By Ara Eugenio for Reportr Photographer Jerome Ascano was on the scene to capture the frustrations of Filipino frontliners with the government. Medical frontliners thronged the Philippine General Hospital Friday to protest a COVID-19 vaccine rollout using one made by China’s Sinovac, saying they were promised a different jab. Members of the All UP Workers…
Feb 27, 2021, Camille Elemia Gelo Gonzales MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) EXCLUSIVE: Internal documents from Twinmark Media Enterprises, the agency banned by Facebook for coordinated fake behavior, show how the power of celebrities is used for money and disinformation At a Glance Stars and influencers amplify, either knowingly or indirectly, questionable websites and posts containing government…
Feb 23, 2021, Reuters MANILA, Philippines The Philippines has relaxed a ban on deploying its healthcare workers overseas, but still limits the number of medical professionals leaving the country to 5,000 a year The Philippines will let thousands of its healthcare workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree…
Feb 23, 2021, Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines ‘I don’t think your capacity to be a leader is determined by your gender,’ says Catriona in response to President Duterte’s statement that the presidency is not a job for women. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray said that one’s capacity for leadership is not determined by gender but by…
During COVID-19 our cortisol levels are at an all-time high. By Murray Clark Lockdown ennui is written all over your face. The pale skin. The listless gaze into the void of another Zoom. The sudden breakouts. You can explain it all away by reasoning that this is winter, and this is what winter likes to…
By IBON Communications Research group IBON said that lifting COVID-related restrictions to boost the economy is a short-sighted and desperate move amid continuing failure to contain the pandemic. The group agreed that the government’s excessive quarantine restrictions since last year are behind the economy’s unprecedented and continuing collapse. IBON however said that easing restrictions will…
Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) February 22, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Senators are hoping there will be no more further delays in the Duterte administration’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program after Congress passes today the bill that provides for an indemnification fund and an expedited process for local government units (LGUs) and private institutions…
By: Maricar Cinco – Reporter / Philippine Daily Inquirer / February 22, 2021 Health experts on Sunday cautioned the government against easing to the lowest level coronavirus curbs throughout the country, especially in Metro Manila, after an independent research group last week reported a slight upward trend in COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, with a…