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Philippines coronavirus
Elections in a Pandemic: How Filipinos Can Safely Elect Their Leaders
By Anthony Esguerra
The Philippines will soon conduct one of Asia’s largest elections in 2022. One expert says the campaign period is beginning to look like a “public health nightmare.”
Singapore and the Philippines: From Zero-COVID-19 to Living With COVID-19
By Kenneth Y. Hartigan-Go and Ronald U. Mendoza
Though at opposite ends of the spectrum in their COVID-19 performances, both countries are feeling pressure to find a way to live with the virus.
5 Years of Duterte: A Calamity Reaching Its Crescendo
By Michael Beltran
The Diplomat spoke with experts, victims, documenters, and communities affected by one of the most polarizing governments in Philippine history.
From Dengvaxia to Sinovac: Vaccine Hesitancy in the Philippines
By Cenon Alfonso, Manolet Dayrit, Ronald Mendoza, and Madeline Ong
The recent controversy over a dengue vaccine has complicated the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination program.
A Deadly and Disastrous 2020 for the Philippines
By Mong Palatino
Guilty or not for exacerbating the suffering of Filipinos in 2020, Duterte is facing potentially tougher challenges in 2021.
Amid a Pandemic, Evictions Plague the Philippines
By Michael Beltran
How can Filipinos, especially low-income families, stay at home when they are being forced into homelessness?
Duterte Eyes Former Investigation Chief to Lead Embattled Health Insurance Agency
By Nick Aspinwall
Dante Gierran has been nominated to lead PhilHealth, under fire for numerous corruption allegations, despite having no experience in the public health sector.
Are Schools in the Philippines Ready to Open in a Pandemic?
By Mong Palatino
The start of the school year in the Philippines has been delayed, again. Can the Duterte government gets its act together?
From Rebels to Rulers: The Challenges of the Bangsamoro Government in Mindanao
By Miyoko Taniguchi
The newly created government already faced a steep learning curve, with the peace process at stake. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Philippines Tightens Lockdown Measures as COVID-19 Cases Rise and Economy Plunges
By Nick Aspinwall
Metro Manila is back in lockdown and the Philippines has overtaken Indonesia as the Southeast Asian country with the most COVID-19 cases.
Philippine Capital Returning to Lockdown as Virus Surges
By Associated Press
Starting Tuesday, the metro Manila area and five densely populated provinces will revert to strict quarantine regulations.
Duterte Takes Aim at ‘Oligarchs’ in Address to Nation as Philippines’ COVID-19 Cases Rise
By Nick Aspinwall
The Philippine president threatened to shut down major telecom operators and said Beijing was “in possession” of the South China Sea.
Duterte Threatens Criminals, Seeks Death Penalty for Drugs
By Associated Press
The Philippine president is also seeking emergency powers and urging the return of the death penalty for drug crimes.
Philippines Announces New Coronavirus Measures, Alarming Rights Groups
By Nick Aspinwall
The Philippines will send police door-to-door to usher COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms into government quarantine facilities.
How Duterte’s Anti-Terror Law Unleashed Public Outrage Against His Leadership
By Mong Palatino
With an ongoing pandemic and economic turmoil, many in the Philippines were enraged that the government prioritized passing an anti-terror law.
Philippines Virus Cases Soar Past 50,000 as Lockdown Eases
By Associated Press
Finding the balance between public health and reviving the economy has been fraught with dilemmas.
Jeepney Drivers Face Charges Amid Heightened Protest Crackdown in the Philippines
By Nick Aspinwall
6 jeepney drivers were arrested last week and subsequently released on bail for protesting lost wages during the coronavirus lockdown.
This Is How Duterte Could Declare Martial Law in the Philippines
By Nick Aspinwall
Experts fear the Philippine president is testing the waters for a constitutionally viable declaration of nationwide martial law.
The Hurting Heroes: The COVID-19 Crisis and Overseas Filipino Workers
By Mary Manlangit
Filipinos around the world are contending with the impact of COVID-19.
Fighting COVID-19 in the Philippines: The Scalpel vs the Axe
By Ronald U. Mendoza
The COVID-19 crisis has revealed long-existing cracks in the Philippines’ systems and institutions.
Philippines Will Gradually Ease Lockdowns as Testing, Relief Payments Remain Stalled
By Nick Aspinwall
Manila will remain under lockdown, but nationwide restrictions will be modified in a byzantine three-tiered plan to ease restrictions in many areas and restart the Philippine economy.
The Philippines’ Pandemic Response: A Tragedy of Errors
By Michael Beltran
The Duterte administration’s COVID-19 response marries incompetence with militarism.
Police Abuse, Prison Deaths Draw Concern as Philippines Tightens Lockdown Measures
By Nick Aspinwall
Rights groups and journalists have flagged physical abuse by police and unreported prison deaths as the Philippine government orders all quarantine violators to be arrested.
4 ASEAN States Abusing COVID-19 Emergency Powers
By Luke Hunt
UN warnings unheeded amid arrests, death threats, and muzzling the press.
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