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"When I die, Delaware will be written on my heart," a tearful Biden said on Tuesday (Wednesday morning in Manila), referencing an adage from Irish novelist and poet James Joyce.

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte and Senate President Vicente Sotto III for greater unity in order to ensure transparent and immediate implementation of the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

The construction of a farm-to-market road (FMR) in Barangay Dulian, Zamboanga City is now 50 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Wednesday.

Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on Wednesday formally asked the House of Representatives to conduct a congressional inquiry in aid of legislation on the decision of the Department of National Defense (DND) to unilaterally abrogate the 1989 University of the Philippines (UP)-DND agreement.

Remote Amazon village communities, feeling abandoned by the state, are turning to religion and traditional remedies for protection in the coronavirus pandemic.

TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture in region (DA-8) has confirmed more cases of African swine fever (ASF) in two other Leyte towns, an agency official said Tuesday, January 19.

"It's about time they passed this law. We're fed up with this smoke!" declared Massimo Gabbiadini, a shopkeeper in Piazza del Duomo, after Milan banned smoking in many outdoor places.

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday signalled a new tone for the US government by leading a powerful tribute to the 400,000 Americans lost to Covid-19 as he arrived in Washington on the eve of his inauguration.

Various youth groups and student organizations warned on Wednesday that the University of the Philippines campuses will become “hunting grounds” for the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Senator Richard J. Gordon has sought to expand the pool of vaccinators as the Duterte administration prepares for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll out.

The Bureau of Customs said Wednesday it has began preparing for the arrival of approved vaccines for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) into the country.

DAVAO CITY - The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the prolonged power interruptions due to line trippings experienced in some parts of Mindanao Tuesday were due to maliciously planted vegetation of uncooperative landowners.

A fire broke out at a residential area in Baseco Compound, Tondo, Manila late Tuesday night.