With schools in the Philippines only due to reopen when a vaccine for COVID-19 has been found, educational authorities are racing to devise a distance learning regime for 27 million children by August …
Philippines, China-led AIIB sign $750M loan deal on co-financing for COVID-19 response
The Philippines has signed an agreement with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the commitment of the multilateral lender to extend $750 million in loans to support …
Global report: Philippines says schools won’t reopen until there is a Covid-19 vaccine
Businesses reopen in Indonesian capital despite spike; New Zealand moves to level 1 restrictions; Australia reports no locally transmitted cases …
Want to Cancel Your Food Delivery Order? You Could Get Six Years in Jail if This Law Passes in the Philippines
A lawmaker in the Philippines has proposed a bill that could see people who cancel food delivery orders punished with at least six years in prison. The country’s citizens were encouraged to order food …
Another nail in the coffin of the Philippines’ waning democracy
The anti-terror bill is yet another example of how the government has attempted to respond to a national crisis in a highly militarized, macho-populist fashion.
The Philippines’ decision to keep a key US military pact hints at a shift in its South China Sea calculations
The decision to keep the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US comes as China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea causes anxiety in the region.
Death threats, clone accounts: Another day fighting trolls in the Philippines
Hundreds of copycat Facebook profiles — designed to mimic real users — suddenly appear amid a tense national debate over President Duterte’s anti-terrorism bill.
Philippines reports eight new coronavirus deaths, 579 more infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Monday confirmed eight more novel coronavirus deaths and 579 additional infections.
No students in school without virus vaccine, Philippines says
Tens of millions of children in the Philippines will not be allowed back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available, officials announced Monday, saying they may have to broadcast lessons on TV …
Facebook probes surge in false Philippines accounts
Four of the country’s leading universities published statements warning students and staff to be vigilant, and report fake accounts to Facebook. The Department of Information and Communications …