In a release, the DOH said the agency has received 2.28 million doses of pediatric Pfizer jabs from the Australian government through the support of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the DOH, called on legislators to support the agency’s priority legislations to ensure the welfare of healthcare workers.

Despite the increase in cases, the hospital utilization rate in Metro Manila remains at low risk.

"These [numbers] are still considered low. The rise in cases in the NCR is likely to cause a corresponding rise in infections in nearby regions; Rizal and Bulacan are currently on an uptrend," David also said. 

Heading west northwest at 10 kph, the typhoon is expected to enter PAR this afternoon. It will be called “Josie” once it is inside the country’s jurisdiction.

From 12 percent last week, the national positivity rate for COVID-19 increased to 12.5 percent with new COVID infections posting a daily average of 2,201, according to a report from the Department of Health.

San Miguel Corp. is throwing its full support behind government’s intensified booster vaccination drive to backstop further easing of COVID-19 restrictions and help sustain the country’s recovery and growth.

Twelve “protective agents” were involved in the killing of a 30-year-old Chinese national in Parañaque City, an official of the Philippine National Police told the Senate yesterday.

The procurement of P2.4 billion of “outdated” laptop units for the Department of Education was not covered by a memorandum of agreement, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday.

The appointment of new Commission on Human Rights (CHR) officials is already “under consideration,” Malacañang said, more than four months after the retirement of all the constitutional body’s top officials.