A young Filipina woman named Bebe has been locked in a cage by her family who say they cannot afford proper treatment for the 29-year-old’s mental health condition.
Philippines Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Emergency Use
The Philippines has approved Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine, the first to be allowed for emergency use in the Southeast Asian nation.
Philippines’ dollar reserves hit new record
The Philippines’ dollar reserves reached a new all-time high as of end-2020, the central bank said on Friday. GROSS international reserves (GIR) — which shield the country from liquidity shocks — …
Gov’t purchase of vaccines not based on ‘political, financial interests,’ Galvez assures
MANILA, Philippines — The government’s procurement of Covid-19 vaccines from different companies is not based on political and financial interests. The country’s vaccine czar, Secretary …
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s Digital Banking Solution, DiskarTech, Is Now Number 1 Fintech App in the Philippines
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s digital banking solution, DiskarTech, is now number 1 Fintech app in the Philippines.
Philippines extends travel ban, steps up safeguards over COVID-19 variant
The Philippines on Friday extended by two weeks a ban on travelers from more than 30 territories and countries where a more transmissible COVID-19 variant has been detected, with the restriction also …
Philippines foreign reserves hit new all-time high $109.8B
The Philippines’ foreign currency reserves have continued to build up and hit a new all-time high as of end-December 2020, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday.
Philippines’ COVID-19 cases exceed 496,000 with 2,048 new infections
The Philippines’ coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases jumped to 496,646 on Friday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,048 new infections even as one laboratory failed to submit data …
Mother of Philippines flight attendant who was ‘gang-raped and murdered’ blasts autopsy results
Christine Dacera, 23, was found dead in a bathtub at the Garden City Grand Hotel in Makati, Philippines on New Year’s Day after attending a party the night before with friends and others.
Philippines Detects First Case of More Contagious Virus Strain
The Philippines said it detected in a passenger who arrived from the United Arab Emirates the first case of the more contagious Covid-19 strain that recently emerged in the U.K.