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Malacañang said that the Chinese government will donate half-a-million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines as the two countries reaffirmed their ties and cooperation against the pandemic.

DAVAO CITY – A Philippine Air Force (PAF) helicopter on a re-supply mission crashed in the mountainous village of Sitio Nahigit, Barangay Bulonay in Imapsug-ong, Bukidnon, around 2 p.m., Saturday, killing all six military personnel onboard.

One person was killed while at least 70 where arrested in CARAGA region as police forces stepped up their campaign against criminal elements and suspected members of the New People’s Army through the implementation of search warrants.

State-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) announced on Saturday that it already released the second batch of pensions for January 2021 through its checkless disbursement channels.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. and visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister (SCFM) Wang Yi met in Taguig City Saturday, Jan. 16, to reaffirm the two nations’ cooperation in addressing the pandemic and infrastructure collaborations.

"Feeling cute."

That’s the comment of Senator Imee Marcos who teased her fellow lawmakers in the newly-formed "BTS sa Kongreso" of the House of Representatives.

Vice President Leni Robredo made sure her youngest daughter, Jillian, had a fun-filled night before she returned to New York for her college studies on Jan. 14.

General Gilbert Gapay, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has recognized various military units for dismantling 13 communist fronts in their respective area commands in 2020, the military said Saturday, Jan. 16.

DAVAO CITY - At least 106 families evacuated from their homes after the Davao and Talomo rivers reached critical level due to flooding in some parts in Davao City on Friday night.

Senator Imee Marcos said Saturday that President Duterte was not being misogynistic when he said that presidency is not for women, but only being a "worried" father to his daughter.

An Overseas Filipino Worker gave birth in a cubicle of a comfort room at the departure lobby of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 Friday.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed over P2.6 billion in cash subsidies to more than 420,000 poor families under Bayanihan 2.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has welcomed the issuance of arrest warrants against the nine policemen accused of killing four Philippine Army (PA) intelligence personnel in Jolo, Sulu last June.

Sen. Richard J. Gordon said Saturday that implementing the Universal Health Care (UHC) law would ensure the speedy and organized rollout of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program.

The 143 Quezon City residents who were in contact – directly or indirectly - with a Filipino who tested positive for the United Kingdom-variant of the coronavirus have already been traced.

A group of private schools on Saturday reiterated their survival concerns amid the ongoing health situation in the country and urged various agencies to also consider the education system— as a whole— when it comes to policies implemented at this time.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Saturday, Jan. 16, expressed belief that the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to push back the date of the oral arguments on the petitions questioning the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Law will give the parties more time to prepare.

The Senate Committee of the Whole (COW) may call for a third public hearing on the planned roll out of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines by the Duterte administration to inoculate tens of millions of Filipinos as answers of key government officials to questions showed inconsistencies.