The viral load of the Delta COVID variant is so much greater than the original SARS-CoV-2 that it has managed to infect some fully vaccinated individuals and even children.

With the re-imposition of the hard lockdown all over the national capital region starting today, both chambers of the 18th Congress have decided to also suspend their respective plenary sessions.

The Department of Health yesterday reported the detection of 116 Delta variant cases, bringing the total number of the highly transmissible virus in the country to 331.

The United States underscored its rejection of China’s unlawful maritime claims in the South China Sea in line with the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal Award when Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting yesterday.

President Duterte has cited the contribution of the United Kingdom’s outgoing ambassador in improving the Philippines’ access to COVID-19 vaccines.