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Creation of a State Sponsored National Identity: Indonesia and Singapore

This is an essay for the Asian Studies 203 class of Dr. Antoinette Raquiza of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, QC

30 OFWs from Wuhan, China released with a clean bill of health – DFA

The  30 repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) -hit Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China have been released from their 14-day...

52 of 558 Filipinos aboard M/V Diamond Princess in Japan to be left behind

Not all of the 558 Filipinos quarantined aboard M/V Diamond Princess will be able to come home back to the Philippines, as 52 of...

DOH says 420 patients under investigation in the Philippines for COVID-19 already discharged

The Department of Health (DOH) said a total of 420 patients under investigation  (PUIs) have been discharged with 19 more tested negative  for the...

Phl has no budget for COVID-19 vaccine

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III revealed that the country  has no  budget to develop its own  vaccines that would need billions and billions of...

DFA  Secretary orders repatriation of Filipinos aboard Diamond Princess in Japan’s  coast

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday ordered the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo for the immediate repatriation of  Filipinos aboard Diamond Princess off...

NBI identifies Okada and Midas hotels as among those used by POGOs as prostitution dens

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has identified several luxury hotels such as  Midas and Okada in Pasay City which have  been used   as...

171 patients under investigation left for COVID-19— DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday  revealed that as of 12 noon, there are only 171 patients under investigation (PUIs) left for the...

Travel ban on Taiwan, ill-advised—Senator Lacson

Senator Panfilo Lacson has described as "ill-advised and unjust" the travel ban earlier  imposed by the Philippine government on Taiwan due to the coronavirus...