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Malacañang names 3 more 'Anti-COVID czars'
MANILA, Philippines – In a bid to boost its testing, tracing, and treatment strategy as coronavirus cases continue to increase nationwide, the national government has named 3 more officials as...
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China slaps tit-for-tat sanctions on U.S. lawmakers, envoy over Xinjiang
BEIJING, China – China announced on Monday, July 13, retaliatory sanctions against 3 senior Republican lawmakers and a US envoy in a deepening row over Beijing's treatment of Uighurs in the western...
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8th petition vs anti-terror law attacks 'subjective' definition of...
MANILA, Philippines – Progressive group Sanlakas party list filed on Monday, July 13, the 8th petition against the anti-terror law, focusing its argument on the vagueness and subjectivity of the...
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Cavite town reimposes liquor ban to prevent coronavirus spread
CAVITE, Philippines (UPDATED) – Due to the increasing number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Carmona, Cavite, Mayor Roy Loyola has reimposed a liqour ban to discourage gatherings that often...
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Philippines coronavirus cases climb further over 57,000
MANILA, Philippines – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines climbed further to 57,006 on Monday, July 13, after 836 new cases were reported nationwide.The newly-reported cases...
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Malaysia PM wins parliamentary test of support
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia's prime minister narrowly won a vote to remove the parliament speaker during a rowdy session of the legislature Monday, July 13, a key test of support for the...
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St Luke’s, Makati Med declare full capacity of COVID-19 beds
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – At least 4 Metro Manila hospitals announced on Monday, July 13, that they had reached full capacity of allocated COVID-19 beds, particularly in the intensive care unit,...
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Leading Hong Kong activists charged for Tiananmen vigil gathering
HONG KONG – Thirteen prominent Hong Kong democracy activists appeared in court on Monday, July 13, charged with holding an unauthorized gathering to mark the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the latest in a...
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International appeal for calm in Mali after protest deaths
BAMAKO, Mali – Mali's worried allies and neighbors have appealed for restraint and dialogue as the country's deepening political crisis spirals into bloodshed.After 3 days of unrest in the capital...
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Barriers for motorcycle back riders ‘unsafe’ and ‘useless,’ say netizens
MANILA, Philippines – The national government’s task force against the coronavirus has finally approved the request of motorcylists to be able to travel with pillion riders, although for limited types...
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Latin America virus deaths pass U.S. as Spain lockdown blocked
LERIDA, Spain – Latin America surged past the US and Canada to become the world's second worst-hit region for virus deaths on Monday, July 13, as a Spanish court blocked a move to lock down some...
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New Anti-COVID czar Magalong to 'radically’ change PH contact tracing system
MANILA, Philippines – On his first day as the Philippines’ new coronavirus tracing chief Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong said on Monday, July 13, that the country’s contact tracing system, a crucial...
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Ivory Coast Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan quits
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast's Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan has stepped down, the presidency said on Monday, July 13, an announcement that comes on the heels of the sudden death of Prime...
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Coronavirus immunity may disappear within months – study
PARIS, France – Patients who recover from coronavirus infections may lose their immunity to reinfection within months, according to research released on Monday, July 13, that experts said could have a...
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AFP renames key positions, military chief gets additional designation
MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has renamed key positions and added a new designation for the military chief as part of efforts to make the institution "more responsive...
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Mandela's daughter Zindzi dies in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died aged 59, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced...
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China rejects Philippines' call to comply with Hague ruling
MANILA, Philippines – China on Monday, July 13, refused to heed the Philippines' recent call to comply with the 2016 Hague ruling, once again rejecting the historic award as "illegal and invalid."The...
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Kosovo's Thaci quizzed by war crimes prosecutors
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Kosovo President Hashim Thaci arrived on Monday, July 13, for questioning by war crimes prosecutors in The Hague, saying that "nobody can rewrite history" over his role in the...
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World hunger worsening as coronavirus weighs and obesity rises – U.N.
ROME, Italy – Nearly 1 in 9 people in the world are going hungry, with the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating already worsening trends this year, according to a United Nations report published Monday,...
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Easing of Metro Manila quarantine restrictions after July 15 unlikely – Roque
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday, July 13, that it was unlikely Metro Manila will be downgraded to a lower quarantine level after July 15, citing recent data...
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