WATCH: Teacher in viral post talks about struggles of students as PH adopts distance learning

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 09/04/2020

  A Facebook post of a senior high school teacher has gone viral after sharing the struggles of his students as the country adopts the distance online learning system amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a Facebook post,…

Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Veteran broadcast journalist Ted Failon is set to leave ABS-CBN and will make his final appearance on “TV Patrol” and “Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo” on Monday, August 31. ABS-CBN said the closure of the…

AFP thumbs down SOGIE bill, says respect for LGBT need not ‘sacrifice rights of majority’

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has rejected the proposed Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill, claiming that respect towards the LGBTQIA+ community may be given “without having to sacrifice…

COVID-19 cases soar to over 182,000; 4,786 new infections recorded

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines have reached over 182,000 after the Department of Health (DOH) logged 4,786 new infections. As of August 21, DOH said there are now 182,365 COVID-19 cases…

3 PhilHealth officials leave House hearing due to health reasons

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Three officials of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) have left the hearing being conducted in the House of Representatives due to health reasons. During Wednesday’s joint hybrid hearing of the House committees on good…

House approves ‘Better Normal Bill’ on 3rd reading

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Monday, August 10, 2020, approved on third and final reading the bill which makes several measures such as the wearing of face masks in public spaces and workplaces and…

BREAKING: House approves Bayanihan 2 on final reading

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the proposed Bayanihan to Recover As One Act, or the Bayanihan 2, to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to the…

PH COVID-19 tally breaches 90K mark as DOH records 4,063 new cases

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 07/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines closed the month of July with over 90,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases after the Department of Health (DOH) logged a new all-time high of 4,063 additional cases. DOH said there are now…

DOH: COVID-19 cases in PH breach 80K mark

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 07/26/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country have breached the 80,000 mark on Sunday after the Department of Health (DOH) logged 2,110 additional cases. The DOH said there are now 80,448 COVID-19 cases…

House panel denies ABS-CBN’s franchise bid

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 07/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The franchise bid of media giant ABS-CBN was denied Friday by the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises after a series of hearings. With all eyes on the House panel waiting for the…

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