Covid-19 positivity rate NCR down to 7.8%, only 100 daily cases seen: OCTA
Meanwhile the average number of people infected with the disease is at 1.54 per 100,000.
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Dark side of PH jobs numbers: More Filipinos in outright informal work
As the jobless rate dipped to its lowest level in almost three years, the number of employed individuals fell by 287,000 to 47.58 million last September.
Australian sentenced to 129 years in Philippine child sex abuse case
It was the second conviction for Peter Gerard Scully, who is already serving a life sentence for an initial batch of charges involving the rape and trafficking of girls.
Ending the COVID-19 public health threat
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, with its many variants and permutations, is here to stay. And while we need to live with COVID, it need not remain a threat to public health.
Infrastructure damage due to Typhoon Nalgae exceeds P4.5 billion: National disaster council
Death toll and injuries from the tropical storm stood at 156 and 141, respectively.
Cholera, sign of inequity, rising in Philippines with cases up by 254%
Out of the 4,102 cholera cases this year, 52 per cent are females while 18 percent are children who are five to nine years old.
Philippines rushes to avert EU ban on seafarers
Around 50,000 Filipino seafarers are at risk of losing their jobs due to the country’s repeated failure to pass the European Maritime Safety Agency’s evaluation.
Optional masking in class raises Covid-19 infection fears in Philippines
The Department of Health stressed the need for “proper assessment of when to wear masks” to prevent further virus transmission.
Philippines still among world’s worst countries in prosecuting killers of journalists
The annual Global Impunity Index of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) saw no movement in the ranking of the Philippines, with 14 murders still unsolved.
Tattoo artist shares designs done during Filipino American History Month
Los Angeles-based Filipino tattoo artist Rain Mang tattooed a number of Tagalog deities, including a genderless deity of the wind.