Another 2,240 people contracted coronavirus in the Philippines, the Department of Health said Saturday, pushing the national caseload past 559,000.

The Department of Health on Saturday sought to allay fears over the two “mutations of concern” detected in Central Visayas, saying that further studies are still being conducted on these.

The US on Saturday scored China for passing a new law that allows its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels, accusing it of putting "unacceptable pressure" on countries with claims in the South China Sea.

(Updated 12:22 p.m.) "For, after all the issue at hand is a balance of the bill of rights, particularly the freedom of speech, and the State's police power for common good and public order."

The number of Filipinos who have died of coronavirus overseas breached 1,000 on Friday after the Department of Foreign Affairs reported 11 more fatalities among migrants.  

(Updated, 11:54 a.m.) Thousands have been evacuated in Caraga as Tropical Storm Auring (international name: Dujuan) inches closer to land.

The government continued to decline the appeal of the group Love is Not Tourism Philippines to allow entry for foreigners seeking to meet or reunite with their partners and pursue marriage plans that were hindered by the pandemic.

City mayors in the country welcomed the newly signed memorandum that allows local government units (LGUs) to make advance payments exceeding the limits set in the procurement rules for the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Department of Labor and Employment is looking at four sectors to generate jobs to lift the country out of the economic doldrums and get back to pre-pandemic levels.

The Department of Public Works and Highways and NLEX Corp. formally opened yesterday the newly completed 8.2-km Subic Freeport Expressway expansion.