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Philippine police chief warns vote buying in 2022 polls may go digital
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2021
» MANILA: Philippine police chief Guillermo Eleazar warned on Monday that political candidates may try to take advantage of the growth in the use of digital platforms and e-wallets in the country to buy votes in national elections next year.
Fear pervades Mexico City metro after deadly crash
AFP, Published on 05/05/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Commuters riding Mexico City's metro just a day after one of its worst ever accidents said they worried for their safety but had little choice other than to use the network.
Food pantries spread in Philippines as virus restrictions bite
AFP, Published on 30/04/2021
» MANILA - Community-run stalls offering free food to the needy have multiplied across the Philippines, with many struggling to feed their families as coronavirus restrictions bite and government help falls short.
Philippines records more than 1m coronavirus cases
Published on 26/04/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines announced on Monday that the total number of coronavirus cases it had recorded had exceeded one million as it continued to record thousands of new infections in the capital region, the epicentre of its latest outbreak.
Worst Covid surge in SE Asia hammers Philippine hospitals
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/04/2021
» As hospitals in the Philippine capital reach capacity from a new surge of coronavirus cases, increasingly desperate Filipinos are stocking up on oxygen tanks and touting unapproved medications amid fears the health care system may collapse.
Stark differences among SE Asia’s vaccination strategies
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2021
» Moderna Inc won approval from Singapore for its Covid vaccine and signed a deal to sell doses to the Philippines, becoming the fourth supplier to get regulatory clearance in Southeast Asia.
Footballer's 'racism' ban: an attack on a culture?
AFP, Published on 15/01/2021
» MONTEVIDEO: "Touch one Uruguayan, touch us all," grumbles Silvina Rosas as she adorns wine bottles with labels bearing the controversial phrase "Gracias Negrito".
Float-in movies a hit in Manila
Published on 19/12/2020
» MANILA: Some moviegoers in the Philippine capital, tired of lengthy Covid-19 restrictions, are opting for a taste of Venice, bobbing in front of the big screen in socially distanced gondolas.
Argentina passes wealth tax to fund Covid relief
Published on 05/12/2020
» BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s Congress has approved a wealth tax that will impose a one-off levy on people with large personal fortunes as the government tries to boost revenue hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Philippines logs 100 deaths, 25bn-peso losses from recent storms
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/11/2020
» Three strong typhoons over the past three weeks have killed more than 100 people in the Philippines and damaged farms and infrastructure worth almost 25 billion pesos (15.6 billion baht), based on reports from its disaster agency.