The Philippines still needs to hire 95,000 contact tracers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Wednesday. Vergeire said the ideal number of contact tracers is …
Philippines President Says No School Until There’s a Coronavirus Vaccine: ‘If No One Graduates, Then So Be It’
If the vaccine is already there, then it’s OK,” the president added. “If no one graduates, then so be it.” The Philippines shut down schools in March because of the pandemic. The school year in the …
ADB lends $400 million to boost Philippines capital markets
MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400-million policy-based loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to strengthen its domestic capital markets. The …
This Is How Duterte Could Declare Martial Law in the Philippines
Experts fear the Philippines president is testing the waters for a constitutionally viable declaration of nationwide martial law.
Philippines gets $400 million ADB loan to develop capital market
The Philippines has secured a $400 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen its domestic capital market and mobilise funds for the infrastructure projects it hopes can spur an …
Philippines Sells Abandoned Containers to Make Way for Deliveries of Essentials
The Philippines made good on its threat to negligent importers that it will sell overstaying containers to make way for new deliveries of essential items like food and medicine amid the pandemic.
SE Asia Stocks-Most markets rise as economies set to reopen; Philippines sole loser
Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Tuesday as further moves to ease the coronavirus lockdowns and hopes of more stimulus from China boosted sentiment, while the Philippines ended …
No Country for Oil Refiners: Philippine Plants Shut on Weak Demand
The Philippines has been left temporarily without any operating oil refineries as one of the world’s longest lockdowns eviscerates demand.
Millions unemployed in the Philippines amid COVID-19 lockdown
More than 2.5 million Filipinos have lost their jobs during the two-month coronavirus lockdown in the country. And millions more could be out of work by the end of the year. Some have found odd jobs …
From the Philippines to Harvard, Boyhood to Womanhood, a Coming-of-Age Across Borders
In “Fairest,” Meredith Talusan looks back on her life lived at the intersection of genders, races, sexualities and cultures.