(GMA News) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, said a nurses’ group, has called for mass hiring of nurses and health workers will be “studied with primary consideration on budgetary allocation.” In a statement, the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) said Duque… Continue Reading
(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Forgone wages during the month-long quarantine restriction are expected to reach P83.3 billion as the government continues to rely on lockdowns to control surging COVID-19 cases. During the Cabinet meeting with President Duterte late Monday night,… Continue Reading
(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Vaccines developed by the United States could arrive in the country in the next two months, Manila’s envoy to Washington said Tuesday. A vast majority of the Philippines’ supply of COVID-19 jabs remain from China’s Sinovac,… Continue Reading
(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — More than one year after the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country, celebrities were among those that have fallen victims to the deadly virus. Iza Calzado, Michael V, Christopher de Leon, Sylvia Sanchez, Dennis Padilla, K Brosas,… Continue Reading
(BBC) Around 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (£18 million) have been seized in the Philippines. The seizure is one of the largest ever hauls of the endangered species. Four suspects have been arrested… Continue Reading
(SFChronicle) Francis Ang, who has been at the forefront of the Bay Area’s modern Filipino food scene for years with his pop-up Pinoy Heritage, is opening his first full-blown restaurant this spring in San Francisco. Billed as a contemporary Filipino-Californian… Continue Reading
(Rappler) MANILA, PHILIPPINES The former president, a COVID-19 survivor, is back in a regular room following his bout with a bacterial lung infection. On Monday, April 19, former Philippine president Joseph “Erap” Estrada marked another birthday in his life with… Continue Reading
(GMA News) PORT VILA, Vanuatu — Vanuatu slapped travel restrictions on its most populous island Monday after tests confirmed a body that washed ashore on the largely coronavirus-free Pacific nation was infected with COVID-19. Government sources said the deceased was… Continue Reading
