The target of inoculating at least 40 percent of the population of every country hangs in the balance as vaccine access remains limited, threatening global economic recovery, international organizations announced yesterday.

There is a slowdown in the increase of COVID-19 cases in the country, experts said, but the public must continue to observe health protocols as the health care system remains overstretched.

'Tis the season… not to be jolly with the approach of Christmas, whose spirit is being dampened by COVID, but to assess the emerging aspirants for the 2022 general elections.

COVID-19 continues to have a profound and indiscriminate effect on all of Asia and the world.

The Quezon City government has upgraded its vaccine registration system to allow residents and workers to select the time and venue most convenient to them.