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The Philippines has shown keen interest in how the State of Israel successfully rolled out its “rapid and efficient” COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccination program on a nationwide scale where at least 20 percent of its population have already been inoculated.

Improving the country's medical health response will bring about a better outcome than crafting a new law to compensate people for any possible adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccines, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives has approved on final reading a bill declaring San Jose del Monte City (SJDM) in Bulacan the human resource capital of the Philippines.

The Philippines recorded 1,357 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tuesday, pushing the nationwide count to 504,084, the Department of Health said.

The House Committee on Labor and Employment has endorsed for plenary discussion and approval a measure seeking to grant a 14-day paid pandemic leave to workers who are confirmed, probable or suspected case of COVID-19.

The House of Representatives is stepping up its efforts to protect and safeguard the welfare and interest of the country’s freelancers, or self-employed workers, as a bill seeking to provide protection and incentives to freelancers has been endorsed for plenary approval.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday, Jan. 19, expressed support for transparency in the government’s dealings with manufacturers of vaccines for immunization against the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

CAGAYAN – Residents of Tuguegarao City have reportedly started to resort to panic-buying in anticipation of an official announcement, placing the city under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) or modified ECQ (MECQ) due to the worsening coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the city.

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday urged her allies from the Liberal Party to continue fulfilling its long time vision of upholding democracy for Filipinos.

An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that the salary increase as mandated by law for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 will be granted to both teaching and non-teaching employees of the agency once the official instruction from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has been issued.

One of the few duties of the vice president spelled out in the Constitution is breaking ties in the Senate, but Vice President-elect Kamala Harris hopes she doesn’t have to do it much.

The crime rate in Caloocan City has gone down by 20 percent in the past three months, Mayor Oca Malapitan said Tuesday.

The bill granting the country’s 270,000 medical frontliners 25 percent discount on their income taxes marched closer to plenary approval after gaining the support of the House Committee on Rules.