Officials from the Pateros municipal government and Department of Health (DOH) inaugurated a newly renovated health center in the town on Tuesday, March 22. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III, Dr. Aleli Sudiacal, Director III of the Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development...
A "narcopolitician" and a "danger to peace and order". That's how regional political party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) described vice presidential candidate, former congressman Walden Bello following his tirades against Davao City and its mayor, Sara Duterte-Carpio. Davao City Mayor Sara...
Health workers from the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) staged a protest on Monday, March 21, to call for a salary increase the release of "long overdue" unpaid benefits. (Photo from AHW) Eleazar Sobinsky, President of LCP Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers said health workers...
Fully vaccinated Filipinos should get booster shots against Covid-19 to further increase their protection against the viral disease, an official of the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said. In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an...
A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine in a COVID-19 vaccination center at the National Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, on March 24, 2021. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua) The government is planning to conduct “special vaccination days” in areas...
Future-proofing Filipino society through design The Design Center of the Philippines mounted an event the other day at the Henry Hotel garden area, and it was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Design Center Director Rhea Matute. The Design Center has been busy all throughout the pandemic,...
The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,600 islands, making climate change impacts non-linear and complex. The multitude of languages and cultures across the islands make the communication of such impacts an even greater challenge. While reliable evidence-based information about climate change...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 15 that the University of the Philippines (UP), through its Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in UP Visayas and in UP Mindanao, announced that it is now capable of sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 from community samples in both island groups....
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines recently unveiled its new home at 59 Bayani Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. KCC launched an online party last March 12 featuring P-pop girl group Yara, and chef Sharwin Tee, who cooked a Korean dish at the KCC kitchen. Boy band SB19 and K-pop...
CCP partners with Conrad Manila for ‘Of Art and Wine: 20/30' a limited edition print exhibit THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) renews its partnership with Conrad Manila to present the latest installment of Gallery C’s “Of Art and Wine,” featuring the works of the Association of...
As we have seen with the Covid-19 pandemic, varying levels of coping capacity determine the overall wellbeing of societies, populations, and sectors that are better equipped to manage such systemic disruptions. More vulnerable systems face threats of near-total collapse or are left severely...
Manila Harbor Center Manila Harbor Center (MHC), the Manila's largest bulk and breakbulk handling port facility, will boost its cargo handling capacity by 100 percent with the construction of eco-friendly bulk cargo bays (BCB) and dredging berths to accommodate larger vessels. MHC is adding three...
