With 244 affirmative and zero negative votes, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 1 approved on third and final reading a bill that would penalize internet service providers (ISPs) from invalidating internet data allocation of users that remain unused for a month. Congressmen unanimously...
(Manila Bulletin/ File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the different COVID-19 vaccine storage facilities nationwide are ready amid the possibility of rotational power interruptions in some parts of Luzon. In a statement on Tuesday, June 1, the DOH said necessary steps were...
TXT (Big Hit Music) K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together, or TXT, released their second studio album “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze" on May 31 which includes the carrier track "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)." According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze" topped the...
The Japanese government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has partnered with a non-government organization and local government agencies to support a life skills development and rehabilitation project for Children In Conflict with the Law (CICL) in the Philippines. Japan...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday asked the Department of Health and the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo to help prized Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo to get vaccinated before he competes in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Yulo, currently training in Japan for more than a year now, has...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday reminded the Department of Energy (DOE) that it needs to ensure a reliable power supply this summer season as the government cannot afford to stall the rollout of its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program. Gatchalian pointed out many of the vaccines are...
In line with the celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Department of Education (DepEd), in collaboration with the Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines (BCSP), launched a toolkit on Philippine biodiversity. (Screenshot from BCSP) "Samot-Saring Buhay: A...
Jon M. Chu gives spotlight to the Latino community after his 'Crazy Rich Asians' fame Still from 'In the Heights' What does home mean? We woke up early last May 22 to join the CAAMFEST 2021 (Center for Asian American Media) in their conversation with the cast and crew of In the Heights. Showing on...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Fast & Furious 9,' 'Cruella,' 'Waiting For Rain,' 'The Courier,' 'The Croods: A New Age' and 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie - Mugen Train' (KOFIC) “F9,” or the “Fast & Furious 9,” the latest franchise starring Vin Diesel, became the No. 1...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Monday night, May 31, that the national government’s cash aid disbursement for the NCR (National Capital Region)-plus beneficiaries has finally been completed. Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo courtesy of DILG) In the Talk to the...
Which vaccines work best for which variants? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana As the Philippines surpasses five million vaccine doses administered, the rate of vaccination continues to accelerate and there is real progress in rolling back the pandemic. Countries that have vaccinated a significant...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Pharisees and Herodians are flattering and courteous but they mean to trap Jesus. They are not interested in the truth. If Jesus affirms Roman taxation, he risks criticism from his followers who regard the Romans as oppressors. If he rejects it, he will face charges of...