Here’s the story behind the trending ‘Protect Vico’ hashtag on local Twitter
The local online community is calling on the public to "#ProtectVico" as criticisms against the proactive initiatives of the youngest local chief executive in...
Fact-check: A list of COVID-19 cure and other myths debunked by DOH and health...
The Department of Health fact-checked several unverified information on COVID-19 circulating on social media amid the worsening situation on the health crisis in the...
A closer look at DOH’s triage system and why politicians, officials are getting tested...
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire recently explained why some public officials were tested for COVID-19 infection, citing a triage system but the previous triage system...
Here’s how you can help tireless health workers and other COVID-19 frontliners
Several Filipinos took to social media to seek donations for the needs of health workers in the front lines of the battle against the...
Coronavirus: The perils of our ‘just enough, just in time’ food system
Thanks to COVID-19, governments in most industrialized nations are preparing for shortages of life’s necessities. If they fail, riots over food may be inevitable....
Philippine stocks plunge 24% as trade resumes after virus shutdown
MANILA— The Philippine stock market on Thursday crashed 24% to its lowest in more than eight years after trading resumed following a two-day suspension...
Vico Sotto has been stellar with his proactive COVID-19 initiatives, and Filipinos want him...
The keywords "Pasig," "Vico Sotto" and "Mayor Vico" topped the trending list on local Twitter as constant initiatives of the local chief executive gained...
What ‘flatten the curve’ means in controlling the spread of COVID-19
Local scientists have developed analyses on the importance of controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus epidemic or “flattening the curve” in the Philippines. This...
‘Ambag namin’: Local films, shows and reading materials are made available online as public...
Several local films and a library of reading materials have been released online in light of the monthlong enhanced community quarantine period. A number of...
How celebrities and influencers’ plea to ‘stay at home’ during Luzon quarantine shows class...
Several personalities earned the public's ire on local social media for supposedly downplaying the impacts of the quarantine period to ordinary Filipino workers, particularly...
Politicians and their families get tested for COVID-19, but some people are not having...
President Rodrigo Duterte's partner and his youngest daughter took swab tests to determine if they are infected with the novel coronavirus disease despite the...
Elderly dog dies in Hong Kong after release from precautionary coronavirus quarantine
A 17-year-old dog in Hong Kong, which had been cleared of the coronavirus after initial suspicions of infection were proven unfounded, has died two days after...
Philippines exempts financial markets from coronavirus shutdown
MANILA/SINGAPORE— The Philippines exempted its financial trading platforms from strict coronavirus quarantine procedures on Tuesday, paving the way for the resumption of trading at its stock,...
The lockdown left them behind: Tragic tales from the road after transport shutdown
A report on commuters being forced to run to cross checkpoints following the immediate implementation of the enhanced community quarantine reached Kapamilya actress Bela...
Top-rating ABS-CBN, GMA shows make TV comeback as quarantine halts regular programs
A number of high-rating teleseryes of television networks ABS-CBN and GMA Network are currently returned on Philippine television as these networks halt tapings in...