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India posts 5th consecutive day of 300-K+ new covid-19 infections

India reported 352,991 new confirmed cases of covid-19 on Monday (April 26), the fifth consecutive day of more than 300,000 coronavirus infections in the South Asian nation as it deals with a catastrophic second wave of the pandemic.   

South China Sea: Statement by the Spokesperson on challenges to peace and stability

Tensions in the South China Sea, including the recent presence of large Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, endanger peace and stability in the region. The EU is committed to secure, free and...

AFP assures protection of fishers, resources in WPS

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured on Thursday (April 22) that it will continue to protect the welfare of fisherfolk and marine resources in the West Philippine Sea despite...

Wages lost during ECQ, MECQ implementation reaches P83.3-B

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua reported on Monday (April 19) night to President Rodrigo Duterte that the foregone wages for the almost five-week implementation of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and...

Romualdez negotiates with Pfizer, Moderna for early arrival of vaccines

The American vaccines Pfizer and Moderna may arrive in the Philippines next month, Philippine Ambassador to the United States (U.S.) Jose Manuel Romualdez said in an interview on Monday (April 12). Romualdez...

PhilHealth appeals to report cases of “upcasing” or any form of health insurance abuse

Noting the proliferation of video posts supposedly relating to incidents of health care providers colluding with patients to declare minor respiratory symptoms such as asthma as Covid-19 to claim higher benefits,...

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