‘Thank you coronavirus’: Here’s why DOTr’s post on COVID-19 was frowned upon online
The Department of Transportation issued an apology on Monday after sharing a poem and video on the supposed silver-lining of the coronavirus pandemic. The post drew...
Duterte seeks powers over firms, supplies, funds to avert crisis
MANILA— The Philippine Congress held a special session over the internet on Monday to debate a push by the country's strongman leader to adopt sweeping emergency powers, in a...
‘We will have nothing’: Lung Center of the Philippines pleas for PPE suits and...
The Lung Center of the Philippines is appealing for an immediate donation of personal protective equipment suits and isolation gowns for its health workers...
Officials issuing apologies for availing of COVID-19 testing kits
While several politicians availed of the opportunity to get tested for novel coronavirus despite being asymptomatic, a few of them apologized for having done...
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison – union official
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the...
Duterte’s public address on LGUs is not just for Vico Sotto. Here’s why.
The Philippine government stressed that President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest nation address on COVID-19, reiterating the quarantine rules, is directed to all local government units...
Are there looting and crime incidents in Metro Manila amid quarantine? Here’s what PNP...
The Philippine National Police debunked the recent viral posts claiming that there are looting and crime incidents happening in Metro Manila amid the Luzon-wide...
This is what happened when Bela Padilla did not reach Mandaluyong City before quarantine...
Even actresses are not spared from the Luzon-wide quarantine curfew. Bela Padilla was greeted by an improvised barricade as she reached Mandaluyong City after distributing...
You can now access digital libraries JSTOR, Scribd and Filipino creatives’ works for free....
Several digital libraries made their journals, textbooks and other reading materials for free amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. These announcements came days after the Philippine...
The real economic victims of coronavirus are those we can’t see
The COVID-19 coronavirus is officially a pandemic, the US and Australian share markets have collapsed, both governments have unveiled stimulus packages, and Australia’s trade...
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....