The Philippines on Thursday recorded 9,216 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 828,366.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is calling on media companies to protect their employees as it counts at least 58 media workers contracting COVID-19 and two cameramen dying due to the disease.

"Local government units must determine the types of personal data that they will disclose, particularly when the original list of SAP beneficiaries contains sensitive personal information."

In a release Thursday, the DOH said 136 doctors and nurses from other regions will be assigned in the capital region to provide additional support.

“China’s vaccine diplomacy and economic investments seem to clamp a gag order on President Duterte about the sea row," Pamalakaya said.

Arrests on colorum drivers are among the more polarizing campaigns under an enhanced community quarantine that has significantly cut down on the capacity of public transportation. 

"Government and academic institutions are under this delusion that remote learning makes education accessible," Seth, a Development Communication student at UP Los Baños, said.

The move comes amid growing discussions over the use of Ivermectin as a potential treatment for or prophylactic against COVID-19.

The succeeding oral arguments on petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 will be conducted through videoconference with live audio streaming for public access, notice from the Supreme Court said.

The Philippines is temporarily stopping administering AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines to those under 60 after the European Medicine Agency (EMA) found that blood clotting combined with low platelet count is a potential, although “very rare,” si...