G7 leaders are set to agree on a declaration Saturday aimed at preventing another pandemic, and try to showcase Western democratic cohesion on China and Russia, at their first in-person summit in almost two years.

The Senate Committee of the Whole next week will resume its hearing into the government's vaccination program to assess the utilization of its P82.5 billion fund, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday. 

Fully-vaccinated elderly must still wear face masks and shields, observe physical distance with others, and avoid crowded places, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a briefing Friday.

In a statement, the WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Philippines said the Department of Health officially concluded the polio outbreak response on June 3 “as the virus has not been detected in a child or in the environment in the past 16 months.”

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has decided to allow more establishments in Metro Manila and nearby areas to reopen, Malacañang announced Friday.