The Department of Health yesterday rejected the move of the Davao City government to require all its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying it is against the law.

The arrival of a new batch of AstraZeneca vaccines purchased by the private sector will support the country’s efforts to strengthen its fight against COVID-19 and allow the safe reopening of the economy, according to presidential adviser for entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion.

The number of enrollees for the second year of blended learning has breached 27 million despite the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said.

The Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearings on the alleged anomalous multibillion-peso procurement of COVID-19 supplies have turned into a “political circus,” Sen. Bong Go said yesterday as he defended President Duterte from accusations that he let friends and favored businessmen bag huge contracts.

The Philippines will ban travelers from Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Serbia and Slovenia, countries which are classified as “high risk” for COVID-19, beginning tomorrow until Sept. 30, Malacañang said.