Elderly dog dies in Hong Kong after release from precautionary coronavirus quarantine
A 17-year-old dog in Hong Kong, which had been cleared of the coronavirus after initial suspicions of infection were proven unfounded, has died two days after...
Philippines exempts financial markets from coronavirus shutdown
MANILA/SINGAPORE— The Philippines exempted its financial trading platforms from strict coronavirus quarantine procedures on Tuesday, paving the way for the resumption of trading at its stock,...
The lockdown left them behind: Tragic tales from the road after transport shutdown
A report on commuters being forced to run to cross checkpoints following the immediate implementation of the enhanced community quarantine reached Kapamilya actress Bela...
Top-rating ABS-CBN, GMA shows make TV comeback as quarantine halts regular programs
A number of high-rating teleseryes of television networks ABS-CBN and GMA Network are currently returned on Philippine television as these networks halt tapings in...
With transport shut down, Robredo, citizens lead ‘libreng sakay’ effort for COVID-19 frontliners
Vice President Leni Robredo and several concerned citizens offered rides to employees who need to get to work as pubic transportation halted operations following...
A team from UP started designing ‘sanitation tents’ for public use. They are asking...
Filipinos are calling the attention of various local government units to avail of free sanitation tents designed by students and the alumni of the...
Philippines first country to suspend all markets as coronavirus spreads
MANILA/SINGAPORE—- The Philippine Stock Exchange closed indefinitely on Tuesday while currency and bond trading were suspended, the first shutdown of markets worldwide in response...
Vico Sotto temporarily allows tricycles in Pasig for people reporting to work amid quarantine
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is not completely banning tricycles in the city in consideration of the health workers reporting for duty and those...
‘Test, test, test’: WHO chief’s coronavirus message to world
LAUSANNE/ZURICH— The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programs as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Catriona Gray, Pinky Webb and Angel Locsin praised for speaking up on govt’s community...
Catriona Gray, Pinky Webb and Angel Locsin became the talk of the town on local Twitter after reacting to the issues surrounding the government’s...
Coronavirus is stressful. Here are some ways to cope with the anxiety
One of our patients was recently talking about her anxiety around the coronavirus epidemic. This woman’s stress was understandable. She had survived a serious...
DOTr says posts on Chinese nationals entering Manila during quarantine are ‘fake’
The Department of Transportation recently denied several posts alleging Chinese nationals are being allowed to enter the country. The agency dismissed these posts as false and...
Armed with the internet, Panelo concluded that eating bananas and gargling can prevent COVID-19....
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo falsely claimed that eating bananas and gargling could help prevent the deadly novel coronavirus strain despite these not being verified...
How religious sects continue acts of worship amid ban due to COVID-19 outbreak
The ban on mass gatherings in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak has prompted religious sectors to seek alternative means of worship that does...
‘Know your legal rights,’ human rights advocates remind public amid fears on public arrests,...
(UPDATED 8:39 p.m.) Human rights advocates recently reminded Filipinos of their legal rights amid fears of potential public arrests and detention during the implementation...