Protests lead brands to speak out against racism. But will they act?
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Major brands taking to social media to condemn racial inequalities have been challenged to back up their words with action...
‘PM me for item’: DTI stresses price tag laws as online sellers shift strategies...
Local online sellers were once again reminded to display the prices of their products following posts of Filipinos supposedly employing new strategies in selling...
Online fund-raising drives launched after arrest of ‘Cebu 7’
Petitions to raise funds for the release of seven detained members of progressive groups were launched online on Friday afternoon following their arrest over alleged quarantine...
#ResignDuque trends anew as DOH chief takes responsibility after blaming subordinates on TV
Resignation calls for Health Secretary Francisco Duque III were renewed Friday after he acknowledged his responsibility for the delay of cash assistance for medical...
COVID-19 death toll among nurses doubled in past month, says nurses group
GENEVA — More than 600 nurses worldwide are known to have died from COVID-19, which has infected an estimated 450,000 healthcare workers, the International Council...
Philippine jobless rate hits record 17.7% in April due to COVID-19 pandemic
MANILA — The Philippines' unemployment rate surged to a record 17.7% in April, the statistics agency said on Friday, as millions lost their jobs due to...
Existing laws can actually address Sotto’s ‘suicide vest’ case for anti-terror bill
The scenario that Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto raised on usage of suicide vests on his Twitter account as an attempt to justify the...
This is how food businesses expressed their dissent on anti-terrorism bill
Two popular food businesses recently joined in the online calls to reject anti-terrorism bill through witty posts on Facebook. On Thursday, Bad Bird and Ate Rica's Bacsilog shared posts that expressed their...
Philippine inflation slows for 4th straight month
MANILA — Philippine inflation eased for a fourth straight month in May, the statistics agency said on Friday, as the country's coronavirus lockdown measures tempered...
Bar 2019 topnotcher offers help to free 6 detained jeepney drivers
Bar 2019 topnotcher Mae Diane Azores expressed her intent to help the six jeepney drivers who were recently arrested in Caloocan City for alleged quarantine violations. Azores, a Certified Public Accountant who...
DOH acknowledges pre-symptomatic transmission possible but WHO has established it months ago
The Department of Health only acknowledged that pre-symptomatic transmission of the coronavirus disease is possible on Thursday but this has already been established by...
#JunkTerrorBill call goes global: Aquaria, Bretman Rock, Miss U queens, more celebs rally behind...
(UPDATED 10:31 p.m.) Some personalities who were known to be silent on political affairs expressed their opposition against the anti-terror bill following the House's approval of the measure on Wednesday evening. Majority...
Chiz Escudero gets backlash after posting opinion on Anti-Terror Bill, which his mom initially...
Sorsogon Gov. Francis "Chiz" Escudero said that his mother, who was previously one of the authors of the first version of the proposed Anti-Terrorist...
Explainer: Are asymptomatic COVID-19 patients safe or silent carriers?
BEIJING — China said 300 symptomless carriers of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic, had not been found to be...
These lawmakers withdrew support for Anti-Terror Bill after initially backing it
Some lawmakers withdrew their co-authorship of the controversial anti-terror bill as online calls to scrap it continue to dominate local Twitter. Hashtag #JunkTerrorbill reached over...