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Philippines COVID-19
![Will Corruption Bring Down the Philippines’ Duterte Government? Will Corruption Bring Down the Philippines’ Duterte Government?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-30.jpg)
Will Corruption Bring Down the Philippines’ Duterte Government?
By Mong Palatino
Alleged corruption in the procurement of COVID-19 supplies implicates a former aide and close ally of the president.
![Duterte Gives the Philippines a Choice: COVID-19 Jabs or Jail Duterte Gives the Philippines a Choice: COVID-19 Jabs or Jail](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-22-5.jpg)
Duterte Gives the Philippines a Choice: COVID-19 Jabs or Jail
By Sebastian Strangio
Duterte's threat speaks to the concerns that the country may fail to achieve the widespread coverage required to halt transmission of the virus.
![A Long Road Ahead for the Philippine Economy A Long Road Ahead for the Philippine Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-11-2.jpg)
A Long Road Ahead for the Philippine Economy
By Nick Aspinwall
The World Bank slashed its growth projection for this year, indicating an economic recovery may take longer than expected.
![Duterte Orders Arrest of Quarantine Violators After Taking Unauthorized Vaccine Duterte Orders Arrest of Quarantine Violators After Taking Unauthorized Vaccine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-07.jpg)
Duterte Orders Arrest of Quarantine Violators After Taking Unauthorized Vaccine
By Nick Aspinwall
The Philippines president received the unapproved Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine as COVID-19 cases continue to surge.
![COVID-19 Shows the Philippines’ Need for a More Open Government COVID-19 Shows the Philippines’ Need for a More Open Government](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-27-5.jpg)
COVID-19 Shows the Philippines’ Need for a More Open Government
By Rej Cortez Torrecampo
A new wave of COVID-19 infections has once again laid bare the shortcomings of the state's response.
![COVID-19 Third Wave Menaces Southeast Asian Nations COVID-19 Third Wave Menaces Southeast Asian Nations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-27.jpg)
COVID-19 Third Wave Menaces Southeast Asian Nations
By Sebastian Strangio
As the disease ravages India, several Southeast Asian nations are also weathering record outbreaks.
![Philippine Man Dies After Being Forced to Exercise for Violating COVID-19 Curfew Philippine Man Dies After Being Forced to Exercise for Violating COVID-19 Curfew](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-09-2.jpg)
Philippine Man Dies After Being Forced to Exercise for Violating COVID-19 Curfew
By Nick Aspinwall
The incident is the latest in a long list of alleged human rights abuses that have attended one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns.
![Manila Locks Down as COVID-19 Cases Surge in the Philippines Manila Locks Down as COVID-19 Cases Surge in the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-29-1.jpg)
Manila Locks Down as COVID-19 Cases Surge in the Philippines
By Nick Aspinwall
Millions of Filipinos will spend their second straight Easter Sunday under lockdown in an effort to stop a record surge of COVID-19 infections.
![Winning the Fight Against COVID-19 in Conflict Zones Winning the Fight Against COVID-19 in Conflict Zones](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-10-8.jpg)
Winning the Fight Against COVID-19 in Conflict Zones
By Dotan Haim, Nico Ravanilla and Renard Sexton
New research from the Philippines suggests that with hard work, it is possible to overcome ingrained mistrust.
![Philippines Offers to Trade Nurses for COVID-19 Vaccines Philippines Offers to Trade Nurses for COVID-19 Vaccines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-25-10.jpg)
Philippines Offers to Trade Nurses for COVID-19 Vaccines
By Nick Aspinwall
The country’s in-demand healthcare workers are outraged at a government proposal to send them to Europe in exchange for doses of vaccine.
![Philippines Vaccine Program Hindered by Delays, Public Distrust Philippines Vaccine Program Hindered by Delays, Public Distrust](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-12-1.jpg)
Philippines Vaccine Program Hindered by Delays, Public Distrust
By Nick Aspinwall
The government’s mass vaccination start date is in flux, and Filipinos still harbor fears after a 2016 dengue vaccine scandal eroded public confidence in vaccinations.
![The Philippines’ COVID-19 Economic Rescue Plan: Bayanihan 1 and 2 The Philippines’ COVID-19 Economic Rescue Plan: Bayanihan 1 and 2](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-03-3.jpg)
The Philippines’ COVID-19 Economic Rescue Plan: Bayanihan 1 and 2
By James Guild
In addition to supporting healthcare and low-income households, Manila has focused on propping up its agricultural sector, which employs nearly a quarter of Filipinos.