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Philippine reopening of theaters, arcades stalls amid debate on new COVID-19 risk
Movie theaters, video game arcades and other leisure businesses closed since last year in most of the Philippines got approval to reopen Monday but ... Coronavirus -
6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Philippines: USGS
A strong earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Sunday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, the US Geological Service ... World News -
Philippine floods kill eight as thousands flee homes
Nearly 10,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the northeastern Philippines as heavy rain across the country left at least eight people dead, ... World News -
Death toll from 2020’s deadliest typhoon in Philippines climbs to 67
The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster ... World News -
Philippines confirms 73 new coronavirus cases, 6 more deaths
The Philippines reported 73 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 380, the health ministry said on Sunday.For more coronavirus news, visit our ... World News -
Qatar Airways lays off around 200 staff as coronavirus concerns affect travel
Qatar Airways laid off around 200 employees, all Filipino nationals based in Qatar, this week as the coronavirus outbreak forces the Middle East ... Middle East -
CNN Philippines goes off-air after coronavirus case confirmed
CNN Philippines stopped broadcasting on Wednesday after a coronavirus case was confirmed in the building where the television channel is based, ... Television & Radio -
Philippine’s Manila to impose curfew as coronavirus death toll reaches six
Mayors of Metro Manila’s 16 cities announced nighttime curfews on Saturday and urged shopping malls to close for one month, in a bid to contain ... World News -
UN headquarters records first coronavirus case in Filipino diplomat
A Philippine diplomat in New York has tested positive for the new coronavirus in the first recorded case at United Nations headquarters in the city, ... World News -
Philippine’s president to be tested for coronavirus as a ‘precautionary’ measure
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be tested for the new coronavirus, an official said Thursday, as two key government buildings were being ... World News -
Coronavirus: Philippine’s president orders lockdown in capital city of Manila
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans Thursday for a halt to all transport in and out of the capital Manila and a quarantine to contain ... World News -
Coronavirus-hit Philippines cancels ‘Good Friday’ crucifixion reenactments
The Philippines’ crucifixion reenactments will be canceled this year as coronavirus cases climb, said authorities in the city where the annual ... World News -
Shots fired at Manila mall in Philippines, riot police enter
Philippine police on Monday surrounded a shopping mall in an upscale section of Manila after a recently dismissed security guard opened fire and took ... World News -
Coronavirus infections spiked on Valentine’s Day: World Health Organization
Coronavirus cases spiked on Valentine’s Day, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. A total of 2512 new virus infections were ... Variety -
Philippines lifts travel ban on Taiwan amid coronavirus fears
The Philippines on Friday lifted a coronavirus travel ban on Taiwan after Taipei threatened retaliation.Taiwan had hit out at countries that ... World News -
Philippines evacuates 30 from coronavirus-hit Wuhan
Thirty Filipinos returned to the Philippines on Sunday from Wuhan City in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that ... World News -
Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside of China
The Philippines has reported the first death related to a new coronavirus outside of China. The Department of Health says a 44-year-old Chinese man ... World News -
Philippines confirms first case of new coronavirus: Health minister
Philippine health officials have confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in the country. A 38-year-old Chinese woman, who arrived ... World News -
Philippines’ Duterte threatens to end military deal with US
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned the United States on Thursday he would repeal an agreement on deployment of troops and equipment for ... World News -
Philippines probing possible case of Chinese virus
The Philippines was probing on Tuesday its potential first case of the SARS-like virus that has infected hundreds in China, health authorities said. A ... World News -
Evacuation crackdown ordered as Philippine volcano ‘recharges’
Philippine authorities ordered a crackdown Monday on evacuees’ daily visits to their homes in the danger zone around Taal volcano as scientists ... World News -
Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks
Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country’s persistent ... Variety -
Philippine residents retrieve pets, belongings amid threat of volcano eruption
Thousands of residents under orders to evacuate from a town near the Philippine volcano Taal were allowed to briefly visit homes on Friday to rescue ... World News -
Danger looms over Taal volcano in Philippines as locals return despite warnings
Nearly 5,000 people are still at risk in the Philippines’ village of Taal, where a volcano recently erupted. Despite warnings from officials, ... World News -
Special day ‘no matter what’: Filipino couple weds under volcanic cloud
A couple getting married in the Philippines over the weekend witnessed a surprise guest at their wedding.In what has made for dramatic shots that have ... Variety -
Lava gushes from Philippine volcano as ash spreads to Manila
Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee and shut down ... World News -
Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq
The Philippine government said Wednesday that it has ordered the mandatory evacuation of Filipino workers from Iraq and the coast guard said it is ... World News -
Philippines prepares to evacuate workers in Middle East on rising tensions
The Philippines is preparing to evacuate thousands of Filipinos working in the Middle East as regional tensions rise following the killing of a top ... Middle East -
Philippines Christmas typhoon death toll climbs to 41
The number of deaths from a powerful storm that hit the Philippines on Christmas has climbed to 41, authorities said Sunday, with tens of thousands ... World News -
Philippines bans two US senators, mulls new visa rules for Americans
The Philippines has banned two US lawmakers from visiting and will introduce tighter entry restrictions for US citizens should Washington enforce ... World News