(BusinessWorld) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) brought home 350 more Filipinos who got stranded in Dubai amid a coronavirus pandemic, it said in a statement on Friday. The announcement followed Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.’s promise that… Continue Reading →

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila – The Philippine National Police will enforce strict border controls along the boundaries of NCR Plus starting midnight of August 1. Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año ordered police to activate all quarantine control points… Continue Reading →

(BusinessWorld) President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a military pact with the US on the  deployment of troops for war games, reversing a decision that had caused concern in Washington and Manila. His decision to keep the visiting forces agreement (VFA)… Continue Reading →

(SunStar) PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lieutenant General Jose Faustino as the next chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Faustino is the current commander of the Joint Task Force Mindanao, former acting commanding general of… Continue Reading →

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 30) — The country recorded 8,562 new COVID-19 cases – the highest in two months – on Friday, according to the Department of Health. It is the highest daily case count following May… Continue Reading →

(GMA News Online) Hidilyn Diaz may have been the one who lifted 127 kg to win the country’s first Olympic gold medal, but she attributes a lot of her success to her support system. Dubbed “Team HD,” a group of… Continue Reading →

(BusinessWorld) PHILIPPINE health authorities on Thursday said 97 more people had been infected with the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, pushing the total to 216. Of the 97, 88 got the virus locally, six were returning migrant Filipinos, while officials… Continue Reading →

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The quarantine classification imposed on Metro Manila for Aug. 1 to 15 may still change before the end of that period, as officials will meet again Thursday to discuss the government’s next measures, Health Secretary… Continue Reading →