Muslims in the National Capital Region and other parts of the country will start fasting on Saturday after a local cleric claimed to have seen the first crescent moon on Friday.
The Quezon City government reported an all-time low in the number of Covid-19 infections in the city as the number of cases continues to be on the downward trend.
The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro region gets a boost with the donation of sea ambulances and key medical equipment from Japan and the International Organization for Migration.
Filipino tourism players are ready to welcome more foreign tourists as the Philippines officially reopened its gates to all fully vaccinated leisure travelers on April 1, the Tourism Congress of the Philippines said.
Following the government’s Taal Volcano alert level 3 warning last Saturday morning, local town authorities near the volcano advised residents to evacuate for safety and remain alert.
The special vaccination days in some regions of the Visayas and Mindanao last week have reached 60 percent of its target population, a health official said.