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Watching The Climate Crisis From Two Ends Of The World

Youth environmentalist and national coordinator of XR Philippines, Tara Santos, talks about climate activism in the Philippines

How Blood From Covid-19 Survivors Might Save Lives

A century-old approach for fighting infections offers hope as people wait for drugs and vaccines to thwart the novel coronavirus disease

August Opening For Next School Year

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has recommended that the nation's private universities and colleges shift to a new academic calendar and move the first day of the first semester for school year 2020-21 to August.

Trump Calls Duterte To Discuss Bilateral Response Vs Covid-19

United States President Donald Trump reached out to President Duterte Sunday night on reported efforts to enhance cooperation in addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Hugh Jackman On How He Is Coping With Self-Isolation

Los Angeles–– Like every-body else, Hugh Jackman is self-sheltering. When we talked to him via video conferencing recently, the 51-year-old Australian actor revealed he and his family were in New York City.

10 Good Things We Might Have Missed While On Lockdown

Even now, there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful

IATF To Tackle ECQ Lifting Or Extension

The government task force on top of fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak will seek today to reach a consensus on the proposed next official action after April 30 when the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon ends.

So Much Uncertainty Over GDP This Year

At the start of this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) set a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth target for the Philippines of 6.5 to 7.5 percent for the year 2020. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, however, has upset all economic growth plans and expectations around the world, including the Philippines. The BSP has now lowered its GDP projection for the Philippines to 5 to 5.5 percent.

A Global Prayer For The Coronavirus Pandemic

A global prayer for the coronavirus pandemic

Barangay-Level Lockdown Pushed

Concepcion: Let’s not penalize areas which are free from COVID-19 infection

After The Pandemic

We're all hankering to gain back what we may have lost to Covid-19, but do we really want to go back to the way we were?

All In One Go

Chris Hemsworth is seen in one highlight after another in ‘Extraction,’ resulting to exhilarating movie ride.

Duterte: Behave Or Face Military Takeover

President Duterte warned of a takeover by the military and the police to strictly enforce quarantine measures should the public continue to violate the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

A Political Twist In US Epidemic

COVID-19 has been largely a health crisis with serious economic implications for the various countries around the world. In the United States, it appears to have developed a political twist with the nation’s governors uniting against President Trump who claimed early this week that he has “total” authority to decide when to reopen the economy after weeks of quarantine and social distancing.

(G)I-DLE Achieves Record With New Album

K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE goes higher with the release of new album “I Trust.”

MJ Opens Up About ‘Last Dance' Film

(REUTERS) — Days before the premiere of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary series, Michael Jordan opened up Thursday about the final season of his Chicago Bulls tenure in 1997-98, the central focus of the 10-part series.

Roche Aims To Start Selling Covid-19 Antibody Test Next Month

Roche Holding AG developed an antibody test for COVID-19 and plans to start selling early next month, adding another of the diagnostic tools experts think will be needed to lift social-distancing measures around the globe.

Concepcion Leads Project ARK

Massive rapid testing initiative supported by conglomerates, business groups

Emergency Hiring Of Healthcare Workers Underway

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has seen our hospitals overwhelmed by the number of infected people, so that convention centers, gyms, arenas, and other available spaces have been transformed into quarantined treatment and monitoring areas, separated from all other patients because of the infectious nature of the virus.

Have We Have Lost The Art Of Genuine Political Discourse?

Or maybe we never had it in the first place?

The Myth Of The Single-use Plastic Bag

Plastic bags were originally invented as an eco-friendly alternative to paper bags, but now single-use plastic bags are causing an environmental crisis of their own.

‘Play Before Empty Stadiums'

US specialist urges weekly testing for athletes to be sure

A Humanitarian Mission Ends Well In Uruguay

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne was all praise last Saturday for the Uruguayan government as over 100 Australians and New Zealanders left Uruguay on a chartered flight after being stranded for two weeks aboard the virus-infected cruise ship Greg Mortimer at Rio de Plata 20 kilometers from Uruguay’s coast in Montevideo.

Kiefer, Alyssa To Raffle Off Shoes

Power couple Kiefer Ravena and Alyssa Valdez joined the drive to raise funds for the frontliners battling the coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic by raffling off shoes along with several athletes.

PAL Ferries Canadians Back Home

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines mounted three special flights on Tuesday to ferry some 936 Canadian citizens caught in different parts of the country stranded when the government implemented the enhance community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon on March 16.

WWII Vet, 99, Survives Coronavirus In Brazil

BRASILIA/ROME (Reuters/AFP) – World War Two veteran Ermando Piveta, aged 99, became the oldest Brazilian to recover from the coronavirus on Tuesday.

You Give Me Fish, I Give You Gulay

Gerandy Danao, mayor of Narra, Palawan, shares how barter and bayanihan are helping his townspeople live through the quarantine

Bayanihan Through Hospitality

Two of the many lodging donors share why they opened their vacant spaces to healthcare workers

Bed Of Hope

The local industry is not ‘sleeping’ amid the call for bayanihan

Duterte Calls For Closer Asean Solidarity, Cooperation To Combat Covid-19

As the world faces an “unfolding catastrophe” brought about by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Duterte has called for a closer solidarity and cooperation among Southeast Asian nations, from improving healthcare capacity to ensuring food security, to combat the pandemic and mitigate its impact on the people.