23 March 2020, Monday NewsLatest News On 23 March 2020, Monday WATCH: PBA stars sing 'Heal the World' amid coronavirus scare24/03/2020 7:46 am Special powers bill to deal with coronavirus now up for Duterte's signature24/03/2020 7:20 am Alan Ortiz: ‘Goodbye to a good old, reliable public servant’24/03/2020 7:00 am Ilang Pinoy sa Italy, ibinahagi ang pakikipagsapalaran sa COVID-1924/03/2020 6:45 am A bridge too far24/03/2020 6:15 am Olympic postponement inevitable, says IOC official24/03/2020 6:09 am Cruise ship operators nagdeklara ng tigil-operasyon dahil sa COVID-1924/03/2020 6:00 am Senate approves bill giving Duterte special powers to deal with coronavirus pandemic24/03/2020 5:45 am India begins shutdown due to COVID-1924/03/2020 5:30 am THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 23, 202024/03/2020 5:30 am House OKs bill granting Duterte 25 special powers to address coronavirus pandemic24/03/2020 5:10 am San Juan COVID-19 disinfection continues24/03/2020 5:00 am Senate approves bill granting Duterte more powers in COVID-19 fight24/03/2020 4:15 am No walk in the park24/03/2020 4:00 am Probe on for barangay captain ‘resisting arrest and getting away with it’24/03/2020 3:22 am French oil giant Total chops spending, ends share buybacks24/03/2020 3:20 am 'Hindi natin kokontrahin': DOH vows support for Marikina City's COVID-19 testing lab24/03/2020 3:20 am House OKs bill granting Duterte ‘necessary’ powers due to COVID-19 crisis24/03/2020 3:15 am Bong Go supports Senate ‘Bayanihan’ bill to give gov’t flexibility to address COVID-19 crisis24/03/2020 3:15 am The Medical City urges patients to 'look for other hospitals' as COVID-19 overwhelms facility24/03/2020 3:15 am Tolentino urges PRC to waive board exams for new doctors amid COVID-19 pandemic24/03/2020 3:10 am COVID AskForce: Lung Center launches online consultation service24/03/2020 3:04 am Ten PUIs in N. Mindanao negative of coronavirus24/03/2020 3:01 am First COVID-19 Pinoy patient in PH warns vs ignorance, inaction24/03/2020 3:00 am San Juan distributes relief goods to residents24/03/2020 3:00 am LP solon cites VP Leni’s ‘support’ for special session24/03/2020 2:59 am Poland wants to let some prisoners go home due to coronavirus24/03/2020 2:50 am New Zealand goes on lockdown for ‘fighting chance’ against virus24/03/2020 2:49 am Capital Economics: PH economy to contract in Q2-Q324/03/2020 2:37 am Bea Binene jumps into 'home travel' challenge during community quarantine24/03/2020 2:30 am Shamcey Supsup donates crops from her backyard24/03/2020 2:30 am 'Takeover' provision sa hiling na dagdag-awtoridad kay Duterte vs COVID-19 binawi24/03/2020 2:30 am PAGCOR releases P12-B cash dividends for gov't COVID-19 response fund24/03/2020 2:26 am Postponing the Olympic Games: it’s complicated24/03/2020 2:24 am Herrera urges Congress to include economic stimulus packages for MSMEs, penalties for fake news-mongers in proposed Bayanihan Act24/03/2020 2:20 am Airbus cancels 2019 dividend, 2020 forecasts due to coronavirus24/03/2020 2:20 am Windows of hope: Life in Europe under lockdown24/03/2020 2:11 am Guevarra defends inclusion of takeover in emergency powers24/03/2020 2:10 am Pagcor releases P12-B cash dividends for fight vs COVID-1924/03/2020 2:03 am Año: PDLs safer from COVID-19 inside jails24/03/2020 2:00 am UP-Mindanao proposes diagnostic program to test for COVID-19 in Davao region24/03/2020 2:00 am At the frontlines24/03/2020 2:00 am A couple got married 'on the spot' in shirts, jeans amid community quarantine24/03/2020 2:00 am Kylie Padilla's business takes a break during the enhanced community quarantine24/03/2020 2:00 am Ateneo economists bat for 'social protection' to dampen COVID-19 impact24/03/2020 1:54 am Mayor Teodoro urges DOH to allow its COVID-19 testing lab to operate24/03/2020 1:50 am Trump ponders early end to coronavirus economic shutdown24/03/2020 1:45 am The fun family life of Nico Bolzico, Solenn Heussaff, and baby Thylane24/03/2020 1:45 am A Quezon City parish's tangled battle to protect a poor community from COVID-1924/03/2020 1:41 am Coronavirus drives US, China deeper into global power struggle24/03/2020 1:30 am Singapore posts highest single-day spike of 54 new COVID-19 cases24/03/2020 1:14 am Starbucks stores in PH temporarily closed amid COVID-19 threat24/03/2020 1:10 am Human rights persist even during state of emergency – NUPL24/03/2020 1:05 am Bangladeshi imam dies from coronavirus in Gambia24/03/2020 1:00 am Coronavirus is 'the great equalizer,' Madonna tells fans from her bathtub24/03/2020 12:51 am DOH records first case of COVID-19 in Eastern Visayas24/03/2020 12:50 am These photographers are spreading joy to people impacted by coronavirus by taking portraits at their doorsteps24/03/2020 12:44 am ‘Contracting the disease is not a crime’ Hong Kong OFW shares COVID-19 story24/03/2020 12:38 am COVID-19 cases in PH rise to 46224/03/2020 12:35 am PGH accepts DOH’s request to be COVID-19 referral center24/03/2020 12:30 am COVID-19 cases in QC now 6524/03/2020 12:20 am Cebu City targets 200K families for rice assistance24/03/2020 12:18 am Imee Marcos no-show at Congress special session due to cough24/03/2020 12:10 am PRO-7 activates Regional Task Force-7 Shield24/03/2020 12:04 am Great Depression economist Keynes resurrected as government mulls emergency bill24/03/2020 12:00 am With COVID-19 cases rising in the Philippines, concerned groups are calling for 'mass testing' and have given suggestions how this can be done23/03/2020 11:55 pm Black Saturday play in Santa Fe canceled23/03/2020 11:49 pm Health Dept. gives COVID-19 testing ‘courtesy’ to officials involved in nat’l security, public health23/03/2020 11:43 pm DOH-7: Only 3 COVID-19 tests remain for confirmation23/03/2020 11:35 pm Experts, officials discourage public on home-administered COVID-19 tests23/03/2020 11:20 pm Kinds of people, who get stuck at home23/03/2020 11:06 pm 14 PUIs in Northern Mindanao test negative for coronavirus disease23/03/2020 11:05 pm Malabon City has first coronavirus case23/03/2020 10:52 pm Pagcor turns over P12 billion check for COVID-19 fight23/03/2020 10:33 pm Dimsum Break, a food haven for Cebuanos amid the COVID-19 storm23/03/2020 10:33 pm Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming23/03/2020 10:32 pm Australia tells athletes to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Olympics23/03/2020 10:31 pm Jericho Rosales chooses to see current situation in positive light23/03/2020 10:30 pm Baguio City records first coronavirus case23/03/2020 10:28 pm Back to work in Wuhan as restrictions eased23/03/2020 10:26 pm KAPATID calls for mass testing of prisoners in congested facilities23/03/2020 10:26 pm Max Collins and Pancho Magno are having a boy!23/03/2020 10:24 pm Sandy Andolong on Christopher de Leon: ''Di na necessary daw to stay sa hospital dahil malakas siya'23/03/2020 10:22 pm DOH confirms first COVID-19 case in Eastern Visayas23/03/2020 10:22 pm 'Unsung heroes': Tribute pour in for doctors who passed away while battling COVID-1923/03/2020 10:22 pm Crowdsourced virtual supercomputer revs up virus research23/03/2020 10:21 pm Fitch Solutions downgrades growth outlook for Philippines due to COVID-1923/03/2020 10:20 pm Phillip Lim is the designer/chef you need to follow right now23/03/2020 10:16 pm Doctor dies from COVID-19; colleague shares doctor's dying wish for his son23/03/2020 10:15 pm Pope urges Catholics to pray 'Our Father' for coronavirus healing23/03/2020 10:15 pm 'Thank you coronavirus': Here's why DOTr's post on COVID-19 was frowned upon online23/03/2020 10:12 pm Mariel de Leon, inalmahan ang netizen na nagsabing hindi sumunod sa COVID-19 protocol ang ama na si Christopher de Leon23/03/2020 10:10 pm 'Together we can overcome': Nadine Lustre has inspiring words amid COVID-19 outbreak23/03/2020 10:05 pm House committee of whole OKs bill granting Duterte ‘emergency’ powers due to COVID-1923/03/2020 10:03 pm How to disinfect your home, according to Ivana Alawi23/03/2020 10:00 pm BREAKING: DOH: 462 people now infected with COVID-19 in PH23/03/2020 10:00 pm Kim Chiu appeals to help those in need amid COVID-19 crisis23/03/2020 9:50 pm 20 conglomerates merge ₱1.5B donations for grocery vouchers amid Luzon quarantine23/03/2020 9:47 pm DOH-7: No COVID-19-related deaths in Cebu so far23/03/2020 9:46 pm Facebook aims its Messenger at coronavirus battle23/03/2020 9:45 pm LIVE UPDATES: COVID-19 pandemic23/03/2020 9:40 pm Virus adds to constant fear of life as undocumented immigrant23/03/2020 9:30 pm DOH calls for volunteers for contact tracing; issues guidelines on PPE requests for hospitals23/03/2020 9:26 pm No more dine in guests for fast food, eateries — Gwen23/03/2020 9:14 pm Swimsuit designer makes, donates thousands of face masks to frontliners23/03/2020 9:10 pm Nograles: No such rule as 'no mask, no entry'23/03/2020 9:02 pm Brgy chair in hot water for being at a drinking session in Cebu City23/03/2020 8:50 pm Duterte seeks powers over firms, supplies, funds to avert crisis23/03/2020 8:42 pm Public told not to buy test kits online, or administer tests on your own23/03/2020 8:40 pm Police say parents may be held liable for kids caught violating curfew23/03/2020 8:16 pm Pangilinan exposed to COVID-19 patient, absent from Senate session23/03/2020 7:50 pm Father, son arrested for selling fake COVID-19 cure online23/03/2020 7:28 pm Medical intern volunteers to be bus conductor for VP’s free shuttle service23/03/2020 7:20 pm GSIS to extend emergency loans to members, pensioners23/03/2020 7:16 pm Central bank approves ₱300-B fund for COVID-19 response via bond deal with Treasury23/03/2020 7:16 pm Muntinlupa’s 24-hour curfew called unconstitutional23/03/2020 7:10 pm Dingdong Dantes on COVID-19 crisis: 'Mayroon talagang purpose'23/03/2020 7:00 pm Dubai's vast malls to close under UAE plan to curb virus23/03/2020 7:00 pm DOTr apologizes for insensitive social media post23/03/2020 7:00 pm Rappler Talk: Saving the economy from a pandemic23/03/2020 6:58 pm Canceled, postponed or digitalized: Google Cloud Next, Vivatech, GDC, more23/03/2020 6:55 pm Vietnam records largest increase in new coronavirus infections23/03/2020 6:55 pm CHR reminds gov't: Human rights not suspended in fight vs coronavirus23/03/2020 6:54 pm ‘Miss na kita’: Joshua Garcia, may nakakakilig na mensahe para kay Janella23/03/2020 6:50 pm Hontiveros presses for COVID-19 mass testing23/03/2020 6:49 pm Facebook aims its Messenger at coronavirus battle23/03/2020 6:49 pm Ben&Ben to do livestream concert to raise funds for COVID-19 relief23/03/2020 6:45 pm Ex-power boss Alan Ortiz dies in Paris due to COVID-19 complications23/03/2020 6:45 pm COVID-19 test kits from China to be allocated to subnational laboratories — DOH23/03/2020 6:43 pm Lalaki sa Cebu pumuslit sa curfew para magbenta umano ng shabu23/03/2020 6:40 pm Julie Anne San Jose, Yasmien Kurdi, and EA Guzman, to go live online for #HealingHearts23/03/2020 6:37 pm Cebu hospitals support 24-hour curfew for seniors, minors23/03/2020 6:36 pm 'We went to work for you’: Gov't officials call to Filipinos to stay at home earns backlash23/03/2020 6:35 pm Heart Evangelista, siniguradong makakarating ang tulong sa Sorsogon23/03/2020 6:30 pm Free meditation and wellness podcasts, videos made available online by hotel23/03/2020 6:27 pm Michelin turns off online reservation feature, will ‘adapt to circumstance’23/03/2020 6:21 pm 18-year-old man defies curfew to sell drugs; lands in jail23/03/2020 6:21 pm Cebu City urges employers not to let elderly report to work23/03/2020 6:17 pm Sarah Lahbati sends goods to frontliners, PUV drivers in need23/03/2020 6:15 pm 9 ways to master your newfound LDR23/03/2020 6:12 pm Women who eat more protein may have a lower risk of developing a heart flutter23/03/2020 6:07 pm LOOK: A day in the life of Ellen Adarna while under home quarantine23/03/2020 6:00 pm Palace withdraws 'take-over' provisions in proposed law after public ire23/03/2020 5:58 pm ‘I am Patient 194’: Doctor shares battle with COVID-19, says colleagues intubated23/03/2020 5:53 pm Philippines' coronavirus disease cases surge to 396; fatalities at 3323/03/2020 5:51 pm Winwyn Marquez to netizen: 'Do I need to report kung ano na-donate ko?'23/03/2020 5:45 pm 'We will have nothing': Lung Center of the Philippines pleas for PPE suits and gowns amid depleting supplies23/03/2020 5:44 pm [OPINION] Why I think the lockdown won't work23/03/2020 5:34 pm Patriots owner says thank you to Brady in full-page Tampa ad23/03/2020 5:29 pm 14 coronavirus patients in Quezon City staying at home23/03/2020 5:23 pm Robredo wants Flipino-made protective gear for COVID fighters23/03/2020 5:20 pm Presyo ng petrolyo may malaking rollback sa Martes23/03/2020 5:20 pm Processed meat supply enough during lockdown: DTI23/03/2020 5:19 pm Trump deploys emergency beds, global pandemic deaths surge23/03/2020 5:18 pm Labella orders stricter social distancing, limiting of customer influx in selected establishments in Cebu City23/03/2020 5:18 pm Millions ordered into lockdown in India over virus fears23/03/2020 5:09 pm Virus adds to constant fear of life as undocumented immigrant23/03/2020 5:09 pm Julie Anne San Jose, to go live online for #HealingHearts23/03/2020 5:00 pm Vico Sotto dancing to Red Velvet's 'Psycho' trends online!23/03/2020 4:45 pm Fire in Barangay Suba controlled23/03/2020 4:42 pm LOOK: Troy Montero's 'CLOY' getaway in 'Switzerland' for Aubrey Miles' 40th birthday23/03/2020 4:30 pm Provincial gov’t prepares calamity assistance for Bulakenyos23/03/2020 4:20 pm House Committee of the Whole passes bill granting Duterte more powers in COVID-19 fight23/03/2020 3:44 pm NHCP allows demolition of Hospicio de San Jose building in Binondo23/03/2020 3:40 pm Foreigner loiters, spits at brgy official, but goes scot-free in Tacloban23/03/2020 3:30 pm 1,500 medical graduates eyed to help combat coronavirus menace23/03/2020 3:24 pm QC explains why 3 patients were sent home23/03/2020 3:20 pm Trump says ‘a little upset with China’ over coronavirus23/03/2020 2:40 pm Team Canada says it won't participate in Games in summer 202023/03/2020 2:30 pm WATCH: This curfew alarm in Lapu-Lapu is effective23/03/2020 2:26 pm Sotto denies using influence in COVID-19 testing23/03/2020 2:10 pm Aboitiz donates critical medical supplies to COVID-19 frontliners nationwide23/03/2020 2:03 pm RITM head not replaced over alleged refusal to do ‘VIP testing’ — Duque23/03/2020 2:00 pm Czech Republic confirms first coronavirus death23/03/2020 1:50 pm Deniers and Disbelievers: 'If I Get Corona, I Get Corona.'23/03/2020 1:50 pm DOH justifies COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic gov’t officials23/03/2020 1:49 pm Fighting and winning over an invisible foe23/03/2020 1:45 pm Warmer weather may slow, but not halt coronavirus: MIT23/03/2020 1:40 pm Senate, House in special sessions to empower Duterte vs coronavirus23/03/2020 1:39 pm Race against time: France reports new coronavirus-linked deaths23/03/2020 1:30 pm How you can tour the world while being under community quarantine23/03/2020 1:26 pm Bubble Gang: Guess the game, Jose is the name!23/03/2020 1:15 pm Buying in the near sari-sari store — drone style23/03/2020 1:08 pm Early Monday morning fire hits Bacoor23/03/2020 1:06 pm IN PHOTOS: Implementation of ‘stay at home’ order starts23/03/2020 12:47 pm Bubble Gang: Kalma therapy ni Dabog Whisperer23/03/2020 12:45 pm Trump says 'a little upset with China' over coronavirus23/03/2020 12:40 pm Taytay, Rizal records 3rd COVID-19 case23/03/2020 12:22 pm #PresyoMerkado: Mongos ug buwad23/03/2020 12:20 pm Crystal Paras at Angelica Ulip, mapapanood na sa 'Love Of My Life'23/03/2020 11:45 am Another Filipino coronavirus patient in UAE recovers23/03/2020 11:35 am Businesses raise P1.5 billion to feed the poor during coronavirus lockdown23/03/2020 11:30 am Paulo Avelino examines ‘what ifs’ of romantic love in ‘Ngayon Kaya’23/03/2020 11:30 am China's virus strategy: a model for the world?23/03/2020 11:30 am Duterte wants to 'direct' businesses as 'last resort' in COVID fight: Speaker23/03/2020 11:26 am Star-studded ‘Bayanihan, Musikahan’ extends helping hand to ‘most vulnerable’ sectors of society23/03/2020 11:21 am WATCH: Kapamilya stars close digital concert with 'Heal the World'23/03/2020 11:20 am Olympics postponement an option, cancelation 'not on agenda'23/03/2020 11:16 am Duterte grants hazard pay to gov’t workers on duty during quarantine23/03/2020 11:16 am Be mindful of your rights, vigilant vs abuses amid Luzon-wide quarantine – CHR23/03/2020 11:12 am