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More than 35,000 health care workers have so far received coronavirus vaccines as part of the government's immunization campaign.

BUSTOS, Bulacan--Two men are fighting for their lives after miraculously surviving serious deep hack wounds in different parts of their bodies inflicted by four motorcycle-riding men in Barangay Poblacion this town last March 3.

TACLOBAN CITY – About P720,000 worth of suspected shabu and marijuana were seized from two high-value individuals (HVI) in a buy-bust operation in Tacloban City Tuesday, March 9.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III underscored on Tuesday, March 9 the heavy implications of following minimum public health standards (MPHS), especially now that a good number of Filipinos have "regained" their jobs amid the pandemic.

Panic gripped residents in Batangas and nearby provinces after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) raised Alert Level 2 over Taal Volcano Tuesday, March 9, suggesting the probable formation of magma beneath it which may lead to an eruption.

The public is now reportedly confused as the national government lifted the travel restrictions while mandating local officials to strictly enforce the quarantine measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Senator Cynthia Villar on Tuesday, March 9 appealed to health workers and residents of her home city Las Piñas to avail of the free vaccinations from the government against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will probe the deaths of Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino and his two bodyguards during an encounter with policemen last Monday, March 8.

ILOILO CITY—Almost 15 years after a river tragedy that killed more than 40 people, two bridges finally opened in Igbaras town, Iloilo province.

The Senate agriculture and food committee on Tuesday recommended to President Duterte to declare a national state of emergency because of the spread of African Swine Flu (ASF) that devastated the hog industry, mostly in Luzon.

More coronavirus vaccines are forthcoming amid the government's efforts to lock in supplies from manufacturers abroad.

CEBU CITY – Private hospitals in Metro Cebu on Tuesday started their vaccination drive for their healthcare workers.

Gen. Debold M. Sinas, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a thorough investigation on the encounter in the province of Samar on Monday, March 8, that left the mayor of Calbayog City and three policemen, including the head of the police's provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, dead.

The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former municipal officials who ordered in 2011 the demolition of two houses built on the road leading to a relocation site in Tubay, Agusan del Norte.

Deputy Speaker and Davao City Rep Isidro Ungab has turned the tables on his critic, ACT-CIS Rep. Eric Go Yap who accused him of re-aligning P70 billion allocation for the pension and gratuity funds (PGF) of men in uniform during the approval of the 2020 General Appropriations Act.

Importers of agricultural products and general merchandise are now facing smuggling charges for attempting to sneak their shipments into the country through misdeclaration.

After meeting the majority of indicators, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, March 9, said that the agency has been deemed eligible for the 2019 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB).

The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ruled that a regional director of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is not authorized to issue a letter of authority (LA) to investigate a taxpayer if his or her designation to the position is just an "officer-in-charge", or OIC.