Nurses must be protected from abuse during coronavirus pandemic —WHO, nursing groups
GENEVA— Authorities must protect nurses and other health workers from harassment and attacks compounding the already heavy toll they are paying in the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown, home quarantine to end-April
MANILA— President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday approved the extension of lockdown and home quarantine measures covering more than half of the population, a crisis...
Here’s the story behind Iloilo frontliners’ ‘Money Heist-inspired’ PPE suits
Photos of health workers donning personal protective equipment (PPE) suits inspired by the hit Spanish television series Money Heist caught the public’s attention online...
Sarah Elago, Chel Diokno flag doctored social media posts
Rep. Sarah Elago (Kabataan Party-list) and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno disowned the social media posts bearing false statements attributed to them. On Sunday, Elago asked her...
‘No trend of COVID-19 patients contracting disease from grocery stores,’ PGH says amid online...
Actress and vlogger Alex Gonzaga apologized for sharing an unverified tweet claiming that there is a "trend" of people getting infected by the novel coronavirus...
Campus journalist ‘forced’ to apologize for criticizing Duterte admin
A campus journalist was asked to publicly apologize for his critical remarks against the government amid the enhanced community quarantine. This is the third incident...
‘Mag-ingay para sa bayan’: A list of COVID-19 issues addressed after public objection
Having time in their hands and in tune with the news and developments, the public has been vocal on raising concerns about the government’s...
Real ‘bayanihan’ spirit: How ordinary Filipinos are helping communities this quarantine period
Several Filipinos are harnessing the power of the internet by helping their own communities amid the novel coronavirus pandemic through their skills and capabilities...
Tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known...
Singer Pink says she had coronavirus, pledges $1 million to relief efforts
U.S. singer Pink said on Friday she had tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, two weeks ago and has since...
Explainer: How an old tuberculosis vaccine might help fight the new coronavirus
There is no vaccine against the novel coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, that is spreading rapidly around the world. But scientists in several countries are testing...
Sara Duterte blasts posts using her name to spread disinformation
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, also the eldest daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, decried the use of her name to spread false information online. On...
‘Report and block’: Filipinos’ advice on dealing with copy-paste arguments defending Duterte
A wave of alleged troll posts defending President Rodrigo Duterte circulated on social media after the online calls to oust him made it to...
Here’s how Filipinos can earn amid COVID-19 work suspension, according to Dingdong Dantes
Kapuso actor Dingdong Dantes recently shared a way on how Filipinos can still earn income despite the work suspension due to the Luzon-wide enhanced community...
The rise of Ligo Sardines as a social media voice during COVID-19 crisis
Ligo Sardines Philippines, one of the countries leading manufacturer of canned goods, posted another advertisement that seemingly voices out the public's sentiments to the...