HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng If for Timon and Pumbaa in the Lion King, the Swahili phrase meant “No worries for the rest of your days”; that problem-free philosophy is not something we can deem applicable for these times. A mass vaccination program seems...
Let's talk about the CHED-proposed new normal for tertiary level education TECH TEACH A teacher answers a call from a student in need of assistance on distance learning through a hotline program, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Taguig City on October 7, 2020 (Photo by Eloisa Lopez | Edit by the...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) inaugurated Friday, May 28, its new multi-purpose building with amenities for the use and well-being of its personnel. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva (Photo courtesy of PDEA) PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the four-storey...
Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and Chief Executive Officer Vince Dizon on Thursday, May 27, urged the next administration to continue developing Clark and its surrounding areas for the benefit of the economy and the Filipino people. National Government Administrative...
Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz yells during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies during Round 1, Game 2 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on May 26, 2021 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Jeff Swinger / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Donovan Mitchell returned...
The partnership unveils the repackaged 237 and 327 silhouettes Last February 2021, Casablanca and New Balance released a special edition pack called “Effortless Elegance,” which featured the New Balance 237 and 327 silhouettes in white, pink, and green palette. This May, the team-up reveals...
New Zealand suspended quarantine-free travel with Australia's Victoria state over a new coronavirus cluster Tuesday, the fourth time the trans-Tasman travel bubble has been disrupted since it opened last month. (Photo by Andrew LEESON / AFP) / TO GO WITH:...
"We have to rise above fear and be stronger than that -- be stronger than fear.” PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN It was on March 29 when Filipino-American Vilma Kari was attacked in New York. She was on her way to church when a man approached her and suddenly kicked her multiple times, after...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Acts of kindness should always make it to the news especially if it comes from people who do not have much to share. One of them comes from a woman named Carol, from Bacolod City, who gathers food scraps to feed her pigs, who are not actually hers but are owned by neighbors. She...
As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered restrictive quarantine measures, schools were shuttered in consonance with national government policy not to allow in-person learning that would place the health and safety of elementary and high school students at great risk. This resulted in the postponement...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to harness technology as part of the country’s preparation for the education’s new normal. (Department of Education) This was stressed by DepEd Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del B. Pascua during the first-ever Asia Pacific Public...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng It’s in the nature of media to treat events as worthy of reportage when they’ve just happened, or are of current interest. Media moves on the next day, or after a couple of days, at the best. It’s a fast-paced world we live...
