Malacañang announced Wednesday that the government’s pandemic task force has recommended the lifting of the mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoors areas. DOH is part of the IATF.

Lao at the first hearing on the issue said that such a move would be "just and equitable under the circumstances" given the termination of the past Senate investigation. 

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wrapped up his “fruitful” and “engaging” inaugural state visits to Indonesia and Singapore from September 4 to 6, coming home with several bilateral agreements with both countries.

The probe of the Senate public services and trade, commerce and entrepreneurship panels is happening parallel to the investigation of the National Privacy Commission, which has so far yielded no solid findings as to who could be behind these texts.

In a briefing, DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said the five teachers of Bacoor National High School who allegedly made sexual advances on students were also placed under a 90-day preventive suspension.

The Senate Blue Ribbon committee has recommended administrative and criminal complaints against officials who gave their go signal to the botched plan to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar into the country.

PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said Wednesday night that a passenger aboard its PR300 flight from Manila to Hong Kong last September 5 tested positive for monkeypox.

Senators in the first hearing established that the laptops originally cost P35,000 per the price agreed to by the DepEd before the PS-DBM conducted its preliminary market survey.

Tropical storm Inday (international name: Muifa) maintained its strength while moving over the Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday morning.

Taiwan has removed the Philippines from the list of countries eligible for visa-free entry starting next week.