Police chiefs nationwide are ordered to stay well-informed about the varying alert levels in different areas as the alert level system’s implementation begins outside Metro Manila starting Wednesday (Oct. 20).
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (Oct. 19) said the government will expand its pediatric COVID-19 inoculations to 13 more hospitals in Metro Manila.
Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Tuesday (Oct. 19) the government is planning to begin administering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers and the country's vulnerable sector by November or early December.
More than 24 million individuals have so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Philippines, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 said Tuesday (Oct. 19).
The Private Hospital Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) reported that the number of admitted patients with moderate to critical COVID-19 symptoms in private hospitals have increased despite the decline in...
