Coronavirus
Pentagon Ran a Secret Anti-Vax Campaign to Undermine China at the Height of the Pandemic: Reuters
The U.S. military ran a secret anti-vaccination campaign at the height of the pandemic in the Philippines and other nations to sow doubt about COVID vaccines made by China, according to a new investigation by Reuters. The clandestine Pentagon campaign, which began in 2020 under Donald Trump and continued into mid-2021 after Joe Biden took office, relied on fake social media accounts on multiple platforms to target local populations in Southeast Asia and beyond. — June 20, 2024
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Withdrawn
BREAKING: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has lifted the COVID-19 public health emergency in the country, Malacañang says. — July 22, 2023
Filipino Frontline Nurses in New York
Filipinos make up the some of the majority of foreign healtcare workers in the US. As the pandemic continues to rage, nurses and their families bear most of the risk from exposure to the virus while trying to realize their American dreams. — December 24, 2020
COVID-19 In Philippines: The Starving Urban Poor. What Went Wrong? | Insight | Poverty In Asia
The people in the Philippines are suffering from one of the toughest and longest lockdowns in the world. As the government struggles to deal with the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, the ultra-strict quarantine and social distancing measures which have now stretched to more than half a year, have left the economy on its knees. The move has also left millions of people jobless and hungry. The dire situation has now pushed millions of people to the brink of starvation. Why did the pandemic hit the poorest of poor so hard? With the Philippine economy slipping into its worst recession in decades, can the poor pull themselves out from the crushing poverty? Will their cries for help be heard? — September 16, 2020
Why the US has so many Filipino nurses
Filipino nurses have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the US. That’s because they make up an outsized portion of the nursing workforce. About one-third of all foreign-born nurses in the US are Filipino. — August 30, 2020