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Low-income families in areas with lifted ECQ will no longer receive cash aid

Following the extension of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in high-risk areas, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque…

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Meet KIRA, DOH’s new chatbot aiming to combat false information against COVID-19

With the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country also comes an influx of…

Thanks to quarantine, Netflix has 16 million new users. That’s bad news for Earth

While many businesses are tanking due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, one…

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ECQ extended for high-risk areas. Here’s a rundown of Duterte’s latest IATF briefing

On Apr. 24, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque announced the Palace’s decision on new quarantine measures…

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Auro chocolate’s first ice cream product is vegan chocolate gelato

Some very good news for our vegan friends, last March we told you about the…

Angara on COVID-19 crisis: “We need a problem solver and a crisis manager at this point”

Nearly a month after his recovery from COVID-19, Senator Sonny Angara has recently tested positive for…

Don’t use the pandemic as a sorry excuse to disregard human rights

While the government and various organizations are implementing extreme measures to flatten the curve, human…

Pandemic after pandemic: Global hunger will get worse, UN warns

“Walang namamatay sa gutom. Ang isang buwan, hindi ka pa mamamatay,” said former presidential spokesperson…

We (may) finally have time to read a long-ass book. Where do we start?

I find prompts for productivity during this quarantine conflicting. Don’t tell me what to do…

The Philippine Harvest goes online, delivers local food products to your doorstep

As a way of promoting local producers despite the quarantine, the Department of Tourism (DOT)…