The Philippines on Saturday recorded 11,101 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 926,052.

Groups of artists are urging the government to provide them aid and free COVID-19 testing as they lament feeling neglected in the country’s response to the pandemic.

Vice President Leni Robredo said that she will be quarantining after her close-in security tested positive for the coronavirus.

The isolation wards in Ateneo de Manila University have started accepting COVID-19 patients, the Philippine Red Cross confirmed Saturday. 

State weather bureau PAGASA hoisted Signal No. 1 up in 14 areas as Typhoon “Bising” (international name: Surigae) continues to gather strength as it moves over the Philippine Sea.

Local pharmaceutical firm Glovax Biotech is looking to start its “fill and finish” operations for vaccine manufacturing by October next year, while United Laboratories Inc. may begin its own by 2023, the Department of Trade and Industry said.

Malacañang’s unnecessary and rush move to lower import duties and raise the minimum access volume of pork – that will result in a multibillion-peso windfall for importers – could be a fundraiser for certain candidates in the May 2022 elections...

Another private hospital was given a compassionate special permit to use Ivermectin as treatment for COVID-19 patients, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday.

While AstraZeneca vaccines can again be given to individuals below 60 years old, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that the Department of Health must first formulate guidelines.

An administration congressman yesterday criticized the implementation of the latest cash aid or ayuda for low-income families in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces that were affected by the recent lockdown.