Topic: president

Smarty-pants in the age of COVID-19

Smarty-pants in the age of COVID-19

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Mar 15 04:55 AM

It is not the first time we’ll be facing a major crisis.  This latest, however, is showing to be a lot more serious than any of all the previous crises we faced. Read more »

Metro Manila on ‘community quarantine’ as COVID-19 cases rise

Metro Manila on ‘community quarantine’ as COVID-19 cases rise

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 10:31 PM

The Philippine government on Thursday quarantined Metro Manila’s 12.8 million people, banned mass gatherings and suspended classes for a month in an unprecedented move to contain the fast-spreading COVID-19, which has infected at least 52 people in the country.    Read more »

Robredo tells mayors: Money should be no issue during elections

Robredo tells mayors: Money should be no issue during elections

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 03:48 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday discouraged mayors from using money to bribe their way to victory as she addressed local officials who finished an 8-month fellowship on leadership sponsored by her office and Kaya Natin Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership. Read more »

Plan of action vs coronavirus

Plan of action vs coronavirus

YONHAP via AFP
Posted at Mar 03 02:49 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (3rd right) and his ministers wear face masks during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul on Tuesday.  Read more »

Iran vice president among 7 officials with coronavirus

Iran vice president among 7 officials with coronavirus

Farnaz Fassihi and Rick Gladstone, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 28 10:14 AM

A senior figure in Iran’s government, who sits just a few seats away from President Hassan Rouhani at Cabinet meetings, has fallen ill with coronavirus, making her Iran’s seventh official to test positive, including one prominent cleric who has died. Read more »

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