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Metro Manila and neighboring provinces Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal will remain under general community quarantine or GCQ "with restrictions" until June 15.The ever-changing quarantines at times cause confusion with the need for Malacañang to issue additional guidelines. Here are the restrictions to ...

The Philippines has fully vaccinated nearly one million people against COVID-19 versus the target to immunize at least 50 million people for herd immunity in urban centers, authorities said.Of the total 4,097,425 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered as of May 22, 3,147,486 are first doses and 949,939 ...

The fire at the Philippine General Hospital on Sunday morning prompted the evacuation of many patients, whether fighting COVID-19 or other illnesses. Several organizations have launched donation drives for assistance in cash and in kind to help affected patients recover. The PGH ...

The Commission on Elections said Sunday it was in favor of the distribution of voter registration forms at community pantries to help encourage Filipinos to sign up for the 2022 polls.In response to a question during a Vote Pilipinas forum, Comelec spokesperson ...

When diplomatic formalities failed to eject Chinese ships from the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said plainly, China should just GTFO or "get the f*ck out."While Locsin's outburst was "amusing," China is a "patient player" that can differentiate ...

President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a nearly decade-old ban on new mining agreements imposed by his immediate predecessor Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, in a bid to support the government’s ambitious infrastructure push.Duterte, through Executive Order No. 130, said new mining agreements could ...

President Rodrigo Duterte's health is a "public matter," according to 65% of respondents in a Social Weather Stations survey.The 76-year-old Duterte disappeared from the public eye for two weeks, during the worst of the pandemic, before he reemerged late Monday evening in ...

Politicians around the world are advocating the use Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug that is commonly used on animals, to treat COVID-19. The Philippine Food and Drug Administration and it global counterparts have warned against it, saying its efficacy against the coronavirus disease is unproven.As the planet enters ...

Vice President Leni Robredo admits to feeling "selfish" at times, thinking what would happen if she left the country for good, like many of her countrymen who seek better opportunities. Until she sees there's so much work to be done that she ...