The Philippines’ health ministry on Tuesday reported 14 new coronavirus deaths and 199 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths from the outbreak have reached 637, …
Shell’s Philippines unit to suspend refinery operations for one month
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp said on Tuesday it will shut down its 110,000-barrel-per-day Tabangao refinery in the Philippines for one month from mid-May as the coronavirus pandemic has hammered oil …
Philippines has 16 new coronavirus deaths, 262 more infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Monday reported 16 new coronavirus deaths and 262 additional confirmed cases.
Targeted by Duterte, fate of Philippines’ ABS-CBN in the balance
Top government lawyer’s bid to stop operation of country’s largest media company denounced as an assault on free press.
Philippines rejects all international flights amid virus outbreak
The government has already accommodated more than 20,000 repatriates who are quarantined in Metro Manila. (Files/Reuters) Short Url MANILA: The Philippines on Sunday started rejecting international …
Asia virus latest: Philippines cancels inbound flights, Thailand parks re-open
Thailand began easing restrictions on movement and gatherings, allowing restaurants, hair salons and open-air markets to re-open — provided that social distancing is maintained and proprietors carry …
Philippines coronavirus cases surpass 9,000, death toll rises
The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines climbed to 9,223 after the Health Ministry reported 295 new infections on Sunday.
‘Second tragedy’: Cremation traumatises in virus-hit Philippines
Families of coronavirus victims in the Philippines are being denied traditional death rites in favour of hurried, impersonal cremations, with virus restrictions often meaning they are forbidden a last …
Philippines Frees Nearly 10,000 Inmates as Coronavirus Hits Jails
Nearly 10,000 prison inmates have been released in the Philippines as the country races to halt coronavirus infections in its overcrowded jails, a Supreme Court official said Saturday. The move …
Philippines says total coronavirus cases nearing 9,000
The Philippines said on Saturday it has recorded 156 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 24 more deaths, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 8,928 and the fatalities to 603.