Envoy: PH-US alliance to continue to thrive
OUTGOING United States Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires John Law is confident that the security alliance and cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines will only continue to thrive in the…
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Palace says face shield policy will remain unless WHO says otherwise
THE Philippines will keep its mandatory requirement of wearing a face shield outdoors unless the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a different policy, Malacañang said Thursday, September 2. “Sa ngayon…
WHO: Delta now dominant COVID-19 variant in PH
THE highly-transmissible Delta variant is now the most dominant COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, August 31. “The information we have clearly shows that…
PH to adopt online health pass for int’l travelers starting Sept. 1
INTERNATIONAL travelers entering the Philippines will now be required to register through an online portal beginning September 1, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, August 27, announced…
Palace: Duterte to run for VP since Sara is not interested in presidency
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte will follow through with his plan to run for vice president next year as he believes that his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, is not…
Duterte confirms 2022 VP bid
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has announced his intent to run for the country’s second-highest post in the 2022 elections. In his weekly public address, the chief executive said he will…
Duterte awards incentives to Filipino Olympic medalists, participants
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has honored his pledge to reward the Filipino athletes who represented the country in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. During a ceremony in Malacañang on Monday, August…
Metro Manila shifts to MECQ until Aug. 31
METRO Manila’s quarantine status will downgrade from enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to the less restrictive modified ECQ (MECQ) beginning August 21 until the end of the month. Malacañang on Thursday,…
PH receives over 300K add’l Pfizer vaccine doses
MORE than 360,000 additional Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in the Philippines. Of the total 365,040 procured doses, 262,080 landed around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, at the…
Duterte asks US for more COVID-19 vaccines
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the United States for more vaccines against COVID-19, saying that the country is ready to buy its excess doses. In his weekly public address,…
Save lives, donate vaccines for the Philippines
The FACC Foundation, along with the Coalition of Filipino American Chambers of Commerce (COFACC) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI), united and signed a Memorandum Of Understanding…
IATF suspends shortened quarantine for some fully-vaccinated travelers
FULLY vaccinated travelers who are close contacts of probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases will now be required to undergo a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days in the Philippines, Malacañang…
DOJ studying action vs US diplomat indicted for illicit sexual conduct in the PH
THE Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) is studying possible courses of action against an American diplomat recently indicted for engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and possessing child…
PH ends recession as GDP grows by 11.8% in Q2
THE Philippines has pulled out of a pandemic-induced recession as its gross domestic product (GDP) grew 11.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, according to the country’s statistics agency….
Beloved Filipino sinigang hailed ‘best rated’ vegetable soup in the world
THE Philippines’ sinigang has been hailed as the best rated vegetable soup in the world by international food database Taste Atlas. In Taste Atlas’ website, sinigang has a rating of…
Duterte admits US vaccine donations helped save VFA
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine donations from the United States led him to recall the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). “Give and take…
Philippines restores VFA with US
AFTER moves to cancel the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has backtracked from his decision and will continue to uphold the defense pact with the United States….
Metro Manila, surrounding areas to revert to enhanced community quarantine on Aug. 6
METRO Manila will go back to the most restrictive enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on August 6 to curb the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, according to…
PH immigration eases entry rules for foreign kin of Filipino citizens
FOREIGN spouses, children, and parents of Filipino citizens traveling to the Philippines as tourists no longer need to present entry exemption documents (EED) to enter the country starting August 1….
‘Not my swan song:’ Duterte delivers final SONA
DESPITE delivering his sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA), Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte maintained that the nearly three-hour speech was not his “swan song” or final public…
NCR reverts to GCQ ‘with heightened restrictions’ until July 31
METRO Manila has reverted to a stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) “with heightened restrictions” after the country’s health department confirmed local transmission of the more infectious Delta variant of COVID-19….
PH gov’t revises ‘green lane’ protocols for fully-vaccinated travelers
Travelers from US still required to undergo 10-day quarantine THE Philippine government’s COVID-19 task force has revised the protocols for fully vaccinated travelers to qualify for “green lanes” upon arrival…
President Duterte to review addendum to VFA with the US
A SIDE agreement or “addendum” in implementing the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States has been submitted to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to Defense Secretary Delfin…
Duterte calls for dialogue with US over VFA
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is looking to speak with the United States government about the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), a treaty between the two countries that the president had previously…
Pacquiao KO’d as PDP-Laban party president
PHILIPPINE Senator Manny Pacquiao has been ousted as the president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). During the national assembly held in Pampanga on Saturday, July 17, the…
Galvez: PH ‘well-prepared’ vs Delta variant
THE Philippines is “well-prepared” to combat the more transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, according to National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19. In a media briefing with experts from the Department…
PH updates list of ‘green’ states for vaccinated travelers
Travelers from US still required to quarantine for 10 days THE Philippines has updated its roster of “green” or low-risk nations, which qualifies vaccinated travelers for a shorter quarantine period…
PH receives first batch of J&J COVID-19 jabs from US
MORE than a million doses of the single-shot COVID-19 vaccine developed by American firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have arrived in the Philippines. In a tweet, the World Health Organization…
NCR eases to ‘regular’ GCQ until end of July
THE “additional restrictions” in Metro Manila have been lifted as it relaxes to regular general community quarantine (GCQ) until July 31, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday,…
HNP: Sara ‘not interested’ in Duterte-Duterte tandem
DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is reportedly “not interested” in seeking the top post in the country in the 2022 elections should her father, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, decide to…