The government has reported spending P660 billion on efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, amid allegations that it is underspending.

Fewer people were vaccinated against COVID-19 due to bad weather in the past days, according to the Department of Health.

A barangay councilor or kagawad in Manila and his cohort were arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation on Saturday for allegedly selling vaccine slots to Chinese workers of Philippine offshore gaming operators.

Health authorities have confirmed that a 28-year-old woman became the first Delta variant case of COVID in this city.

Sen. Bong Go has urged residents of Bayambang town in Pangasinan to exercise extra precautionary measures following the recent confirmation of local transmission of the Delta variant of COVID in the country.