The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to provide all the appropriate assistance to both the private and public schools in preparation for the resumption of face-to-face classes start on Nov. 2. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr....
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Two weeks ago, I sat down with Chit Juan, president of the Philippine Coffee Board to discuss the state of Philippine coffee, especially after two years of pandemic lockdown. Last week’s column focused on producers. Now, we focus on consumers. Even as Philippine coffee...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) still remains even if the country continues to see a decreasing number of new infections. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the imposition of Alert Level 1 in...
Ensuring Delta remains under control CLINICAL MATTERS With few exceptions, the biggest one being China, most of the world has pretty much moved on from a COVID-19 elimination strategy. Zero COVID-19, which was the goal early in the pandemic, became a near-impossibility with the rise of the...
A Filipino volunteer doctor has decided to stay in Afghanistan to help save lives amid the Taliban takeover of the country. PHOTO FROM EVANGELINE CUA'S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT/ MANILA BULLETIN Evangeline Cua, a surgeon at Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Kunduz Trauma Center arrived in Afghanistan last...
The Philippines’ economic potential remains despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic that continues to wreak havoc in the communities. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is confident that the gross domestic product (GDP) would return to its pre-pandemic level by next year....
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina To show the magnitude of disproportion in access to the first COVID-19 vaccines being deployed at the start of 2021, a stark contrast was portrayed. “More than 39 million doses of vaccine have now been administered in at least 49 higher-income...
