No vaccine, no MGCQ as Duterte mandates rollout first

President Duterte has mandated that quarantine measures in the Philippines will not be eased until the rollout of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines begins.

Metro Manila mayors have agreed with the President's "no vaccine, no MGCQ" stance.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is considering removing COVID-19 tests as a travel requirement, a move supported by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Cebu province.

The government is contemplating a 50 percent insurance subsidy for commercial hog raisers to help meet the demand for pork supply.

A boy drowned and two others went missing due to widespread flooding in Surigao del Norte as tropical depression Auring brought heavy rains to Mindanao and other parts of the country.

Pope Francis appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as a member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA).