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PH logs more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases bringing tally to over 594,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 04:23 PM

The Philippines confirmed 3,276 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing the country’s total to 594,412. Read more »

Mexico barricades presidential palace ahead of women's march

Lizbeth Diaz and Ana Isabel Martinez, Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 10:02 PM

Mexico's government has walled off the presidential palace with a metallic barrier ahead of a planned women's march on Monday to protest rampant violence against women and the president's support for a gubernatorial candidate accused of rape. Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone

Tim Kelly and Kim Kyung Hoon, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 12:19 PM

A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbors who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won't leave. Read more »

Pfizer to ship 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per week to US by mid-March: executive

Carl O'Donnell, Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 04:34 PM

Pfizer Inc expects to deliver more than 13 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine per week to the United States by the middle of March, more than doubling its shipments from early February, a top Pfizer executive said in prepared testimony ahead of a Tuesday congressional hearing. Read more »

Third telco DITO to 'spend on towers rather than K-Pop stars': official

Jessica Fenol and Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:55 PM

Popular Korean actors and K-pop stars are unlikely to endorse third telco DITO Telecommunity as the company would rather spend on towers and network expansion, its chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte needs 'a little more time' for proposed MGCQ shift: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 12:14 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has asked for "a little more time" to approve a call of his aides to place the entire Philippines under the loosest of 4 quarantine levels and revive the country's ailing economy, an official said on Tuesday.    Read more »

Philippines ready for spike in COVID-19 cases under looser quarantine, says Duterte spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 04:16 PM

The Philippines is ready should coronavirus infections surge if President Rodrigo Duterte approves a call of his aides to ease quarantine levels across the country, Malacañang said on Monday.  Read more »

Vietnam to start COVID-19 vaccinations in March - state media

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 03:40 PM

Vietnam will begin its COVID-19 vaccination program next month with frontline health-care staff and the elderly in line for the first doses as the country tackles a new wave of coronavirus infections, state media reported on Monday. Read more »

Australia moves COVID-19 vaccine rollout to early March

Renju Jose, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 06 11:34 AM

Australian health authorities are bringing forward the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines by 2 weeks to early March, even as recent outbreaks in the country's 2 largest cities appeared to stabilize. Read more »

Homeless march on Bonifacio Day

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 01:32 PM

Housing advocates protest in front of the National Housing Authority on Bonifacio Day, criticizing the Duterte administration's alleged forced evictions in various parts of the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic and series of calamities.  Read more »

Palace says to verify if China moon rocket flew over Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 05:55 PM

Malacañang said Thursday it would look into reports that Long March 5, China’s biggest and most powerful rocket, passed over Luzon this week, which a scientist said might be a potential security threat.    Read more »

China moon rocket flies over Luzon, sparks security concerns

Timothy James Dimacali
Posted at Nov 25 05:09 AM

The Long March 5, China’s biggest and most powerful rocket, passed over Luzon early Tuesday morning, raising concerns over Philippine national security and the safety of communities within its flight path. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 24, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 11:39 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Over the moon

AFP
Posted at Nov 24 04:12 PM

A Long March 5 rocket carrying China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe launches from the Wenchang Space Center on China's southern Hainan Island on Tuesday. Read more »

China launches unmanned spacecraft to Moon to collect lunar soil

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 24 03:49 PM

China, making its first attempt to retrieve lunar samples, is also considering constructing a research station and conducting human exploration of the Moon in the future. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 30, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:59 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

LGBT community calls for end to discrimination

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 08:32 PM

Members of the LGBT community gather by the Oblation at UP Diliman, as they get ready for the UP Pride March on Friday. Read more »

‘Begin defaulting to empathy’: VP Robredo underscores importance of mental health amid pandemic

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:43 PM

Ahead of the World Mental Health day, Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday underscored the importance of prioritizing one's mental health while Filipinos continue to face the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Pinoy na isa sa namuno sa kauna-unahang Pride March sa Asya, pumanaw na

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 06:35 PM

Pumanaw na si Edgardo Allan Tolosa, isa sa mga namuno sa kauna-unahang Pride March sa Asya at Pilipinas, dahil sa problema sa puso. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 23, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 11:54 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »