Eleven years after the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, where 32 journalists and media workers were killed, the government has prematurely declared an end to impunity in journalist murders.
Philippines’ first ever ‘float-in cinema’ to open in Taguig City this December
Megaworld Cinemas announced that it will open the “first and only float-in cinema in the Philippines” this December in Mckinley Hill, Taguig City.
Philippines’ COVID-19 cases near 426,000 with 1,631 new infections
The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines rose to 425,918 on Friday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,631 new infections as ten laboratories failed to …
UPDATE 1-Philippines secures 2.6 mln doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Philippines will get 2.6 million shots of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca under the country’s first supply deal for a coronavirus vaccine, senior officials said on Friday.
#Showbiz: Philippines K-Pop fans slam beauty queen who accused them of ‘losing their identity’
Pop in the Philippines are up in arms against Miss Earth Philippines 2016 Imelda Schweighart, who vehemently opposed their choice of genre.
Coronavirus: Philippines to sign deal for 2m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
The government is also in talks with China’s Sinovac over a 20-50 million vaccine supply deal, as well as US drugmaker Pfizer.
UP leads 14 Philippines universities in Asian rankings
Fourteen Philippine academic institutions have made it to top 650 universities in Asia – according to education information provider Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) – with the University of the Philippines …
WB: Philippines recovery to trail rest of the world
The Philippines may not be able to get out of the pandemic-induced slump until the health crisis has passed over most of the world, the World Bank said yesterday.
Palace refutes Bloomberg study, says Philippines managed COVID-19 outbreak ‘very well’
Malacañang on Thursday refuted the assessment by US-based company Bloomberg which placed the Philippines near the bottom of its COVID resilience ranking, arguing the government has handled the viral …
‘Let’s take a joke for what it is’: Philippines Presidential Palace says Duterte won’t abandon sex jokes
The President’s spokesperson has told people to forget about Duterte’s jokes, which were described as “inappropriate” by critics, adding let’s not be like Americans who “give deeper meaning to …