A branch of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has failed to pay dues for nine months and is now facing a threat of eviction from the space it occupies in Pasig City.

The group also called for the mass hiring of health workers and demanded the government to provide them decent salaries, benefits and job security to ensure retention and continuity.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported Friday that it has recorded 269 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours at Taal Volcano, signalling “increased unrest” at the volcano which erupted just last January 2020.

The Irish government said travelers from these states will have to book accommodation for mandatory hotel quarantine if they intent to arrive in Ireland after 4 a.m. on April 6.

The Philippines saw 8,920 new coronavirus cases on the first day of April, after record-high increases under a surge that began last month.

"Yes, we are [investigating] and we continue to reiterate to all LGUs the need to let food deliveries pass through checkpoints," DILG Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya told Philstar.com in a text message. 

"The position of the PNP is that any kind of food that is legitimately delivered upon orders by residents during the period of ECQ in the NCR Bubble is considered as part of essential goods," Police Brig. Gen. Brandi Usana, PNP spokesperson, said in ...

"I am asking for patience (from authorities) if we are being persistent about this. People are getting sick and are dying."

Nearly 739,000 Filipinos have received their COVID-19 vaccine on the first month of the country's inoculation efforts, government data showed on Thursday.

In a show of force, labor unions and rights groups on Thursday called on the government go beyond investigation and categorically condemn continuing attacks on their members and on Filipino workers.