While COVID-19 cases in the capital region, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal have declined, it is not yet the right time to put these areas under modified general community quarantine, OCTA Research fellow Guido David said in a briefing Wednesday.

Rights groups, an international development organization and the Australian government on Thursday collectively urged both chambers of Congress to immediately pass a bill that would strengthen protections against online sexual abuse and the expl...

Local health authorities on Wednesday reported 5,310 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,193,976.

The government is targeting to start the vaccination of economic and government frontliners as well as of indigent Filipinos by early June.

A total of 1,029,061 people have completed the two-dose regimen against COVID-19 as of May 25, Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said in a briefing.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the upper chamber to probe reports of unfair working conditions suffered by delivery riders, motorcycle taxi riders, Grab car drivers and others working as freelancers.

"We see that the weakest link is how our barangay officials handle super spreader events," Año said in Filipino. 

Human rights watchdogs welcomed developments in the Philippine National Police under the helm of the recently-installed chief, Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar but challenged the new top cop to ensure that these reforms will be sustained.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque urged cities and municipalities Tuesday to pass ordinances that will provide sanctions to individuals who sell COVID-19 shots or vaccination slots.

Around 10 million doses of COVID vaccines will arrive in the country next month, giving the government sufficient supply for A4 and A5 categories, Sen. Bong Go said yesterday.