The San Juan City government will rehabilitate the Agora public market, which was shut down on Wednesday after a vendor tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, Mayor Francis Zamora said yesterday.

Despite the controversies that hounded his administration, President Duterte delivered a “great performance” in his four years in office, Malacañang said yesterday, as it expressed optimism that the Philippines would overcome the coronavirus pandemic due to “very sound fundamentals.”

With everyone still struggling in the midst of a pandemic, education efforts face one of the biggest threats as many learners are deciding not to stay in school.

If the COVID-19 situation improves, Tokyo-bound athletes and other Olympic hopefuls may be allowed to resume training at government-owned facilities soon.

The government has so far secured $7.76 billion in loans and grants from foreign lenders to finance measures that address the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Finance said.