Experts described as dangerous and premature on Monday the Philippines’ decision to cut the social distancing minimum to 30 centimetres (12 inches) on public transport, as the country saw another …
Coronavirus pandemic fuelling plant poaching in Philippines
Gardening craze has led to endangered species being dug up from mountains and forests …
Doctors Oppose Philippines’ Move to Ease Distancing Rules
A group of medical frontline workers in the Philippines opposes the government’s decision to ease distancing rules in public transport, saying it will further increase coronavirus infections in the …
Cloudy skies, rain expected over Philippines as PAGASA monitors 2 LPAs
State weather bureau PAGASA on Sunday said cloudy skies and rainshowers should be expected over the Philippines within the next 24 hours due to the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) and localized …
Health Workers Oppose Philippines’ Move to Ease Distancing Rules
A group of medical frontline workers in the Philippines opposes the government’s decision to ease distancing rules in public transport, saying it will further increase coronavirus infections in the …
Philippines faces FATF sanctions
The Philippines is in danger of being included anew in the gray list of Paris-based dirty money watchdog Financial Action Task Force if the country fails to pass the necessary amendments to the …
US Marine who killed transgender woman in Philippines deported after presidential pardon
A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a Filipino transgender woman was deported Sunday after a presidential pardon cut short his detention in a case that renewed outrage over a pact governing American …
Philippines Pardons, Deports US Marine Convicted of Killing Transgender Woman
A U.S. Marine convicted in the Philippines of killing a transgender woman was released from prison Sunday, after receiving a pardon from President Rodrigo Duterte. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott …
Philippines: Covid-19 cases surge past 260,000 as Filipinos turn to online businesses
MANILA, Sept 13 (Xinhua): The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 261,216 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,372 new cases on Sunday.
Philippines deports marine who killed transgender woman
The Philippines has deported a U.S. marine who was convicted of killing a transgender woman in 2014 after he was granted an absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte – a move decried by activists …