The Philippine Red Cross has rolled out trials for saliva tests, which it deems a cheaper and faster alternative in tracing the novel coronavirus.

A recent Social Weather Stations survey showed that more than a majority of the commuting public are satisfied with actions in mass transport to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among drivers and passengers. 

Philippine equities continued to zoom past the 6,000-level on Thursday, defying a regional downturn as easing coronavirus restrictions and deliberations on the 2021 national budget fuel investor optimism.

Budget data showed that only 3.1% or P4.4 billion of the new allotments had been released to agencies so far. 

“Fellow Filipinos here and abroad have been suffering. And this is the least we can do to commiserate with the people we have sworn to secure and serve especially in this time of crisis,” Arevalo is quoted as saying in an Inquirer.net report.