Archive for May 6th, 2020
‘Waiting to die’: Coronavirus enters congested Philippine jails
Government releasing 10,000 inmates, but campaigners say more has to be done because prisons are so overcrowded. Coronavirus has hit Philippine prisons, notorious as the [...] » More
Vietnamese, Philippine fishermen protest China’s fishing ban in SCS
Fishermen’s associations in Vietnam and the Philippines on Monday protested China’s annual summer fishing ban in the South China Sea and called for their national [...] » More
Duterte offers P30,000 to anyone who reports government officials pocketing SAP aid
President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a P30,000 reward to individuals who will report government officials pocketing cash assistance from the Social Amelioration Programme [...] » More
‘Darth Vader’ enforces COVID-19 lockdown in Philippine village
Dressed as Star Wars characters, local officials in the Philippines are out and about to enforce strict quarantine measures while also handing out relief packages. With Darth [...] » More
At least 100 inmates for parole, clemency to be processed weekly DOJ
The Department of Justice will process at least 100 applications on relaxed guidelines for parole and executive clemency weekly, President Rodrigo Duterte told the Congress. [...] » More
Duterte says only 207 out of 1,634 LGUs have completed cash aid distribution
Only about 12 percent of local governments have finished the distribution of the first tranche of emergency aid for sectors sidelined by the quarantine as of April 30, a [...] » More
Philippines targets to accredit 58 additional COVID-19 testing labs
The Philippines is aiming to operate 78 laboratories by the end of the month to expand the number of new coronavirus tests that can be processed daily, the deputy chief [...] » More
ABS-CBN answers NTC’s cease and desist order
ABS-CBN released a statement after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order against the network, shutting down its operations on [...] » More
Duterte apologises, willing to ‘talk’ with Pangilinan, Zobels
Two months after calling for a “ceasefire” with the tycoons he butted heads with, President Duterte did not only apologise to Manuel V. Pangilinan and Zobels in [...] » More
Philippinesgovernment to provide 1 million jobs at part of Covid-19 Recovery plan.
The Philippines’ Department of Labour and Employment said it will provide one million jobs in provinces and rural areas for workers, as part of its post Covid-19 [...] » More
Duterte urges LGUs to allow repatriated OFWs to come home
President Rodrigo Duterte urged local government units to allow repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers to enter their localities and come home in this time of COVID-19 crisis. [...] » More
Duterte offers P30,000 to anyone who reports government officials pocketing SAP aid
President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a P30,000 reward to individuals who will report government officials pocketing cash assistance from the Social Amelioration Programme [...] » More
ABS-CBN ordered to go off-air as franchise lapses
Regulators ordered ABS-CBN Corp. to stop airing on Tuesday, a day after its legislative franchise expired, putting at risk over 11,000 jobs in the country’s biggest [...] » More
‘We Love Thailand’ campaign to stimulate domestic tourism
The Tourism Council of Thailand is preparing to start its ‘We Love Thailand’ campaign in collaboration with the Tourism and Sports Ministry and the Tourism [...] » More
Phuket: No new virus cases for 3 consecutive days, total 220
Two more Covid-19 infected patients have recovered and been discharged as the island province reported no new infections for three consecutive days, with the total remaining [...] » More
