Tag: Coronavirus
Philippines clamps down on critics as Duterte eyes lockdown extension
Rights groups have noted reprisals against journalists, local officials, and netizens who expressed criticism of govt response on the crisis
Grim prospects for the poor with extended Philippine lockdown
Dark times ahead, for sure, but also enough indications — and hope — that there's light at the end of the tunnel
SPOTLIGHT: The effect of COVID-19 on international order
Beijing is trying to spin the story to the world that its authoritarian model is curtailing the virus, but the opposite is true
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers ordered home as factories stay closed
Bangladesh relies on the garment industry for more than 80 percent of its exports
Philippine authorities arrest pastor for holding church service
Pastor defied govt orders prohibiting mass gatherings in light of the new coronavirus pandemic
Fears that India’s health system will buckle under pandemic strain
‘Hospitals aren’t equipped enough to cater to the basic ailments of the people in normal times’
Asian Catholic bishops postpone major gathering due to pandemic
FABC's 50th anniversary general conference and central committee meeting postponed during 'dark moment in the history of the modern world'
Pandemic compounds migrant workers misery in India
Jesuit priest says the main concern now for poor migrants was hunger
Whole-of-Church response to the pandemic
That humanity is a single community is a precept that the Catholic Church in the Philippines has taken to heart amid COVID-19 pandemic
Photo gallery: Bangladesh capital Dhaka during COVID-19
Often considered one of most densely populated places in the world, the city has changed drastically due to the pandemic