“No military honors were rendered during the burial of Ms. Christine Dacera — no ceremonies, no flag-draped casket, no volleys of fire that constitute interment honors,” Caculitan added.

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. was pressed on why LGUs are now moving to buy their own when some P72.5 billion had been allotted under this year’s spending plan for the vaccination program.

Monday's figure was the highest since Dec. 18, 2020, when the country had 2,122 additional infections.

An initial supply of 50,000 from Sinovac will reach the Philippines by February, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said.

The national government should also be looking at including farmers in its nationwide vaccination plant given their essential contributions amid the pandemic, a lawmaker said. 

The Department of Health is gearing for a massive information drive for the safety and efficacy COVID-19 vaccines, following dismal survey results on public confidence in getting jabs against the coronavirus.

Under COVAX, COVID-19 vaccines will be initially delivered equally to all participating countries, initially prioritizing health care workers then expanding to cover 20% of the population.

Results of the National Bureau of Investigation’s forensic examination on the body of Christine Dacera may be released this week, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday.

"CPNP has just announced it following the approval of [the regional director of the National Capital Region Police Office] on the dismissal from the service of PSSgt Nuezca which is effective today."

Under DILG Memorandum Circular 2020-027, all LGUs are ordered to remove obstructions in all provincial, city, municipal and barangay roads, and national primary and secondary roads — an initiative that was temporarily suspended during the coron...