White House: Trump, Duterte teaming up vs COVID-19 menace

Christia Marie Ramos 04/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump agreed to work together to defeat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic during their phone conversation over the weekend. According to a statement from the White…

Gov’t urged to conduct ‘effective, more inclusive’ COVID-19 mass tests

Christia Marie Ramos 04/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National People’s Coalition (NPC) strongly urged the country’s COVID-19 inter-agency task force and the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the immediate conduct of an “effective” and a “more inclusive” COVID-19 mass testing.…

DFA: 6 more overseas Filipinos contract COVID-19

Christia Marie Ramos 04/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Another six overseas Filipinos have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a statement released by the DFA on Monday, the total number of Filipinos with…

DFA: COVID-19 now infects over 600 Filipinos abroad; death toll rises to 72

Christia Marie Ramos 04/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 607 Filipinos overseas have now contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, as the number of fatalities increased to 72. According to DFA, 13 more Filipinos…

Medical experts from China to arrive in PH over the weekend — embassy

Christia Marie Ramos 04/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Twelve medical experts from China are set to arrive in the Philippines over the weekend to assist the government in responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, the Chinese Embassy in…

Tugade eyes passengers ships as ‘floating quarantine hospitals’

Christia Marie Ramos 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is now coordinating with ship owners and operators for the use of their private passenger vessels as “floating quarantine hospitals” as medical facilities reach full capacity for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. In…

BREAKING: Koko tests positive for COVID-19

Christia Marie Ramos 03/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the lawmaker confirmed in a statement Wednesday. “I was informed late last night March 24, 2020 that I have tested positive for…

BPNP to fake news sources: Wag niyo kaming subukan, hahabulin namin kayo

Christia Marie Ramos 03/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa  warned peddlers of fake news that they can be arrested under existing laws. Gamboa issued the stern warning during the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management…

Friday weather forecast: Wet weekend in Visayas, Mindanao due to LPA

Christia Marie Ramos 03/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines —  A low-pressure area (LPA) will bring cloudy skies and rain showers to the Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said Friday. In its 4 a.m. weather update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…

Senate panel opens hearing on ABS-CBN franchise renewal

Christia Marie Ramos 02/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday opened its first hearing on the franchise renewal of broadcast giant ABS-CBN, less than three weeks before Congress adjourns on March 14. Congress adjournment comes more than two weeks before…

‘Treated like a slave:’ Taiwanese bares abuse from Chinese Pogo employers

Christia Marie Ramos 02/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A tearful tell-all from a Taiwanese national, who was forced to work in a Philippine online gaming operator (Pogo), bared the harrowing tale of threats and abuse from her Chinese employers. Lai Yu Cian,…

4 more Filipinos on cruise ship in Japan infected with nCoV

Christia Marie Ramos, Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Jovic Yee, Julie M. Aurelio, Maria Adelaida Calayag, Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 02/11/2020

Updated @ 1:20 a.m., Feb. 11, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Four more Filipinos aboard a cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, tested positive on Sunday for the new coronavirus, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on…

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