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BANGKOK - Thailand’s cabinet will not consider on Tuesday whether Thailand will seek membership of an Asia-Pacific trade agreement, which could boost its economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic, due to widespread opposition.

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged people to obey rules aimed at preventing a devastating second wave of infections as their leaders begin to ease coronavirus lockdowns.

Governor Danilo Suarez announced here Tuesday, April 28, that a 25-percent risk allowance will be granted to all government health workers assigned in hospitals due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

More than seven billion liters of petroleum products in the Philippines have been marked after 20 oil companies complied with the government’s fuel marking program, the Bureau of Customs said Tuesday, April 28. Amid the threat posed by coronavirus disease, the Customs bureau said they continue to mark large volumes of imported and refined fuel products together with the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

The government is readying the partial reopening of some industries and services next month amid moves to ease quarantine measures in some areas.

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has recommended the reopening of several sectors in quarantine areas during a meeting with President Duterte last Monday.

The government has revised the list of places under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from May 1 to May 15 after some verification.

Two inmates at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong have died of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospitals, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced Tuesday.

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has expressed full support to President Duterte’s stand to penalize hospitals that refused to attend to patients who need immediate medical attention.

Go stressed this on Tuesday as he demanded the immediate investigation of hospitals that reportedly refused to administer emergency treatment to patients as the country grapples with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat.

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A Brazilian supreme court judge on Monday ordered a probe into accusations by former justice and security minister Sergio Moro that President Jair Bolsonaro sought to "interfere" with police investigations.

CEBU CITY — The Department of Health (DOH-7) and local health authorities in Central Visayas have intensified the active community surveillance, most especially in targeted strategic testing in communities within the cities of Cebu, Lapulapu and Mandaue where a daily rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases have been noted.

Australia has asked the Chinese ambassador to explain what it called a threat of “economic coercion” in response to Canberra’s push for an international inquiry into the source and spread of the coronavirus.

One of the people behind the famous 'Malaysia Truly Asia' ad campaign is eager to help Philippine tourism get back on its feet, Bukidnon 3rd district Rep. Manuel Zubiri said.

The experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) have recommended that the government should take into consideration the sector-specific needs of the vulnerable and marginalized to be able to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

KIDAPAWAN CITY – A cockfighting aficionado here tested positive again for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in his repeat polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, a health official said.

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday urged the police and military not to resort to violence when enforcing the enhanced community quarantine rules.

The province of Cavite has been the worst hit among the provinces in the Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) region in terms of economic productivity, and effects on its citizenry due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

A coalition of student and campus organizations is set to open up an online complaint desk where students can report cases of abuse and repression of their school administration amid the enhanced community quarantine period.