Nov 2, 2020, Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany The virus has infected more than 46 million people worldwide, with close to 1.2 million deaths, and the acute outbreaks in Europe and America spark further alarm about the state of the already devastated global economy Germany on Monday, November 2, led a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions…
By: Cathrine Gonzales – Reporter, INQUIRER.net /November 02, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Several media and human rights groups on Monday condemn violence against media workers in the country as they called out the government for adopting an “unwritten policy of lawfare” that they said boosted the climate of impunity. In a statement coinciding the 2020…
Nov 2, 2020, Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines Stars draw attention to groups and organizations raising funds and collating supplies for those hit by the super typhoon Filipino celebrities took to social media to call for donations for areas affected by typhoon Rolly (international name Goni), which hit the Bicol region and CALABARZON on Sunday, November 1….
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…
By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter /INQUIRER.net /October 26, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Southern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. “should be ashamed of himself.” Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla said this Monday as he blasted the military official for supposedly accusing Manila Mayor Isko Moreno of being…
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…
By: Niña V. Guno, INQUIRER.net / October 25, 2020 Catriona Gray is not backing down from using her voice despite a military official sending a warning over her ties with a women’s rights group. The Miss Universe 2018 titleholder showed herself being freed from hands covering her mouth in a video yesterday, Oct. 24. “Please…