Reuters / November 08, 2020 WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden captured the US presidency on Saturday, several major television networks said, as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump’s tumultuous leadership and embraced Biden’s promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation. When the former vice president enters the…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer / October 30, 2020 Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. did not do himself, much less his fervent anti-insurgency cause, a favor when he went on social media last week to “warn” popular actress Liza Soberano against associating herself with the progressive Gabriela Youth group lest, he warned, she end up dead,…
By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter, INQUIRER.net / October 29, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than 111,000 Filipinos abroad are still expected to be repatriated to the Philippines by December this year as nations continue to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. During the House committee’s online hearing…
Written by Anna Bueno, Updated Dec 3, 2019 Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — Whenever there’s food and a group of people huddled around a meal, there is always a good story. A boatman in Lobo, Batangas, for example, may tell a story about the best goto in town. Our mothers may tell us stories about…
Written by Anna Bueno, Updated Apr 1, 2020 Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — As the Philippines reels from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, several groups of artists, engineers, designers, and volunteers have stepped up to provide much-needed creative solutions to gaps in problem-solving brought about by the crisis. The challenge was this: in the…
Rappler.Com, Oct 23, 2020, Ana P. Santos, Research Leika Golez and Cristina Chi In partnership with the Pulitzer Center MANILA, Philippines Part 1: Long-haul fishing is notorious for its exploitative working and deplorable living conditions. Solitary months in the high seas place crew at the mercy of extreme weather disturbances and at risk of physical…
Gaby Baizas, Oct 22, 2020/ Rappler.Com Filipinos criticize Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr for saying Liza Soberano will ‘suffer the same fate’ as killed activists if she continues supporting Gabriela Netizens were up in arms after Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr warned Liza Soberano she would end up getting killed if she continued supporting women’s…
Reuters / October 23, 2020 Europe’s reported coronavirus cases more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with many Southern European countries reporting their highest single-day cases this week. Europe reported 100,000 daily cases for the first time on Oct. 12. Europe…