Despite the improving Covid-19 situation in the country, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Wednesday, April 6 urged Filipinos nationwide to continue adhering to the necessary health and safety protocols, such as proper mask use and social distancing, especially amid the ongoing 2022...
Have you ever wondered where your irreparable battery, cord, or plug-dependent devices go? And do you know that improper disposal of these items may threaten public health? A 2019 report from "A New Circular Vision for Electronics: Time for a Global Reboot" showed that 80 percent of e-waste goes to...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, April 5, said the Philippines will be donating Covid-19 vaccines to Myanmar and Papua New Guinea soon. DOH Spokesperson Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said they are now coordinating with the two countries to successfully donate some of the country's Covid-19...
NEW YORK, United States -- A man who violently attacked seven Asian women in New York over the span of three hours in February has been charged with ''hate crimes,'' Manhattan's district attorney said Monday. A person holds a sign during the "Asian Solidarity March" rally against recent anti-Asian...
LAS VEGAS - Pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo on Sunday scored the coveted Grammy for Best New Artist, an expected win that caps a year of milestones for the breakout star. "This is my biggest dream come true," said the 19-year-old Rodrigo, who bested a crowded field including rappers Saweetie and The Kid...
Two fires hit residential areas in Muntinlupa and Taguig on April 2. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, two houses were razed by fire at Block 53 in Soldiers Hills Village, Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa at 8:42 p.m. The first alarm was raised at 8:42 p.m. and the fire was put out at...
NFT Art Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), together with the non-profit Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS.PH), recently held a two-part webinar series centered around digital art in the age of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to help artists, buyers, and collectors...
NEW YORK, United States -- A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed as he sat in a parked car Thursday night in New York City, police said, shining a light on surging gun violence in the US megacity. A young woman in the driver's seat was also shot multiple times, while an eight-year-old girl in the...
A security guard checks the temperature of a shopper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 16, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia reported 18,560 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 4,201,919, according to the health...
Showing they are all behind her, the three daughters of Vice President Leni Robredo are up to the gargantuan task of campaigning for their mother— here and abroad. Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters—Aika, Tricia, and Jillian—during a campaign rally in Iloilo City on Feb. 25....
For a majority of our hotels and dining establishments, it’s about pressing the Restart button, and flexing their muscles as they embrace what hopefully will be the road to normalcy or the new version of what qualifies as our post-COVID world. The New World Makati was one of my pre-pandemic...
The Philippine Consulate General in New York has strongly condemned the recent attacks against two Filipinos, including a senior, in New York as it urged authorities to keep the city's streets safe again. (Pixabay) Two Filipinos—a 73-year-old and 53-year-old—were at the receiving end...
