4 million Filipino learners not going back to school this year
Education undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said that at least 4 million learners are not coming back to school this year due...
Global and Local Developments
Philippines officially in technical recession as economy shrinks by 16.5% in Q2
The Philippine economy is experiencing its greatest contraction in two decades following the extension of lockdowns in the country. The...
Representatives from various medical societies now part of the Philippines’ pandemic task force
Following the call medical community’s call for timeout last August 2, 2020, representatives from various medical societies have been included...
Sweden is winning against the coronavirus
In this article for Debunking Denialism, author Emil Karlsson attempts to wade through widespread misinformation to see the real facts about...
Sweden’s COVID death rate now lower than Spain, Italy, and UK despite no lockdown approach
Data from Sweden is showing a downward trend in new cases and new deaths, says Soo Kim in this report...
Leonor Briones: Learning and education must continue
The following article was penned by the Philippines’ Department of Education (DEPED) Secretary, Leonor Briones. In it, she relates some...
Metro Manila may return to stricter quarantine level if cases hit 85k by end of July
In a press briefing yesterday, July 22, 2020, presidential spokesperson said that the Philippines’ capital may revert back to a...
The surgical mask is a bad fit for risk reduction
The following article was written for CMAJ by Canadian physician and poet, Shane Neilson. Written in 2016, Neilson exposed the...
COVID-19 spike in the Philippines due to community transmission
In a press briefing held today, July 9, 2020, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they could no longer...
Google data showing Filipinos are staying at home
In this article by Ian Nicholas Cigaral for Philippine Star, he reports the data on the mobility of Filipinos during the...