#COVID-19

Pres. Duterte authorizes FDA to allow emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines

President Rodrigo Duterte has granted the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to issue emergency use authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines and drugs in the Philippines. Executive Order...

Baguio City night market suspended due to crowd control lapses

The government of Baguio City has immediately suspended the operations of the famous night market in the city due to reported lack of crowd control and noncompliance with the physical distancing...

NCR mayors to consult experts on allowing kids outside

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has consulted the Philippine Pediatric Society and experts before releasing a recommendation on whether or not to allow minors to leave their houses. Metro Manila mayors said...

COVID-19 cases in Lower House reach 98 after mass testing

House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza confirmed that the number of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases in the House of Representatives has reached 98 following the mass testing initiated...

Bicam meeting for 2021 budget begins

Members of both houses of Congress have agreed to prioritize the funding for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccines at the bicameral conference committee for the proposed 2021 national budget. Amid disagreements between...

NKTI logs 89 leptospirosis cases since Nov. 12

The number of cases of leptospirosis has risen at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) almost three weeks after the flooding incidents brought about by Typhoon Ulysses. Out of the 163...

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