Vice President Leni Robredo will be a more “market-friendly” president than Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., a Japan-based think tank said in its monthly report.

The Department of Health on Friday logged 21,819 new COVID-19 infections — the highest single-day tally since September 18 last year — pushing the total to 2,910,664 cases.

The Department of Health is eyeing to start vaccination of children five to 11 years old at the earliest in the first week of February.

"Hindi ito biro. We're dealing with a real threat that understandably concerns our people," Nograles said as he advised people behind the audio clip to stop misleading people.

Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is in isolation following exposure to confirmed COVID-19 cases, causing a delay in the proceedings at the Commission on Elections’ preliminary conference on disqualification bids against him...

The Commission on Elections gave aspirants in the 2022 national elections until the end of January to register their official accounts and websites with the poll body.

Employers are reminded to provide isolated or quarantined workers adequate assistance for medicine, food and other needs.

The House of Representatives will remain on lockdown until next week amid increasing COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said Friday.

"That is the kind of effort that we need to face this surge," Robredo said, referring to volunteers who helped Bayanihan E-Konsulta during a previous surge.

The national pandemic task force has approved shortened quarantine period for fully vaccinated medical workers as the country sees a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases that is feared to overwhelm the healthcare system.