By Evelyn A. OpilasAs seen on the April 2020 issue of the Philippine Tribune “Stop it!” directed Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison to ‘fake news’ circulating in social media about his country’s alleged ‘lockdown’. “Avoid all that nonsense,” he said, and asked people to rely on official sources instead.In an hour-long media conference in Canberra […]
As seen on the April 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune As COVID-19 rocks the economy, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made public a $23 billion stimulus package in an effort to prevent a recession. Around 6.5million pensioners and people who receive government benefits that include families earning less than $100,000 will get one-off payments of […]
By Rio MatroAs seen on the April 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune The blame is on social media and by netizens who have nothing better to do. They have the luxury of time and are no better than vandals. These people achieve nothing except mislead the general public. The following are NOT true and may […]
As seen on the April 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune An 82-year-old aged care resident has been confirmed as the latest person to be diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 16. The male resident is currently being cared for in hospital, while the aged-care nurse, a woman in her […]
As seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune Before its closure, exotic animals — from snakes to civet cats — were available at a wet market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that is now known as ground zero of a new virus killing people with pneumonia-like symptoms and infecting growing numbers […]
As seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune Tech billionaire Jack Ma has pledged USD14.5 million (AUD 21.5 million) towards fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Ma, who is China’s richest man and the founder of ecommerce giant Alibaba, will donate the money through his eponymous charitable foundation to support the development of a coronavirus […]