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The House passage of the media workers welfare bill would boost efforts to protect and uphold the rights and welfare of journalists and other practitioners in the field, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said Tuesday.

President Duterte's latest plea to companies to settle their tax obligations to resume franchise operations applies to ABS-CBN network, according to a Palace official.

President Duterte has backed the Department of National Defense’s decision to terminate an accord with the University of the Philippines (UP) that will now allow the free entry of government forces in its campuses, Malacanang announced Tuesday.

The government will secure 20 million doses of vaccines from United States-based Moderna to help protect Filipinos from the new coronavirus disease, Malacañang announced on Tuesday.

President Duterte is ready to take the coronavirus shot once it is available but his vaccination will not be held in public, Malacañang said Tuesday.

The government has managed to save $700 million in negotiating for the country's supply of millions of vaccine doses at an "almost no profit" price, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday.

Hospitals and rich people could secure their own coronavirus vaccine supply as long as these are approved by the country's health authorities, President Duterte said on Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised not to forget the Philippines in terms of extending the supply of coronavirus vaccines, President Duterte bared on Monday amid the controversy over the government's purchase of doses developed by Sinovac.

President Duterte has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to dismiss barangay officials who will be found guilty of corruption allegations.

President Duterte has vowed to disallow the franchise operations of companies if they do not settle tax obligations to the government.

The government could not reveal the exact price of the coronavirus vaccines it secured from suppliers but assured the nation there is “no non-disclosure agreement magic” or anomaly in the acquisition efforts, President Duterte said Monday.

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. must continue the government’s “game plan” on the acquisition of coronavirus vaccines regardless of ongoing congressional inquiry, President Duterte said Monday night.

President Duterte has commended the heroism of the soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Bukidnon and vowed to posthumously confer the Order of Lapu-Lapu on the fallen troops.

President Duterte made a sarcastic offer to purchase Pfizer vaccines for senators who appeared to favor the drug developed by an American firm over the vaccine made by China’s Sinovac.

President Duterte pushed for the elevation of Lapu-Lapu to the country’s pantheon of Filipinos heroes during the launch of P5,000 commemorative banknote and silver medal in honor of his victory in the battle of Mactan 500 years ago.

The government is not inclined to allow the use of coronavirus vaccine in the country if its “potential liabilities” outweigh the benefits, a Palace official said Monday.

The government is finalizing the "dos and don'ts" guidelines for places that will shift to "new normal” classification, Malacañang announced Monday.

The government is committed to make public the cost of the Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines once the contract of sale is sealed and the supplies are delivered to the country, Malacañang said Monday.