Top 10 Articles of the Week 3 May 2021 Philippines Report

Top 10 Articles of the Week 3 May 2021 Philippines Report

Philippines receives 500K more Sinovac doses
https://philippinesreport.com/philippines-receives-500k-more-sinovac-doses/
Another half a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinovac Biotech arrived in the Philippines Thursday.

PH’s COVID-19 cases breached 1M
https://philippinesreport.com/phs-covid-19-cases-breached-1m/
It’s no wonder that the Philippines breached the one-million mark on its positive cases of COVID-19, President Duterte noted on Wednesday, April 28, as he mentioned how Filipinos are unmindful of protocols and laws.

Philippines extends limits on movement, gatherings
https://philippinesreport.com/philippines-extends-limits-on-movement-gatherings/
President Rodrigo Duterte is extending restrictions on movement and gatherings in the Philippines’ capital region and four nearby provinces for another two weeks to curb a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and bolster its medical capacity.

Duterte refuses to stop South China Sea patrols
https://philippinesreport.com/duterte-refuses-to-stop-south-china-sea-patrols/
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not withdraw navy and coast guard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea, insisting the country’s sovereignty over the waters is not negotiable.

William and Kate celebrate 10 years of marriage
https://philippinesreport.com/william-and-kate-celebrate-10-years-of-marriage/
Prince William and his wife Kate mark a decade of marriage on Thursday, with the popular couple increasingly seen as the British monarchy’s future as other senior royals age or recede from view.

Allan Cosio, Filipino postwar and contemporary painter, passes away at 79
https://philippinesreport.com/allan-cosio-filipino-postwar-and-contemporary-painter-passes-away-at-79/
The art and culture industry mourns the death Filipino postwar painter, sculptor, and theater production designer Allan Cosio who passed away on April 29, 2021 at the age 79.

Filipino family of 18 escapes attempted robbery
https://philippinesreport.com/filipino-family-of-18-escapes-attempted-robbery/
An Asian American family of 18 from Wisconsin were targeted in an attempted robbery in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on Monday.

Metro Manila to have 10pm to 4am curfew from May 1
https://philippinesreport.com/metro-manila-to-have-10pm-to-4am-curfew-from-may-1/
Metro Manila will have a 10pm to 4am curfew starting May 1, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced this morning.

PH immigration will bar travelers from India
https://philippinesreport.com/ph-immigration-will-bar-travelers-from-india/
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration is preparing to bar travelers coming from India, with the ban set to begin tomorrow.

Bodies pile up as COVID-19 overwhelms India
https://philippinesreport.com/bodies-pile-up-as-covid-19-overwhelms-india/
Bodies of Covid victims lay burning Tuesday in funeral pyres cramming New Delhi’s sidewalks and car parks amid an explosion of new cases, as foreign aid began arriving to surging hotspot India in efforts to keep the pandemic at bay.