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Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said he supports Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III’s recommendation to loosen quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila, Calabarzon and other regional powerhouses in the country, saying this is fundamental in reviving the economy and providing jobs for workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila retained its General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status after the government noted substantial compliance to protocols in slowing down the doubling rate of coronavirus cases, Malacañang disclosed Tuesday night.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) gave Sen. Aquilino Martin “Koko” Pimentel III more time to submit his counter-affidavit in response to a complaint which accused him of violating quarantine protocols.

Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday said decisiveness, not divisiveness, is needed in dealing with the enemies of the State and the Filipino people.

The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said the government is on the alert against the new type of swine flu found in China which is reportedly “capable of triggering a pandemic.”

La Union 2nd district Rep. Sandra Eriguel asked her colleagues on Wednesday, July 1, to ensure that the proposed creation of regional quarantine facilities will be fully funded so as not to financially burden the local government units (LGUs).

Malacañang said President Duterte is "extremely sad" over the deaths of four Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers at the hands of Sulu cops on Monday following an alleged confrontation and chase in Jolo.

Hot and sunny weather across most of the country will likely last until the weekend due to a temporary break in monsoon rains in the next three days, a weather forecaster said on Wednesday.

The proposed Anti-Terrorism law is patterned after the laws of European countries, according to presidential spokesman Harry Roque.

The country has secured a $500-million loan facility from Japan to augment funds for government efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Malacañang announced on Wednesday.

“I am going to keep on doing it and I really don’t care of the critics.”

This is what Presidential spokesman Harry Roque stressed amid criticisms for declaring “congratulations Philippines” after the number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached around 37,000 at the end of June despite University of the Philippines (UP) predictions that it could reach 40,000.

Opposition senators on Wednesday urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to reconsider the cease and desist order against ABS-CBN’s broadcast on TV Plus and Sky Direct as they expressed dismay over the agency’s decision to stop its operations.

Malacañang said President Duterte was yet to choose a new head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) following the nomination of Secretary Menardo Guevarra to the Supreme Court (SC). Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Guevarra was nominated by retired Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Raoul V. Victorino to the post of SC associate justice that would be vacated on September 18.

Opposition Senator Pangilinan, the incumbent president of the Liberal Party (LP), on Wednesday welcomed his party’s leadership role in the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD).

The death of four military intelligence officers in Sulu in the hands of Jolo policemen is an isolated case that will not affect the good relationship between the police and the military, the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday.

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Demography Committee, commended on Wednesday concerned government agencies for laying down necessary health and safety protocols for returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will begin the weekly disinfection of its offices every Friday, starting on July 3 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to continuously implement protective programs and services for victim-survivors of violence against women and children (VAWC).