To give the country more access to treatment and vaccines, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the participation of the Philippines in …
No growth for Philippines in Q3, says Moody’s unit
The Philippines is the only country in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region not expected to recover in the third quarter amid the long and strict lockdown to contain the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 …
DOF: $1B in WB loans for PH’s pandemic response up for OK in September
The World Bank will extend three more loans worth nearly $1 billion to the Philippines by September to help in COVID-19 response and recovery, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Friday (July …
Philippines reports 15 new coronavirus deaths, 2,103 infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Friday reported 15 more deaths from the coronavirus and 2,103 additional infections.
Philippines reports 2,103 new Covid-19 cases, total at 76,444
MANILA (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 76,444 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,103 new cases on Friday (July 24).
HBO Go Expands Reach in Taiwan and The Philippines
WarnerMedia’s HBO Go streaming service is to attain further distribution reach in mid-sized Asian markets, Taiwan and The Philippines. Taiwan’s fourth largest cable TV provider Taiwan Optical Platform …
Philippines makes tower sharing progress
The Philippines government advanced a strategy to simplify processes around deploying shared telecoms infrastructure, with …
ADB loans to Philippines to reach record high $4.2B in 2020
Loans of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Philippines are expected to reach a record-high $4.207 billion this year, with the lion’s share going to efforts against the coronavirus disease 2019.
Viber eyes banking, e-commerce services in Philippines in 3 years
A few years from now, people in the Philippines will be able to send money to each other on Viber or browse a catalog and buy some products on Viber and exchange with their banks,” Djamel Agaoua said.
Philippines seeks access to US COVID-19 vaccine
Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez has made representations with Washington to allow the Philippines access to a vaccine against COVID-19 once it becomes available.