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Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 16 confirmed she is currently on self-quarantine after she came into contact with a person who later tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Senator Risa Hontiveros (Joseph Vidal / Senate PRIB / FILE PHOTO) In a virtual forum, Hontiveros said...

The national government has finally signed a supply agreement which would ensure the delivery of 30 million vaccine doses from United States biotechnology company Novavax, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Tuesday, March 16. (AFP / FILE PHOTO) Galvez, who was fresh from an official trip to...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday reported 11 new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and two new recoveries among Filipino nationals abroad. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULELTIN) No new fatality was reported in the DFA’s latest tally. These new cases, according to...

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, March 16, downplayed reports that the country’s hospitals are in a critical level in terms of bed capacity for coronavirus disease patients. During a virtual press briefing, the Palace official also said that there is no reason yet for the country to...