Tackle coronavirus and climate crisis together, says activist Greta Thunberg

STOCKHOLM— People need to tackle both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis together, Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg told an Earth Day event on...
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Vico Sotto urges Pasig residents to ‘delist’ themselves if not qualified to receive gov’t...

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged his constituents who are not eligible to receive cash assistance from the national government's emergency subsidy program to...
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Amid calls for justice for slain ex-soldier, army men’s mental struggles put to the...

Calls for justice for a retired soldier was launched online after a Quezon City cop shot him dead for allegedly violating quarantine rules, videos of which...
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Law enforcers must have clear-cut guidelines in implementing quarantine protocols, says CHR

The Commission of Human Rights stressed the need for law enforcers on the ground to follow clear-cut guidelines on quarantine measures after President Rodrigo...
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Coronavirus outbreak in Cebu City jail sees 123 inmates infected

MANILA— A prison in the Philippines is suffering from a major outbreak of the new coronavirus with 123 infected inmates, officials said on Wednesday, adding to...

Pizza delivery guy who went viral for generosity gets P100K reward

The pizza delivery rider who recently went viral on social media for his generosity received a cash reward of P100,000 from the Araneta Group...

WHO chief says ‘virus will be with us for a long time’

GENEVA— The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were "worrying upward trends" in early epidemics in parts of Africa and central and South America, while...
Harry Roque

‘Slip of the tongue?’ Roque corrects self after saying POGOs give ‘cash resource’ to...

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was poked fun at online after he appeared to have admitted that the online gaming industry provides "cash resource" to President Rodrigo...
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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...