Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the chief executive’s directive is in compliance with the conditions set by the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, which donated over 193,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.

There is no need to convene the National Security Council, Malacañang said Thursday as it dismissed calls on the government to come up with a "clear and united" stand on the West Philippine Sea. 

Most Metro Manila mayors said they would comply with the instruction from the health and interior departments to withhold vaccine brand information until the scheduled vaccination date for beneficiaries. 

A major new storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast on Thursday, forecasters warned just days after the biggest cyclone to hit the west of the country in decades left at least 110 people confirmed dead.

Health authorities on Thursday recorded 6,100 additional COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload 1,165,155.

Some 17 more colleges and universities have been tapped as COVID-19 vaccination sites to bring the total to 34, more than two months into the country's inoculation efforts.

"I will only believe that their intention is to help when they hold officers involved in profiling and harassment accountable," he said partially in Filipino. "They can't fix this with apologies. Hold them accountable."

Infrastructure spending of the Duterte administration grew in March, although the turnout was slower compared to the preceding month as pandemic restrictions continued to block building activities.

Going against being perceived as the "dark horse" of the tournament, Zamboanga is determined to prove her naysayers wrong.

The country’s first and only Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna will have a chance to write history as the first Filipina to play in the Women’s World Chess Cup after she was recently nominated to represent the country in the event set July 10 ...