TRUMP SAYS US TERMINATING RELATIONSHIP WITH WHO; ANNOUNCES MILD SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINA President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in China and will begin the process of with
DUTERTE WANTS SPECIAL POWERS EXTENDED MANILA, — President Duterte will certify as urgent the proposal to extend the effectivity of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, which gives him special powers to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Juan
INDIA'S GDP GROWTH SLOWS TO 11-YEAR LOW OF 4.2 PER CENT IN 2019-20 India's quarterly growth rate plummeted to its lowest in the current series at 3.1 per cent in the January-March period of 2019-20, led by a sharp contraction in the manufacturing and construction sectors, even as fresh d
LI: CHINA HAS ROOM TO BOOST ITS ECONOMY China may achieve positive economic growth this year despite the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and still has ample policy room to keep the world's second-largest economy on a steady track of growth, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday. &n
TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TARGETING TWITTER AFTER FACT-CHECKING ROW President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday seeking to strip social media giants like Twitter of legal immunity for content on their platforms in a move slammed by his critics as a legally dubious act of political
SC ORDERS COMFORT FOR TRAVELLING WORKERS "What is the estimated time required to shift migrants?" "What arrangements are being made and what's being done to ensure that they are given information?"
DUTERTE: METRO MANILA UNDER GCQ ON JUNE 1 MANILA — Metro Manila and several other areas in Luzon will transition to a general community quarantine (GCQ) starting June 1, with the option for local areas with a high risk of coronavirus contagion to again tighten quarantine restrictions
XI EMPHASIZES 'PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST' IN GOVERNANCE "People" has become a key word in Xi's everyday work since he became general secretary of the CPC Central Committee in 2012. He said on various occasions that "the people's desire for a better life is the goal we strive to realize".
TRUMP TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON THURSDAY: WHITE HOUSE US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices.
HOUSE PANEL OKS COVID ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL MANILA — A special panel of the House of Representatives has approved a proposed measure prohibiting and penalizing discrimination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, health workers and repatriated overseas Filipino wor