Rappler's latest stories on lockdown
Didal, Panugalinog rule Asian online skateboarding tiff
Cebuanos Margielyn Didal and Motic Panugalinog reign supreme in the Asian Skateboarding Championships 2020 Online Skate Lockdown Video Competition
Father and son headed to work arrested for backriding in Pangasinan
(3rd UPDATE) 'Wala kaming masakyan papasok, kaya nag-angkas kami. Wala na kaming pambili ng pagkain,' says Pedro Mones, who works at a construction site with his son
Meet Joseph Dante, Manila's street barber
Who is Joseph Dante, known on social media as Manila's street barber?
#DuterteLive: Updates on Philippine community quarantine levels due to the coronavirus
Watch President Duterte live on Rappler
IN PHOTOS: ‘My jeepney, our home’
Without a home and livelihood for nearly 3 months because of the coronavirus lockdown, driver Julius Evangelista and his family live inside his jeepney
Inflation slows to 2.1% in May 2020
(UPDATED) Lower transportation costs and food prices cause the downtrend in the Philippines' inflation rate
Tesda eyeing 'gulayan sa barangay' in Camalig as agri school site for Bicolanos
Residents of Barangay Salugan in Camalig, Albay, can get free vegetables in the 'gulayan'
Coronavirus Updates: Metro Manila, Cebu City relax restrictions
We label June 1 as ‘The Hunger Games: NCR, Cavite, and Cebu City Editions.’ For those returning to work, it’s like getting into a death match.
Labor groups urge government to hire PUVs during quarantine
Labor groups also report that workers are getting pay cuts of as much as 25% during quarantine
Neck pain? You may want to set up your laptop for long-term work-from-home
You need good ergonomics to make sure you avoid discomfort
Cebu City lifts Sitio Zapatera's total lockdown
Zapatera was the first sitio to be put on lockdown in April, and stayed that way for 43 days
Coronavirus Updates: More Cebu City sitios under lockdown
Sitio Upper in the mountain village of Bacayan is the latest addition to the list, even as Cebu City transitions to modified enhanced community quarantine
Coronavirus Updates: Our lives starting May 16
What we know so far about the levels of lockdown across the country
[ANALYSIS] The costs of school closures
If education authorities want a new education 'normal' where blended learning is a viable strategy, they must go beyond simply encouraging its use. Government must provide funding support.
Rappler Talk: Robert Siy on Metro Manila's impending transportation crisis after lockdown
Catch the Rappler Talk interview on Tuesday, May 12, at 3 pm
Whether ECQ or GCQ, Metro Manila mayors want single policy after May 15
If the national government decides to extend the enhanced community quarantine of Metro Manila beyond May 15, it should be at a maximum of two weeks, say the big city mayors
[OPINYON] Ngayong may salot at walang piyesta
Pinagpipiyestahan natin ang buhay ng mga tao at mga pangyayari. Dinudumog, nilalapa, wala halos itinitira. Bihira na ang nagsusuri. Subo na lang nang subo ng inaakalang masarap na impormasyon.
Metro Manila mayors to meet on ECQ fate on May 9
Mayors are eyeing a 15-day extension of the lockdown but the final decision rests on the national government task force
Soldiers to help run 'mega swabbing center' in Taguig
Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will provide non-medical support to the national government's COVID-19 testing center at Enderun Colleges in Bonifacio Global City
Vico Sotto peeved by ex-PBA player who cussed at gov't worker giving out aid
'Yung sense of entitlement ng ibang tao, grabe talaga,' says the Pasig mayor as he explains why the well-off are not the priority in distributing the city's supplemental emergency subsidy
Inflation slips to 2.2% in April 2020 as virus freezes economy
(3rd UPDATE) The Philippines' inflation slows down as oil prices plunge, while prices of some food items inch up in April
'BeVolts': From street dwellers to aid workers
They are used being vagrants – until helping each other to survive the coronavirus pandemic turned them into 'house parents' in homeless shelters
'Pechay for free': Family in CamSur takes up gardening to help neighbors
Aside from being able to help others during the coronavirus lockdown, the Furio family also manages to squeeze in some quality bonding time in their garden
DFA to implement 'new normal process' at consular offices
The Department of Foreign Affairs will implement new rules at its consular offices to protect both the public and its personnel during the coronavirus outbreak
Vico Sotto says coronavirus spread slowing down in Pasig City
'But we will not be complacent. We’ve seen what happened in other countries where the number of cases spiked again. We just keep fighting,' says the Pasig mayor.
Post-lockdown: Quarantine checkpoints within Bukidnon removed
However, Governor Jose Maria Zubiri says checkpoints in all regional and provincial borders will remain
Despite lockdown, Lyceans find ways to help frontliners, Filipinos in Batangas
Students, faculty members, and personnel of the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas express their support for frontliners and Filipinos affected by the coronavirus outbreak in different ways
Manila’s Tondo 1 set for 48-hour lockdown
(UPDATED) The ‘hard lockdown’ will be from Sunday to Tuesday, May 3-5
5 gov't programs businesses can take advantage of during lockdown
Press release: Here are some ways a business can get help in paying salaries, getting a breather from obligations, or just staying afloat
[Kwentong COVID] Learning despite the lockdown
Ellyssa Jhen Jiao writes about what's keeping her occupied during the lockdown
[OPINYON] Sa naiinip
Huwag mabahala. Sa iyong pagkainip humahanap ka ng kakaibang hamon sa kakayahan mo, di ba? Kaya nga nakalikha ka ng 1,001 recipes ng karne norte, di ba?
[Kwentong COVID] Salute to frontliners, TikTok with mama and kuya
Distance learning and TikTok make the lockdown just a little easier to bear for Jamilah Claire Jumuad
Watch Kidlat Tahimik's 'Memories of Overdevelopment' on Lockdown Cinema Club
A talkback with Kidlat Tahimik, moderated by Jessica Zafra, will follow the watch party on Monday, April 27
Bukidnon governor lifts lockdown order
To jumpstart the province’s stalled economy, Governor Jose Maria Zubiri allows the gradual opening of establishments, offices, and other activities. However, non-residents are still barred from entering the province.
Makati man went berserk, cursed police – PNP
Javier Salvador Parra says he intends to file a criminal case against Makati police as his lawyer studies it
[EDITORIAL] Tigilan ang giyera laban sa mga pasaway, virus ang kaaway
Ito ang serbisyo publiko na hatid ni Digong at ng pulisya: ang mang-aresto, mambrusko at manakot? We deserve better from this government.
22 new coronavirus cases in Barangay Luz, Cebu City
The cases are detected in the same barangay as Sitio Zapatera. On Sunday, 40 more new patients were recorded in Cebu City.
[Kwentong COVID] Problems bigger than my grades
Yliah writes about Good Samaritans and finding a reason to hope
[Kwentong COVID] When life slows down
Jay Emmanuel Pangilinan writes about a world that's no longer in a rush
Is Baguio covered in Benguet’s extended lockdown? DILG says yes
Residents are initially confused, thinking Baguio's administrative independence from the province also applies in a quarantine situation
Angkas driver arrested for delivering beer in Quezon City
Cops arrest an Angkas driver who was found transporting 2 cases of imported beer in Quezon City, where a liquor ban is in place
[Kwentong COVID] Finding hope, easing fear in lockdown
Grade 7 student John Laurence Carullo writes about how his own family is adjusting to the abrupt change and the lockdown
Duterte's lockdown decision hinges on PH capacity to treat patients
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says President Duterte will likely be 'conservative' in his decision
[Kwentong COVID] My 7th birthday in lockdown
Grade 1 student Kimy writes about life – and a birthday – in lockdown
[ANALYSIS] Should Duterte lift the lockdown? An imagined debate
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the stakes are much, much higher. Now is not the time for the capricious, evidence-bereft brand of policymaking Duterte has grown used to and gotten away with.
Naga City in Cebu imposes stay-at-home rule on Sundays under expanded lockdown
Only frontline medical workers, goverment officers, and workers of exempted business establishments will be exempted from the city government's expanded enhanced community quarantine on Sundays
Even in stricter lockdown, military says it will play ‘support role’
At least 2,500 soldiers are deployed in the National Capital Region and 2,000 more are ready to be sent out if needed. But the PNP takes the lead, says the military.
Ex-Anakpawis congressman Casilao, relief volunteers post bail
Their arrest by the Norzagaray police is an 'attack on activists carrying out humanitarian activities [which] adhered to the bayanihan spirit in this time of an emergency situation,' says former partylist lawmaker, Ariel Casilao
At least 29 Metro Manila barangays failing to implement lockdown rules
The chairmen of the 29 barangays are facing show cause orders issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government
I do, I don't? Your guide to wedding plans during a pandemic
For about-to-be-wed couples affected by the ECQ, here are some tips, factors, and alternatives to consider if you're planning to postpone your big day
