Duterte okays P2.25 billion for workers’ masks, gear President Rodrigo Duterte has approved in principle the P2.25-billion budget for the purchase of personal protective equipment for 5,000 health care workers so they will not be […]
Persons under investigation for nCoV in the PHL jump to 80, with 30 testing negative for the virus Persons under investigation (PUIs) for the 2019 novel coronavirus in the country have reached 80, with 30 […]
Coronavirus: Philippines reports first death outside China as Duterte orders travel ban on visitors from mainland, Hong Kong The Philippines has reported the first coronavirus death outside China, hours after a senator said the country […]
Philippines confirms first case of novel coronavirus The Philippines has confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. — CNN Philippines (video) Solons urge temporary China travel ban amid nCoV scare Following confirmation of […]
Duterte bars Cabinet members from going to the US indefinitely President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday barred Cabinet members from making trips to the United States as part of his policy of “toning down” relations with […]
Current suspected nCoV cases in PHL jump to 24, with 18 in NCR; but DOH assures no confirmed case yet There are at least 27 persons in the country who have been considered “patients under […]
People likely exposed to nCoV urged to observe condition for 2 weeks -DOH People who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus–especially those who travelled to Wuhan, China–should observe their health condition within two […]
PH has 10-11 suspected cases of novel coronavirus HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd said that there were 10-11 persons “under investigation” on suspicion that they have the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). — Manila Times Philippines […]
Philippines drops to 113th rank in 2019 Corruption Index The Philippines dropped to the 113th rank out of 180 countries in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index, a 14-notch fall from its standing of 99th place […]
Philippines slips a spot to 54th in 2019 democracy index The Philippines slid one spot in the 2019 democracy index of think tank Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and was classified as a “flawed democracy” for […]
Signs of life at ‘no-man’s land’ around Philippine volcano A desolate landscape of ash dunes and bare trees left by the eruption of the Philippines’ Taal volcano lay in contrast with a few signs of […]
Red faces: Senate tongue lashings sees LTFRB backflip on habal-habal trial (video) Road traffic bureaucrats in the Philippines have performed a dramatic backflip on a decision announced earlier today (Jan 20) to abruptly cancel a […]