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 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.
Muslim Filipinos can proceed to the Step 2 biometrics capturing process of the Philippine Identification System without taking off their traditional head coverings.
Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso has vowed to fully support the revival of steel manufacturing plants in the country, including the National Steel Corporation.
The Commission on Elections said there are some 300 places in the country that may be declared as areas of concern in relation to the upcoming May 9 elections.