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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday lauded the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for supporting proposals for the opening of all public and private schools for face-to-face classes as this would accelerate the recovery of the education sector from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Most of the country will have hot and humid morning with localized thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday, May 17.

The Roman Catholic Church commemorates Tuesday, May 17, the Feast of San Pascual (Paschal) Baylon, one of Obando, Bulacan’s three revered patron saints.

The Muntinlupa City Council approved a resolution lauding the city police for securing the conduct of the national and local elections on May 9.

The two detained Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation executives are expected to be freed from jail on June 3, the ‘sine die’ adjournment of Congress.

After two years of pandemic restrictions, the historic and traditional Fertility Dance in Obando, Bulacan will now push through with thousands of devotees expected to attend the ritual thanksgiving festival.

A new law prescribing fixed terms for the Chief of Staff and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will cap the key legacies of Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson to the military and defense establishment.

The food pack distribution initiated by the Antipolo Cathedral for street people, including scavengers and sidewalk vendors, continues during the pilgrimage season in the month of May.

SEOUL, South Korea– North Korea’s Kim Jong Un criticised “irresponsible” officials over the country’s pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid-19 aid.

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis has quipped that a shot of tequila would help him with a painful knee that has forced the 85-year-old Argentinian to use a wheelchair.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden on Monday officially announced it will apply for NATO membership as a deterrent against Russian aggression, entering a “new era” as it reverses two centuries of military non-alignment.

NEW YORK, United States — The racist mass shooting at a supermarket in New York state dominated a bloody weekend of gun violence across the United States, a scourge that has increased since the pandemic began.

KYIV, Ukraine –President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Sweden and Finland joining NATO would be no threat to Russia but warned the Western alliance that moving troops or weapons into the Nordic neighbours would provoke a “response.”

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday reported six additional deaths from “fever,” days after announcing its first Covid case, and said it was ramping up the military distribution of medicines.

WASHINGTON, United States — President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, a senior American official told reporters Monday.

World champion Carlos Yulo anchored a medal rampage by the Philippines on Monday, May 16, 2022, by bagging two more gold medals.

The biggest challenge that the incoming administration is yet to face when it comes to the pandemic response is maintaining the current “good” pandemic state of the country.

A 24-year-old man was stabbed and critically wounded by his fellow “cara y cruz” player following a heated argument in Tondo, Manila on Monday, May 16.