The Department of Tourism on Wednesday acknowledged the advisory issued by United States government agencies against travel to the Philippines amid threats of COVID-19.

“All operations to apprehend or seize goods must be done in coordination with the FDA,” Roque said.

Vergeire said the shift to the daily release of time-based recoveries was instructed by DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III to ensure the figures are “more accurate.”

Active COVID-19 cases in the Department of Justice are down to 22, latest data from Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar showed.

The Philippines cannot get back parts of the West Philippine Sea that are being occupied by China without a bloodshed, President Rodrigo Duterte said, as he threatened to deploy military ships if Beijing conducts oil drills in the area.