Story Archive
2020-12-30
BenarNews brings you a selection of photographs that accompanied some of our top new stories in 2020.
2020-11-19
Health secretary orders “heightened surveillance” for illnesses spread by rats, mosquitoes as flood waters subside.
2020-11-13
Considered one of the worst tropical storms on record, it killed as many as 500,000.
2020-07-31
Celebrants are being called on to wear masks and practice social distancing.
2020-05-04
With about 10 million residents, the capital resembles a ghost town at night as citizens obey orders to stay at home.
2020-04-24
COVID-19 pandemic forces governments, religious leaders to ban mass gatherings.
2020-04-06
The Church is advising parishioners to read the “gospels from end to end” during Holy Week.
2020-03-16
Malaysia and the Philippines institute lockdowns while other nations consider similar moves.
2020-03-06
Nearly 10,000 troops from 29 countries participated in annual 10-day military training exercises across Thailand.
2020-02-19
Water levels can dip and rise like a faucet switched on and off, a local abbot says.
2020-01-24
Lion dances and other traditions are revived as Chinese communities across the region ring in the new lunar year.
2020-01-16
BenarNews team of photographers travels to Taal Volcano, which sits on island south of Manila.
2020-01-09
The extreme display of religious devotion is a yearly tradition in the Philippines.