Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday urged the government to allow Filipino journalist Maria Ressa’s request to travel to Norway to receive her Nobel Peace prize award. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said Ressa’s award is the first for the Philippines and for...
Discover the life of Maria Linda Hanihara through the pages of ‘Sub Rosa’ In our digital world, one documents life with snaps and small videos, be they for social media or just pieces to hold personally to remind oneself of special moments. But in the past, people used to not just mark events...
Seymour Barros Sanchez’s documentary shows how ‘Filipino women can become very good leaders if they will not let themselves be pulled down and prevailed upon by patriarchal dictates’ Support poured in many ways to Vice President Leni Robredo when she announced her presidential bid for the...
Back to the future! Beef kinilaw crackers, part of the 'Across The Seas' main course of Chele's holiday 2021 tasting menu These days, most of us tend to overlook the past at our peril. Perhaps, this is because, in the same manner that we choose to believe in ideas aligned with our respective world...
Maria Diane Ventura The multi-awarded European debut film of Filipino filmmaker Maria Diane Ventura, “Deine Farbe (Your Color),” continues to reap honors as it clinched its most recent wins -- Best German feature at the Berlin Film Festival (Filmhaus) and Best Director at the International Film...
The Philippines and Turkey had agreed to explore "wide prospects" to boost the respective trade and tourism sectors of the two countries. PH-TURKEY MEET-- Ambassador Maria Elena P. Algabre presents a token to Governor of Ankara Vasip Şahin during their meeting held in Ankara, Turkey on Nov. 2,...
The Department of Health (DOH) said no coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be wasted as those nearing expiration were already deployed to different local government units (LGUs). DOH/MB "No vaccines were wasted. No vaccines will be wasted. We were able to strategize even if they are near...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Nov. 8 reported the first case of the B.1.617.1 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant, former Kappa variant, in the country. DOH/MB "One was positive for the B.1.617.1 or the Kappa variant, a variant under monitoring," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
The Department of Health (DOH) will present to the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) its updated recommendation on the use of face shields this week. DOH/MB "Our experts, together with DOH of course will update the current review of evidence for this face shield use in this pandemic response. So we...
AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corporation (ALLHC) reported a 117 percent jump in consolidated net income to P402 million for the first nine months of 2021 on strong industrial lot sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated revenues grew 12 percent to P2.6...
University of Santo Tomas (UST) College of Nursing student Qjiel Giuliano Mikhl Z. Mariano, and students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences under the Occupational Therapy program, Jose Maria Miguel Burgos and his team members Sherry Lee, Reem Barakat, and Crystalia Evelyn Liaw bagged...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 380 new cases of the Delta variant in the country. DOH/MB In a media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the latest genome sequencing also detected 104 cases of the Alpha variant and 166 cases of the Beta variant. "Majority...
