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The Child Rights Network (CRN) backed the government’s efforts to impose stricter regulations to effectively curb the rising number of cases of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philippines has extended its travel ban on 32 countries until January 31, 2021, due to the new COVID-19 variants, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced on Friday.

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled plans Thursday for fighting Covid and injecting $1.9 trillion into a battered US economy, but already his ambitious first 100 days agenda is overshadowed by the looming Senate trial of his soon-to-be predecessor Donald Trump.

Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Thursday announced a 10-day curfew to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as cases soar and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen.

Mexico reeled Thursday from its worst week of the pandemic yet, with deaths averaging nearly 1,000 a day and a health system that was close to reaching a breaking point.

Two Catholic prelates said Friday the government should seriously consider extending the imposition of travel restriction to countries with a reported case of the new COVID-19 strain for the safety of everyone.

A regional trial court (RTC) in Jolo, Sulu, has issued arrest warrants against nine dismissed policemen who were charged with murder for the killing of four Army intelligence officers last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday, Jan. 15.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio is the most qualified to run for president in the next elections, according to presidential spokesman Harry Roque.

The Muntinlupa City government will order an additional 200,000 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros appealed to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Friday to help Philippine law enforcement agencies arrest and deport Chinese syndicates, especially those involved in the smuggling of illegal vaccines into the country.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said Filipino women will ensure that the next administration will be better than President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is urging both the government and non-state actors to respect the international humanitarian law (IHL), especially in cases where violations are committed in the context of armed conflicts.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has extended for another week the previous January 15 deadline for the local government units (LGUs) to comply with the agency’s “Road Clearing Operation 2.0 (RCO 2.0).

The Philippines could strengthen its territorial claim against China in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) if it becomes a state party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), Senator Francis Tolentino said on Friday.

Despite the business crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR filed tax evasion charges worth P167 million against five companies and their key officers as well as two other business operators based in Metro Manila.

A special commemorative mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m. today, January 15, at the St. Arnold Janssen Shrine in Cainta, Rizal in solemn observance of the Feast of Saint Arnold Janssen.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has issued interim guidelines on the recruitment, deployment, and employment of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to ensure their protection amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dioceses in Cagayan Valley have launched a program seeking to plant at least 1.25 million trees in 500 days.