OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It was good for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to shift the release of Financial Stability Report (FSR) from annual to semestral beginning second semester of 2020. There is a dearth of reliable and timely information that the Filipino public could trust,...
As Metro Manilans and residents in the NCR-plus bubble settled into another fortnight of general community quarantine (GCQ), they as well as those in the rest of Luzon from the Ilocos region to Bicolandia were greeted by rotational brownouts that are expected everyday during the first week of...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has placed the entire Luzon grid under red alert due to insufficient power supply. As rotational brownouts loom due to low power reserves brought by high electricity demand, this latest electricity...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma High vaccine hesitancy continues to be a major stumbling block in the long road to herd immunity that the Philippines is aspiring to achieve by the end of this year. In the event that the government’s most optimistic scenarios on vaccine delivery and distribution...
Russian President Vladimir Putin committed to increasing the volume of deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as the Philippines and Russia celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations on June 2. File photo of President Duterte's bilateral meeting with President Vladimir...
Klook partners with Manila HealthTek Klook partners with Manila HealthTek for affordable COVID-19 testing The Department of Tourism has recently announced that point-to-point (P2P) air travel for leisure and “staycation” will be allowed for those under the NCR Plus bubble. This includes Metro...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso urged the government on Wednesday to reconsider and reevaluate its policy mandating the public to wear face shields as added protection against the COVID-19. Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso During his mayoral address, Domagoso...
Hidilyn Daz continues to train in Malacca, Malaysia. (Screenshot from Hidilyn Diaz's video on Instagram) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz said she has yet to receive a go signal with regards to the schedule of departure for Japan as she continues to wait for updates from local sports officials....
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
President Duterte has reiterated his appeal to Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it was the only way to protect themselves and the people around them, and to overcome the pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte made the...
A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Manila on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) Around 50 percent of vaccine recipients in the country have missed taking the second dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, an expert working with the government's...
The government has appealed to the public to stay vigilant and continue to observe coronavirus preventive measures as the tropical storm Dante dumped rains in some parts of the country. PAGASA tracking tropical storm Dante (PAGASA) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque asked people to cooperate with...
