The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration will provide cash aid worth around PHP10,000 for each overseas Filipino worker in Hong Kong who tested positive for Covid-19, Malacañang said.
Filipinos fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will be allowed entry to Singapore starting March 4, the Singaporean Ministry of Transport announced.
The Canadian government is donating 837,000 respirator face masks valued at PHP136 million to the Department of Health in support of health care workers who lead the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
Foreign tourists wishing to visit the Philippines should make sure they have all of the necessary entrance requirements in order to have a smooth trip.
Canada's province of Saskatchewan and the Commission on Higher Education signed a landmark memorandum of understanding that would create more opportunities for academic exchanges.
A new version of the coronavirus Omicron strain detected in parts of Asia and Europe is spreading much faster than the original variant, a member of Turkiye’s Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board has warned.
People in countries with low coronavirus vaccination rates are at risk of severe illness and death, as Covid-19's Omicron variant continues sweeping the world with 18 million cases last week, the head of the World Health Organization said.