Local health authorities on Thursday reported 5,735 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,572,287.

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Authorities also managed to surpass their daily vaccination target of 500,000 — administering a record high 659,029 doses on Tuesday and over 534,612 shots on Wednesday. 

Sen. Richard Gordon was admitted to Makati Medical Center Wednesday night “for observation and further testing” after he contracted the coronavirus, his office announced.

The Department of Justice will speed up its investigation into Bureau of Immigration personnel linked to the “pastillas” scheme, Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

The Department of Health said 88 of the additional infections are local cases, six are returning Filipinos from overseas and three still up for verification. 

The order covers a million people in Iloilo City, Iloilo province, Cagayan de Oro, and Gingoog City. The areas will stay in Enhanced Community Quarantine until August 7. 

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The government’s outstanding debt continued its ascent in June to reach a new record-high, fueled by the Duterte administration’s borrowing spree to fund its pandemic response.

“From the video we have seen, all of the minimum health standards and BIDA behaviors were violated by the participants. We will get to the bottom of the incident and determine who are those responsible,” said Malaya.