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Philippines still bans religious gatherings even after easing quarantine measures
Philippine authorities announced that religious gatherings will continue to be banned even in areas where quarantine protocols have been relaxed.
The government’s Inter-Agency Task Force...
Update: Authorities withdraw go signal for religious gatherings under GCQ
The Philippine government has withdrawn its earlier statement that it will allow religious gatherings in areas under "general community quarantine," or GCQ, starting May...
Philippines rights advocates battle ‘virus’ as infectious as COVID-19
President Duterte and his lieutenants brush off complaints of abuse, insisting the tough measures are aimed at protecting citizens from the pandemic
In the COVID-19 battle, our sincere goodness is threatened by lack...
It appears that every human conversation from now on, whether or not it is done virtually, will always be unconsciously located in the COVID-19 context.
Diocese in central Philippines resumes public Masses amid quarantine
A diocese in the central Philippines has resumed holding public Masses on Sunday, April 25, after the city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar...
Filipino priest in New York recovers from new coronavirus disease
A Filipino priest who contracted the new coronavirus disease in New York has recovered after a two-week battle with the disease, said a report...
Severe ecological disaster looms on remote Philippine island
Mining operations on the island of Homonhon uses a process that they will decimate the island's flora and fauna, according to experts
Filipino Muslims welcome Ramadan amid lockdown due to pandemic
Amid quarantine restrictions, the Philippines’ estimated 10.7 million Muslim population is ready to welcome the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.
Religious leaders have ordered...
Radio Veritas Asia connects Chinese Catholics to Manila’s poor amid pandemic
A church-run radio network was able to link Catholics in China with urban poor communities in the Philippines despite the global health crisis brought...
Philippines’ COVID-19 mass testing highlights effects of slow govt action
Health officials have ordered a stop to
the testing of people for COVID-19 in a village in the central Philippines
after learning that at least 54...
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