Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said she is now ready to be appointed as the agency’s chief after six months of working on the ground showed her opportunities to carry out reforms in the healthcare system.

The Philippine government’s Anti-Terrorism Council has designated as terrorist a community doctor who helped Lumad and poor communities in Mindanao.

Philippine authorities say they are working to bring home Kiela Samson, the Filipino tourist who was detained in Myanmar.