President Duterte has extended the travel ban on flights coming from the United Kingdom for another two weeks from Dec. 31, in an effort to keep out the new strain of coronavirus. The Philippines …
Pfizer applies for emergency use authority in Philippines
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. has officially applied for the required authority to supply and market COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines.
Philippines: 883 new Covid-19 cases – lowest in over 5 months; strict restrictions against new strain
MANILA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua): The total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 469,886 as 883 new cases were reported on Sunday, the lowest daily increase in more than five months.
Shooting of mother and son shows how such malevolence has plagued Philippines police force since 1970s
To hold on to power in the 1970s, late dictator Marcos politicised the country’s security apparatus – both the police and the military.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Commentary: The Philippines is still struggling to get a handle on COVID-19
There is unanimous agreement a successful economic recovery hinges on a proper management of the health crisis, says an observer.
Live COVID-19 updates: Philippines extends travel ban on flights from Britain
TAIPEI — The total number of COVID-19 cases in Taiwan has increased to 783 as three new cases were reported Saturday, the local epidemic monitoring agency said. Of the new cases, two were from the …
Philippines may revert to stricter quarantine if new cases reach 4K daily —expert
The Philippines may need to return to stricter quarantine classification to control the spread of COVID-19 as cases are feared to skyrocket after the holiday season. In an interview on Dobol Ba sa …
Pandemic tests limits of Philippine’s fiscal ammunition
MANILA, Philippines — No one could have imagined the events that … It also enabled the government to implement the Small Business Wage Subsidy program for more than three million workers in micro, …
USGS: 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Philippines
A 6.3-magnitude quake struck the Philippines on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents in the capital, Manila, reporting buildings shaking and Christmas Day Masses interrupted, but …
Earthquake in Philippines: Magnitude 6.2 quake hits capital city Manila; people panic, rush outdoors
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Manila in Philippines on Friday, said National Center for Seismology.