The Committee on Technical and Higher Education voted to send to the chamber a proposed bill that consolidates three other measures for the matter.

The Philippines on Wednesday recorded 5,257 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 1,240,716.

Dr. Regina Berba, the head of infectious disease control at the University of the Philippines-PGH, said first phase of the study will start “very soon.”

"At this point, we note that it is still uncertain if the case files of the around 7,000 cases in question, as well as other government records pertaining to rights violations, will be shared to the CHR for its own independent probe.

At least three persons are reported dead due to the onslaught of Tropical Depression Dante, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Wednesday morning.

Getting antibody tests after getting a COVID-19 vaccine is not advisable, medical experts said, as they typically do not paint a full picture of immunity against the coronavirus and may even cause unnecessary worry over the effectiveness of the shot.

Sen. Risa Hontveros on Tuesday called on the government to fulfill its promise of conducting an average of 90,000 COVID-19 tests daily, warning that virus hotspots are emerging in provinces outside Metro Manila. 

A division of the Supreme Court has lifted the stop order on the Sandiganbayan proceedings on the plea bargaining agreement between former military comptroller Carlos Garcia and the Office of the Ombudsman.

"This one incident was caught on video, but what about the ones that weren't caught? We have to accept that these should be closely watched."

The US earlier pledged to ship some 80 million vaccine doses overseas by the end of June.