(Updated 4:15 p.m.) The Department of Health recorded 1,097 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 476,916.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines welcomed the dismissal of nine of 12 of the cops involved in the shooting in Jolo, Sulu, but wants criminal charges filed against them.

Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm wanted the Philippines to fund its clinical trials for its coronavirus vaccine in the country, the Department of Science and Technology said.

President Duterte has put his faith in the resilience of the Filipino to rise above COVID-19 in the new year with the nation still reeling from the adverse effects of the pandemic.

Public school teachers will receive an additional P1,500 allowance this year to assist them in the implementation of distance learning modalities.

Concerns about side effects of vaccines against COVID-19 are likely to prevent large sections of populations worldwide from getting inoculated, an international survey showed.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of firecracker injuries recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) during the New Year revelry declined by 85 percent.

Doctors illegally administering unregistered COVID-19 vaccines face sanctions including revocation of license, the Department of Health and Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday.

A year like no other.

Starting tomorrow, the Philippines will temporarily ban the entry of travelers from the United States where confirmed cases of a variant strain of COVID-19 have been reported.