HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL It’s the tail-end of March, our yearly Women’s Month; so before the month comes to an end, it’s good to take a look back at how some of us took the month to heart. Of how we made it a resounding reminder of the truths that while so much has...
Immanuel Quickley of the New York Knicks drives to the basket during the game against the Miami Heat on March 25, 2022 at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida. (AFP) New York reserve guard Immanuel Quickley scored 20 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to spark the Knicks over NBA Eastern Conference...
Team Sulong New Paranaque kicked off its campaign for the May elections with a Holy Mass at San Antonio De Padua Church before hitting the ground running. The team, headed by Mayor Edwin Olivarez who is on his last term as city mayor and now seeking a congressional post for the first district of...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia accepted on Thursday a long-standing New Zealand offer to take hundreds of refugees detained for years in remote camps under Canberra's "Pacific solution" immigration policy. The deal, which was originally tabled in 2013, will involve New Zealand welcoming 150...
Smart City Summit and Expo 2022 The Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) launched in both Taipei and Kaohsiung as a hybrid on Mar. 22nd until Mar. 26th as twin events for the first time. They are hosted under the topic of “Digital Transformation Takes Smart Cities to New Heights”, featuring smart...
A shift from a pandemic to an endemic mindset will help mitigate the impact of external shocks, such as the Russia-Ukraine crisis, as well as minimize the long-term scarring effects of Covid-19, three of the government’s economic managers said. In a joint statement on Thursday, March 24, Finance...
Malacañang said that the government's new Ten-Point Agenda on Economic Recovery is not the Duterte Administration's exit plan from Covid-19 but is a part of making the country more resilient under the New Normal. Acting Presidential Spokesman and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand will relax its strict Covid-19 rules this week because case numbers have peaked and the population has high levels of immunity, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday. Ardern said limits on outdoor crowd numbers would be scrapped late Friday, allowing...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), saying this will help the economy recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte signs the measure amending the Public Service Act in a ceremonial signing event in Malacañang,...
Avail of their opening promos this month, too! It was in August 2019 when New Lounge's Rachelle Bravo started planning with Nikki Huang for SSI and Beauty Bar. "I met Nikki though Heart. She started out as an avid client and has been a supportive Lash Doll since the day she tried our lashes," Bravo...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Wild storms lashed New Zealand's North Island Monday, claiming at least three lives when a fishing vessel sank and causing chaos in the country's biggest city Auckland, officials said. Police said three bodies were recovered and another two people were missing after...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL May 9 is less than two months away, that day when we troop to the election booths and choose our next President. And from where I sit, it looks like it’ll be a scorching hot summer day when emotions will be running high, and our immediate future...
