Heavily tattooed Philippine prisoners wince in pain as fellow inmates use improvised tattooing machines to cover up gang symbols — an effort to reduce jail violence that sceptics say is only skin-deep.
Can’t please everybody: Ping bares bashing from all sides, including AFP, Palace over red-tagging
At least they showed the hearings are fair.
Covid-19 lockdowns drive spike in online child abuse
Out-of-school kids and adult predators spending more time at home and on the internet during the coronavirus pandemic is the “perfect storm” driving a spike in online child sex abuse around the world, activists and police say.
Duterte set to announce quarantine status for December tonight
President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to announce new quarantine classifications Monday night.
Pope appoints first African American cardinal
Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals on Saturday — including the first African-American — putting his personal stamp on the body that will one day choose his successor.
Duterte affirms stronger economic ties with China
President Rodrigo Duterte assured China that the Philippines remains as one of its strong partners in the Southeast Asian region.
WATCH | Senate approves Create bill lowering corporate income taxes, giving fiscal perks
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Konti lang ang namamatay! Palace says COVID resilience survey ‘inaccurate’
Malacañang said the Bloomberg study showing that the Philippines ranked 46th out of 53 countries in terms of coronavirus (Covid-19) resilience is “inaccurate.”
Hotspots uunahin! Gov’t ready to vaccinate 60 million Pinoys against coronavirus
The Philippines is now set to inoculate 60 million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), saying the government is already in talks with vaccine manufacturers Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and the manufacturer of Russia’s vaccine, Malacañang confirmed Tuesday.
WATCH | ASAP! Senate asks DSWD to expedite the release of P83-B unused funds
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Pinoys spend the most time on social media: poll
Filipinos spend the most time on social networks, according to online statistics portal Statista.
WATCH | Communist recruiter? Duterte threatens to stop UP funding
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Vamco (Ulysses) hits Vietnam as Philippines death toll rises to 67
Storm Vamco barrelled into Vietnam on Sunday, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people, as the death toll in the Philippines climbed to 67.
Death toll in typhoon-hit Philippines rises to 27
The death toll in the typhoon-battered Philippines has risen to at least 27, official figures showed Friday, after some of the worst flooding in years swamped villages and forced thousands to flee their homes.
Typhoon causes major flooding in Philippine capital
The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila on Thursday, trapping some people on rooftops and claiming at least one life in another part of the country.
WATCH | Senate version of 2021 budget bill includes P18-B for COVID-19 vaccines – Angara
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WATCH | Ex-Rebel tells Senate CPPA-NPA cannot overthrow the gov’t: ‘But they can make Smart, Globe pay P200M/year’
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WATCH | ‘Tama na ang panloloko sa loob ng 50 taon’ Bato: CPP-NPA hadlang sa pag-unlad ng Pilipinas
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WATCH | No show! Makabayan solons snub Senate probe on ‘red-tagging’; wants separate hearing without Parlade
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WATCH | Trending si Digong! Duterte skips 1st gov’t briefing on ‘Rolly’
The hashtag NasaanAngPangulo trended on Twitter as Super Typhoon Rolly devastated Luzon.
16 dead after Typhoon Goni batters Philippines
The most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year destroyed tens of thousands of homes and killed at least 16 people, officials said Monday, as communications to the worst-hit areas remained cut off.
At least 10 dead as Typhoon Goni batters Philippines
At least 10 people were killed as Typhoon Rolly (Goni) pounded the Philippines Sunday, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines and causing flooding in the hardest-hit areas where hundreds of thousands had fled their homes.
Super Typhoon Goni batters Philippines
Super Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines Sunday with authorities warning of “catastrophic” conditions in the region expected to take the hardest hit, where more than 300,000 have fled their homes.
Philippines evacuates nearly 1 million as Typhoon Goni nears
Nearly a million people in the Philippines were evacuated from their homes Saturday as the most powerful typhoon of the year so far barrelled towards the country, with authorities warning of “destructive” winds and flooding.
