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‘Taal’ trends online after reports of minor quakes in Batangas province

The keyword "Taal" trended on local Twitter on Thursday afternoon as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded several earthquakes in Batangas which...
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Citing frequent quarantine violators, Angelika Dela Cruz in favor of martial law during COVID-19...

Actress Angelika Dela Cruz, also a barangay captain in Malabon City,  said she is in favor of the declaration of martial law to address the novel coronavirus crisis...

On Earth Day, watch Philippine Eagle’s demo flight

A non-profit group, dedicated to save the endangered Philippine Eagle, would release its educational initiative where one can witness the flight demo of the...
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Donor stands by report on stranded construction workers after release of UP statement

One of the individuals who initiated the donation drive to feed construction workers allegedly stranded on the University of the Philippines' Diliman campus addressed...
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A look at ‘GO’ Facebook pages on provinces with uniform templates, copy-paste posts

Several Facebook pages of Philippine provinces with similar logos were observed to share similar information on the government's response on the novel coronavirus in the country.   The pages...

LIST: Shift to ‘Zero Waste’ lifestyle and 4 other ways you can give back...

An environment non-profit organization listed down ways in which Filipinos can give back to Mother Earth amid the COVID-19 and climate crisis. The EcoWaste Coalition,...

‘Privileged’: Vice Ganda slammed for TikTok video on quarantine extension

Kapamilya host Vice Ganda is the latest personality who was called out on local Twitter for his TikTok video where he blamed the extension...

For Earth Day, UN chief urges ‘green recovery’ in response to coronavirus

LONDON— U.N. chief Antonio Guterres urged governments to use their economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle the "even deeper emergency" of climate...
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Duterte’s P10M prize for COVID-19 defense belies real cost of vaccine development

President Rodrigo Duterte's announcement of a P10-million reward for any Filipino who will "discover" a vaccine against the novel coronavirus can be a good...

Palace, US Embassy issue notes on Duterte-Trump phone call amid public doubts

The United States Embassy in the Philippines and the Malacañang earlier released notes on the phone call between President Rodrigo Duterte and his American counterpart Donald Trump, thus dismissing doubts raised by the Filipinos...

Explainer: Zoom bombs make choosing video apps harder for lockdown chats

The coronavirus crisis has seen millions locked in their homes turn to videoconferencing apps, bringing with it question marks over security and privacy and...
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NCCA urged to give aid and relief to Filipino creatives amid COVID-19 quarantine

Several artists and cultural workers called on the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to fully support Filipino artists' rights and welfare as...
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DOH hit for alleged failure to protect RITM health workers as 43 employees test...

Concerns on the Department of Health’s accountability were raised after the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine reported that more than 40 of its staff have tested positive for...

Oil price crashes into negative territory for the first time in history amid pandemic

NEW YORK— U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on Monday for the first time in history, amid a coronavirus-induced supply glut, ending the...
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GMA artist Nikki Co sorry for ‘insensitivity’ after photo wearing PPE drew flak

Kapuso artist Nikki Co on Monday issued an apology after some Filipinos called him out for supposedly wasting personal protective equipment (PPE) suit for a...