The Philippines is known for training nurses and exporting them to all corners of the world, but now the nation finds itself shorthanded just as its number of coronavirus infections and deaths …
‘Studying the numbers’: Duterte ponders Philippines lockdown fate
Manila, Philippines — With a little more than a week left before the scheduled end of the Philippines’s strict community quarantine measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the country is …
Philippines Nears 7,000 Coronavirus Cases, Reports 16 New Deaths
The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday reported 16 new coronavirus deaths and 271 confirmed infections, ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision whet …
Philippines’s Duterte to decide whether to continue lockdown
Manila, Philippines — With a little more than a week left before the scheduled end of the Philippines’s strict community quarantine measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the country is …
Philippines protests China’s sea claim, weapon pointing
The Philippines is protesting China’s declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and its aiming of weapons control radar at a Philippine navy ship …
Philippines reports nine new coronavirus deaths, 140 more infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Tuesday recorded nine new coronavirus deaths and 140 additional confirmed cases. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total coronavirus deaths have reached 437 …
Philippines falls two places on World Press Freedom Index
Last year, the Philippines ranked 134. In Southeast Asia, the country fared better than its peers in terms of media freedom, except for Timor Leste (78th) and Malaysia (101st). The index ranks 180 …
COVID-19-free provinces in the Philippines
While all 17 regions in the Philippines have recorded cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some provinces remain free from infection since the country recorded its first case in January.
Philippines jails: Many inmates, staff test positive for COVID-19
Jails in the Philippines are among the most overcrowded in the world, and that is making it difficult to manage the spread of the novel coronavirus. Several inmates have tested positive, along with …
Metro Manila and most of the Philippines will be cloudy with isolated rains due to the easterlies
The easterlies will continue to be felt in the eastern section of the country on Tuesday, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast. Eastern Visayas and the provinces of Surigao del Norte and …