Hong Kong health authorities have reported eight new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including a lone imported case from the Philippines where the daily infection tally has hit 7,999.
The 43-year-old female from the Philippines was under quarantine in a hotel in Hung Hom when she tested positive, data from Hong Kong’s...
Filipinos in Hong Kong were among those who sent more money back to the Philippines in 2020, despite lockdowns, layoffs, and repatriations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The total personal remittances of overseas Filipinos hit US$33.19 billion last year—down by 0.8% from 2019 pre-pandemic figures, data from the Ban...
Travelers entering the Philippines will get tested for Covid-19 five days after they arrive, Malacañang said, with the new guideline slated to begin Monday next week.
In a statement Wednesday, Philippine Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said arri...
The Philippines will extend entry restrictions for travelers coming from 32 countries and jurisdictions until Jan. 31 in its bid to control the spread of the UK coronavirus variant.
Philippine Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the extension as the ban was set to expire today.
Filipin...
President Rodrigo Duterte allowed the advanced payments for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine which has raised hopes that it can protect high-risk groups, particularly adults in their 60s and 70s. The Philippine president also approved the Emergency Use Authority (EUA) to speed up vaccine distribution, his spokesperson Harry Roq...
Philippine Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III reminded Monday that there are no additional requirements to avail of the scholarship aid for children of displaced overseas Filipino workers.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) allocated cash
November 16, 2020
Residents in Cagayan and Isabela were left displaced and distraught after Typhoon Vamco (Philippine name: Ulysses) slammed into the two provinces and inundated their communities.
Tuguegarao City councilor Marjorie Martin Chan said in an interview with Hong Kong News that they did what they could to prepare for the t...
The number of deaths after Typhoon Vamco (Philippine name: Ulysses) hit the Philippines on Nov. 12 rose to 39, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay said Friday.
The data came from the AFP search teams, Philippine National Police (PNP), and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) who cond...
Still reeling from supertyphoon Goni (Philippine name: Rolly), authorities preemptively evacuated Catanduanes and Albay citizens as typhoon Vamco (Philippine name: Ulysses) brought heavy rains and strong winds to the Bicol region again.
November 11, 2020
Former Philippine ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro was charged for alleged maltreatment of her Filipina staff at her residence in Brasilia, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr. said Monday. Locsin tweeted the charge was served to Mauro and a corresponding memorandum was delivered right away to the Office of the President. ...
