Trump halts World Health Organization funding amid coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic while his administration...
Marikina gov’t OKs COVID-19 testing facility sans DOH’s approval. Here’s why.
Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro’s decision to open the COVID-19 testing center in the city on Wednesday made his name trending anew on local Twitter...
These Rizal windmills are now visible in Pasay City as air quality improves amid...
Windmills from Pililla, Rizal could be clearly seen from a vantage point in Pasay City as a result of a much-improved air quality amid...
Reasons for hope: the drugs, tests and tactics that may conquer coronavirus
With much of the world living in lockdown, the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in China late last year...
These items are what Filipinos search online during COVID-19 quarantine
Outdoor swimming pools and exercise equipment are among the items that majority of Filipinos search during the duration of the quarantine, according to a...
This mother and daughter team up to support families affected by COVID-19 quarantine in...
A data visualization journalist through the help of her mother launched a relief drive to support impoverished families within their community in Bago City amid...
Transparency measures compared: COVID-19 crisis as Duterte’s ‘Yolanda’ moment
The Aquino's administration's handling of the Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 was recalled online after some Filipinos called for the government's transparency on its response...
Overloaded morgues, mass graves and infectious remains: How forensic pathologists handle the coronavirus dead
The mortuary in Girona, Spain, one of the countries hardest hit by coronaviurs.
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Ahmad Samarji, Phoenicia University Editor’s note: Most scientists...
Duterte thanks China for ‘COVID-19’ support, overlooking recent aggression in South China Sea
President Rodrigo Duterte in his recorded national address late Monday once again thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his supposed support to the country...
Chinese survey ship returns to Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone
HANOI— A Chinese survey ship that was embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year in the disputed South China Sea has returned...
Filipino mom recalls giving birth to first-born away from husband during pandemic
A mother recently recalled how she gave birth to her first-born during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the most recent flu outbreak before COVID-19 pandemic. Nikki...
Teddy Locsin called out for saying there’s no earth without humans
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddy" Locsin Jr. recently tweeted that earth is "nothing" without humans as a response to a writer's post on a...
‘Your Easter Bobbie’: Bea Alonzo’s food packaging tags for frontliners catch attention
As pictures of Bea Alonzo preparing food for the frontliners surfaced online, Filipinos took notice of one of her labels in the packaging that...
Harry Roque’s surprise comeback as presidential spokesperson unwelcomed by many. Here’s why.
The legality of Harry Roque’s reappointment to his former post as the presidential spokesperson was questioned online even if he withdrew from the political...
After reports of cadaver pileup in hallway, East Avenue Hospital receives mortuary freezer
Veteran broadcast journalist Arnold Clavio on Sunday shared that a private organization donated a mortuary freezer to a hospital after he disclosed shortage of which over...