FIRST SINCE 1998: PHILIPPINES GDP SHRINKS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC MANILA - The Philippine economy shrank in the January to March period, for the first time since 1998, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown, officials said Thursday.
LONG MARCH 5B ROCKET MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT China's Long March 5B carrier rocket made its first flight on Tuesday evening at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, marking a new chapter in the country's manned space program, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
US HAS FLATTENED CORONAVIRUS CURVE, NOW IN NEXT STAGE OF BATTLE, SAYS TRUMP Amid the rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the US, President Donald Trump on Tuesday (May 5) said that the US had managed to flattened the curve of the deadly virus mainly due to the profound commitment of its
ABS-CBN ORDERED TO GO OFF AIR AS FRANCHISE LAPSES MANILA — Regulators ordered ABS-CBN Corp. to stop airing on Tuesday, a day after its legislative franchise expired, putting at risk over 11,000 jobs in the country's biggest network as millions of Filipinos get displaced by the corona
CHINA CRITICIZES OVERTURE BY US TO TAIWAN ON UN The United States' mission to the United Nations has "gravely" interfered with China's internal affairs by openly supporting Taiwan's participation in the UN, said a spokesperson for the Permanent Mission of China to the UN.
CORONAVIRUS | EUROPE EMERGES FROM VIRUS LOCKDOWN Millions of Europeans emerged with relief from coronavirus confinement on Monday, with hard-hit Italy leading the way out of the world's longest lockdown. The search for a cure received a further boost when the European Union hosted a teleth
PHILIPPINE POSTS HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY COVID RECOVERIES AT 101 MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday that 101 more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have recovered – the highest ever recorded – bringing the total number of survivors to 1,315 as of
XI OFFERS YOUTH DAY GREETINGS President Xi Jinping encouraged China's young people to foster stronger ideals and convictions, build up their capabilities and devote themselves to the course of national development as he greeted youth in a message published on Sunday.
CONGRESS RESUMES SESSION TODAY MANILA — Congress will resume session today with lawmakers set to prioritize measures to help the country recover from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis under a “new normal” that could slow down legislative proceedings.
