PNP in a statement said the move was " triggered by the retirement" of four members of its directorial staff this year. 

Wednesday's new cases brought the country's total COVID count to 2,283,011.

Filipino priest Albino Barrera will sit as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, with a term of 10 years that the Pope can still renew. 

Global Witness said that opposition to destructive mining, logging and dam projects in the country is “often met with violent crackdown from the police and military.”

The venue was chosen due to its large size and proper ventilation, Comelec told lawmakers.

In a statement, Greenpeace said the government needs to “mandate plastic reduction and reuse systems in the consumer goods industry to prevent further global heating.”

DepEd said there are now 26.3 million students across the country enrolled for the new school year still carried out remotely. 

The government will roll out on September 16 its experiment on new coronavirus curbs in Metro Manila in the hopes of minimizing the spread of the virus while allowing some businesses to resume operations.

"We constantly validate all reports on security matters and it is a continuous process. As per last review our threat level is moderate," Philippine Army spokesman Lt. Col. Demy Zagala said.

The University of the Philippines-Diliman has voiced opposition to the nomination of its former faculty member, presidential spokesman Harry Roque, to the International Law Commission.