MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will order six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for P30 billion from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to boost its capability to protect national interests, particularly in the West Philippine Sea.

The government has about P320 million ready to be paid out as compensation for more than 20,000 health-care workers who got sick or had died of COVID-19 this year, but many others have yet to receive the benefits due them during the first two years of the pandemic.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday proclaimed the 12 winners in the senatorial race, including four reelectionists, three first-timers, and five former senators.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has intensified its active monitoring of COVID-19 infections after confirming on Tuesday the local transmission of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in three areas in the country, the latest involving three individuals in Iloilo City.

In the Philippines, many adult Filipinos still find it difficult to apply for loans. However, the heavy demand for digital transactions and experiences, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, brought opportunities that led to revolutionizing lending to unbanked Filipinos towards a more financially inclusive Philippines.

A medical worker at a hospital in Mandaluyong City checks COVID admissions. (File photo by NIÑO JESUS ORBETA / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr celebrates with supporters as he arrives at the campaign heaquarters in Manila on May 11, 2022. – The son of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos on May 11 claimed victory in the presidential election, vowing to be a leader “for all Filipinos”, his spokesman said.

THE Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday said it is monitoring a possible spike in the number of Covid-19 cases after it saw violations of health protocols during Monday’s local and national elections.

Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.

Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.