One of the most prominent journalists in the Philippines has been convicted of ‘cyberlibel’ in a court process condemned by human rights groups. Journalist Carmela Fonbuena describes the chilling effe …
Philippines Virus Cases Soar Past 50,000 as Lockdown Eases
Confirmed coronavirus infections in the Philippines soared past 50,000 on Wednesday in a troubling milestone for a country that has reopened an economy on the brink of recession while still struggling …
Record-high 2,539 new COVID-19 cases push Philippines’ total over 50,000
The Philippines’ coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases topped 50,000 on Wednesday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported a record-high 2,539 more infections—1,922 “fresh” or newly validated …
Philippines’ borrowing policy ‘conservative,’ Dominguez assures
Just last month, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. said the Philippines has secured at least $5.758 … getting productive we will achieve our high revenues from great business activity,” …
Duterte Says Philippines Can’t Totally Reopen Yet as Cases Spike
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will “have to be very circumspect in reopening the economy” given the recent spike in coronavirus cases.
Pregnant OFW is lone COVID-19 case in Macau
A pregnant overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who returned to Macau from vacation in the Philippines is the lone active COVID-19 case in China’s special administrative region. The OFW tested …
How Jollibee beat McDonald’s to become the Philippines’ fast-food chain of choice – meet Tony Tan Caktiong, father of ‘chickenjoy’
Jollibee founder Tony Tan Caktiong made more than a billionaire dollars bringing ‘chickenjoy’ to the world. Photo: Jollibee . Would you believe that Filipino fast-food chain J …
PEZA to investors: Please don’t leave Philippines
She also noted that while the country has a young workforce, a quality needed by business process outsourcing companies, the Philippines’ weak internet infrastructure and connectivity may hinder …
CNN Philippines to go off air anew as employee tests positive for COVID-19
CNN Philippines will temporarily go off the air starting Tuesday evening to make way for the disinfection of its main office after a member of its utility staff tested positive for COVID-19. “As a …
Easterlies to bring isolated rainshowers across Philippines
Warm easterly winds from the Pacific Ocean and localized thunderstorms are expected to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers across the Philippines, mostly in the afternoon or …