As escalating cases of COVID-19 in Manila have placed health workers and scientists in the frontline of the fight to control the coronavirus disease, netizens went on Twitter and Facebook to express gratitude for their public service and sent hashtags #SalamatUP and the topic of "thank yous" to trending.

Pinaglabanan Bridge, also known as San Juan Bridge, has been reopened to motorists plying the route from San Juan to Manila and vice versa.

Philippine Normal University (PNU) chemist Janir Datukan went on television to teach Filipinos how to make homemade disinfectants amid the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 outbreak.

Project AEDES, a dengue case predictor mapping system developed by a multi-university Philippine team, won in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Apps Challenge global hackathon.

Filipina Boxer Irish Magno has earned the distinction of being the first Filipina, and the fourth Olympics Filipino qualifier, on the Team Philippines roster going to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Globe Telecom is giving the public free data access to government sites of the Department of Health (DOH), National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) to address the need for reliable information at this time of Public Health Emergency in the Philippines with the COVID-19 outbreak and the volcanic activity of Taal Volcano.

Disney has picked Filipino Singer-songwriter Moira Dela Torre to record for local release a version of the song “Reflection” from the hit animation movie, Mulan, originated by Broadway star Lea Salonga.

Welcome news this hot summer! An air conditioner that runs without ozone-depleting refrigerant invented by an award-winning Engineering student and James Dyson awardee, Maria Yzabell Angel Palma, may soon be commercially available - that is if the young inventor receives investment to mass-produce the eco-friendly aircon.

International musical star Rachelle Ann Go is once again on stage reprising the role of Fantine in the West End run of the popular stage musical, Les Miserables, at Sondheim Theater in London.

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas visited the Philippines for the Davis Cup World Group II playoffs, sampled taho, and after enjoying his stay, managed to give back to his host country by sharing his blessings with Manila's homeless.

University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Agriculture graduate Anjanette S. Tadena has won the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Agribusiness Incubator Workshop Pitch Competition held in Pakse, Lao PDR.

The first Ocean-Powered Hybrid Trimaran made in the Philippines is expected to set sail before the end of 2020.