How COVID-19 cleared Southeast Asia’s traffic jams
Strict lockdowns, school closures and restrictions on commerce to curb the novel coronavirus in Southeast Asian countries brought a rare respite from the transport...
‘This virus may never go away,’ WHO says
GENEVA —The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would...
Facebook flags 50 million misleading COVID-19-related content in April
Around 50 million pieces of COVID-19-related content were flagged by social network giant Facebook’s detection team last April as part of its efforts to detect...
Virtual Cheers! Japan’s ‘nomikai’ goes online for coronavirus time
TOKYO — Launched amid the mounting scare over the coronavirus, a Japanese video chat website designed for hosting virtual drinking parties has soared in...
How not to do it: NCRPO’s birthday gathering showed the risks of social interaction...
The birthday celebration of the head of the National Capital Region Police Office is an example of a scenario that experts have previously warned when...
In less than a minute, Angelica Panganiban enumerates COVID-19 issues that gov’t should prioritize...
Actress Angelica Panganiban is the latest Kapamilya artist who voiced out her sentiments about her home network's shutdown. This time, she reminded the public of the ongoing battle against novel...
Explainer: Tracking the coronavirus ‘reproduction rate’ as lockdowns ease
Global alarm was sounded on Monday over a potential second wave of coronavirus infections after Germany reported that the reproduction rate of the pathogen...
Fears raised over Palace’s decision that only residents of areas under modified ECQ will...
(UPDATED July 2, 2020; 4:18 p.m.) Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday afternoon announced that some areas will move to general community quarantine or...
Arrest of public school teacher over online threat vs Duterte sparks questions on ‘selective...
A public school teacher was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday over his online post where he offered a hefty P50 million reward to...
‘True heroes’: How Filipinos are paying tribute to frontliners on International Nurses Day
Filipinos paid tribute to nurses who are on the frontlines of the battle against the novel coronavirus pandemic as the global community celebrates the...
To help trike drivers, vendors, Robredo takes QC markets online as residents observe social...
(UPDATED May 18, 2020; 6:05 p.m.) Vice President Leni Robredo and her “Angat Buhay” anti-poverty program partnered with the Quezon City government to launch an application dedicated to helping market...
Clawing back normality: Bangkok cat cafe reopens after virus shutdown
BANGKOK — As Thailand's capital cautiously reopens many restaurants shuttered over coronavirus fears, the feline "employees" of the Caturday Cafe are back at work. The few dozen...
In this harsh weather, musician suggests offering water to delivery riders
Independent singer-songwriter Bullet Dumas recently shared a suggestion of an Instagram user who encouraged Filipinos to provide water to riders delivering food or other items...
‘We feel like guests’: Manila cruise flotilla offers crew confinement in comfort
MANILA — In the past few weeks, Manila Bay in the Philippines has been transformed into the world's biggest parking lot for cruise ships,...
Timing of Radyo Pilipinas’ ‘Wow China’ airing questioned but segment is 2 years old
A radio program called "Wow China" being aired on the state-run Radyo Pilipinas sparked outrage over the weekend despite the segment being run since 2018. The radio...