The first commercially available vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral hog disease devastating swine industries around the world since its resurgence in 2018, will soon be available in the country with only one injection needed to protect growing pigs, a local agricultural product...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES The World Health Organization (WHO) will make an important decision on Friday this week which will affect the lives of billions of people around the globe. According to the spokesperson of the international body, its emergency committee is set to hold the gab and...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Dec. 6 was a very memorable day for Oscar Ileto Violago (Oca to classmates and friends, OIV to business associates.) After 29 trying years, Oca’s vision for a new and abundant water source for Metro Manila finally became a reality. The day marked the inauguration of...
TECH4GOOD Monchito B. Ibrahim, former DICT Undersecretary Today, wars can be started using a computer mouse instead of bullets. That is the gist of the message of DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy during the recent launch of the Philippine National Cybersecurity Talent Workforce Assessment Report. “It...
48718 Next month, AirAsia Philippines is activating 432 workers - pilots, cabin crew, ground staff and engineering "placed under hibernation" at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the budget carrier announced Nov. 25, 2021. The re-integration of these employees will enable AirAsia to meet growing...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Thursday said he will begin transferring technology to make COVID-19 and cancer vaccines in South Africa. Patrick Soon Shiong (David Paul Morris Bloomberg) The South African-born and now United States-based doctor, provided...
Vice President Leni Robredo said that she is nearing the moment when she will make a decision on whether or not to run for president in the May 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo made the statement a month before the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) in...
BLACKPINK member Lisa’s teaser photo for solo debut (Twitter) K-pop girl group BLACKPINK member Lisa’s solo debut is coming soon. BLACKPINK and YG Entertainment unveiled the first teaser photo for Lisa’s solo debut on social media that excited fans. On Twitter, the “#LISA COMING SOON...
Korean actor Hyun Bin, star of the hit K-dramas “Crash Landing on You” and “My Name Is Kim Sam-soon,” thanked fans for greeting him on his birthday and making donations. Hyun Bin celebrated his 38th (39th in Korea) birthday on Sept. 25 and to mark the occasion, his global fan club, The...
Some of K-drama’s top actors join the new show Ahn Bo-Hyun and Han So-He Han So-Hee and Ahn Bo-Hyun are among the cast members of an upcoming Korean action noir series called Undercover (original Korean title 언더커버), according to popular streaming service Netflix. Starring alongside Han...
