Government should take back a move to decrease the number of non-working holidays this year, a senator said Monday, describing it as "rubbing salt on people's wounds" as the country deals with the pandemic and its effects on the economy.

“[Mayor Jor Belmonte] was very much affected after the shooting incident in Commonwealth as it put at risk the lives and safety of those in the area. It is a commercial establishment, and any act of violence is inimical to public safety," Quezon Ci...

The Department of Health reported 2,037 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the country’s caseload to 578,381, as the government launched a massive inoculation campaign.

Sinovac doses arrived in the country as February came to a close, but the arrival dates for AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are still up in the air despite an earlier claim that they would be here last month.

Philippine General Hospital Gerardo “Gap” Legaspi was the first person to receive CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech in a “symbolic” vaccination activity Monday.

Three magistrates of the Supreme Court are vying to become the next chief justice.

"To better prepare against public health emergencies, we need to embark on two essential initiatives: health modernization and institutional reforms," Rep. Helen Tan (Quezon) said.

But FDA Director General Eric Domingo said he has not seen any application as of Friday.

"Played in court, the footage is evidence hard to refute. It will also ensure that SOP is followed during operations. And it cuts both ways. It protects citizens from abuse, and the police from unfounded charges of abuse," Recto said.

(Updated) The rollout came just a day after the country received 600,000 doses of the Sinovac jab—a donation from the Chinese government.