Duterte places Luzon under ‘enhanced community quarantine.’ What does this mean?
President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the entire Luzon region will be placed under "enhanced community quarantine" amid the rising cases of the novel...
Appreciation hour: Public urged to join the nation’s 2-minute-clap for COVID-19 frontliners
A nationwide appreciation hour for our medical heroes is slated Monday afternoon. For two minutes, the public is asked to go out of their balcony,...
Why commuters failed to practice ‘social distancing’ even when told to do so amid...
(UPDATED 8:48 p.m.) Social distancing was not observed in the commute of most Filipinos as the National Capital Region enters its second day of...
Marikina City, MMDA step up efforts vs COVID-19 with disinfection tents
A city in Metro Manila and a government office have set up disinfection tents and other disinfecting equipment as part of the preventive measures...
How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains
People travelling into Australia will now have to self-isolate for 14 days – one of a range of measures announced at the weekend by...
Working at home to avoid coronavirus? This tech lets you (almost) replicate the office
Working from home is already so common it has its own acronym, and it’s about to get even more common still. Companies like Apple,...
Duterte’s address on COVID-19 juxtaposed with Singaporean PM’s
As President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the nation for the second time about the novel coronavirus on Thursday, stark comparisons were made with the Singaporean...
Community quarantine in hopes to contain COVID-19. How does it differ from a lockdown?
President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday declared a 30-day quarantine as he raised Code Red Sublevel 2 over Metro Manila, entailing restrictions on movement that are...
Duterte failed to acknowledge ‘real heroes’ in last night’s COVID-19 address
President Rodrigo Duterte did not acknowledge those in the frontlines of the battle against the novel coronavirus as he addressed the nation about the...
Metro Manila on lockdown to contain novel coronavirus
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced strict immigration curbs and a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and...
Mocha Uson made ‘La Trinidad’ trend on local Twitter. Here’s why.
The keyword "La Trinidad" become among the top trending topics on local Twitter as controversial blogger and public official Mocha Uson committed another geographic...
Heads up! Supermarkets are now limiting purchases of alcohol and hand sanitizers amid COVID-19...
Following the hoarding incidents due to COVID-19, some local supermarkets are now limiting the purchase of rubbing alcohol and other disinfectant sanitizers. Photos of people...
Stores trying to reassure the Filipinos premises’ safety amid COVID-19 outbreak
Several stores and malls assured Filipinos that they are taking precautionary measures to ensure that their health is prioritized in public spaces amid the...
Fake news alert: Purveyors now using news logos in false posts on COVID-19
The news and public affairs division of GMA Network is the latest media company to be victimized by fake news purveyors. It recently disowned...
WHO declared the COVID-19 a pandemic but what does it mean?
The World Health Organization announced on early Thursday (Philippine time) that COVID-19 “can be characterized” as a pandemic after it assessed 118,000 cases in...