 recorded arrests in 2020.

"We are adding more quarantine beds as a proactive measure just in case there will be more personnel who will need to undergo quarantine", Carlos added.