Taal Volcano at Alert Level 2

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Taal Volcano raised to Alert Level 2 over ‘increasing unrest’

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raises the status of Taal Volcano in Batangas from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2 Tuesday morning, March 9.

Police still hold bodies of 2 slain activists in ‘Bloody Sunday’ — Kadamay

Two days after the ‘Bloody Sunday’ police operations in Calabarzon, urban poor group Kadamay says the bodies of slain activists Melvin Dasigao and Marklee Bacasno are still being held by the police.

Metro Manila hospitals feel rising COVID-19 cases in increased admissions

Data from the Health Department shows the number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 quickly increased from February 21 to March 6.

4 million Filipinos unemployed in January 2021, but gov’t sees ‘signs of recovery’

The Philippine Statistics Authority says about 4 million Filipinos are unemployed in January 2021. This is higher than the 3.8 million unemployed in October 2020 and the 2.4 million in January 2020.