Friday's additional cases pushed the country's COVID count to 2,324,475.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government said Friday that it has completed the distribution of P11.226-billion cash aid for families in Metro Manila affected by the two-week lockdown in August.

PNP chief Guillermo Eleazar said they look to complete inoculations on cops by end of the year. 

DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire asked the Comelec to study other ways to allow COVID-19 patients to vote in the upcoming polls.

Lawmakers from the progressive Makabayan bloc are calling on the House of Representatives to condemn and investigate the killing of human rights lawyer Juan Macababbad, the 65th lawyer who was slain during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Following the killing of lawyer Juan Macababbad in South Cotabato, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines has called for a “nationwide effort” to protect members of the legal profession that continue to experience threats and attacks.

Rizal Park and three historical sites in Intramuros began accepting tourists again after months of closure as the country battles a fresh wave of coronavirus cases. 

A China Airlines plane carrying 661,200 AstraZeneca jabs landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City past 9 a.m.

"The Department will ensure that investigations will be carried out immediately," DepEd said. "We enjoin our schools to take a more active role in the prevention of violence."

The shipment of Sputnik Light—the single-dose version of Gamaleya Research Institute’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine—will be delivered in September as the government tries to boost its vaccination drive.