Face shields: A symbol of corruption in Duterte’s government

Nov 2, 2021 | In the trenches

Every time people wear the plastic face shield when they go to indoor business establishments like shopping malls, they are reminded of Pharmally’s multi-billion-peso contracts awarded in haste by an official appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte. It has been almost...

Hontiveros calls for probe into Clark resort over alleged Chinese-run prostitution ring

Aug 13, 2020 | Regions

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday urged local officials and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate an alleged Chinese-run prostitution ring discovered in the premises of a resort in Clark, Pampanga.Hontiveros, in a statement, also urged the Clark...

Chinese bishop who suffered years of forced labor dies at 98

May 27, 2020 | Top Stories

Bishop Emeritus Joseph Zhu Baoyu of Nanyang. PHOTO FROM ASIANEWS A Chinese underground bishop who was sentenced to 10 years of forced labor in the 1980s for bringing Catholics on pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan died this month at the age of 98....

Chinese medical experts end 2-week mission to check on PH Covid-19 efforts

Apr 20, 2020 | Nation

  Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr, and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III sent off a 12-man team of Chinese medical experts at Manila airport on Sunday afternoon after their two-week mission to Manila. The Chinese medical experts visited hospitals...

‘Only 40 percent accurate’: DOH sets aside some Chinese test kits

Mar 28, 2020 | Top Stories

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (screen grab from Radio-TV Malacañang) UPDATE, 29 March 2020: TWIN APOLOGIES: DOH sorry for ‘confusion’ over Chinese test kits; P500 allowance for volunteers The health department has set aside some Covid-19 test kits from...