President Duterte said he wants the Office of the Ombudsman to take cognizance of Senator Richard Gordon's alleged failure to pay the P86 million he owes to the government. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Facebook) Duterte once again brought up Gordon's name...
Employees of the Department of Finance (DOF) along with attached agencies and state-owned companies, like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Social Security System (SSS), are told to prepare for a full-return to the workplace. Amid easing quarantine restrictions and COVID-19 infections,...
“Beatles footage has been locked in a vault for over half a century. Unseen…until now.” Eternal fans of the Fab Four should mark it as a red-letter day in November as the week’s countdown until “The Beatles Get Back” airs for streaming. The film is “a three-part docuseries from...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States staved off a credit default Thursday that would have sent the global economy into a tailspin as Washington's warring political factions agreed to a stop-gap fix to raise the nation's debt limit. US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a...
MAN OF RHYTHM Filipino-Australian artist Bryan Estepa If you haven’t heard of Bryan Estepa, now is the perfect time to get to know him and his music. The half-Filipino, half-Aussie indie pop artist has just released his latest EP Back To The Middle . A rockstar of the burgeoning indie music scene...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City on Friday lifted a stay-at-home order that had kept its nine million residents indoors for three months and devastated business in Vietnam's economic hub. A deserted highway in Ho Chi Minh City, which remains under lockdown to curb an outbreak of...
Of Trees and Forest Former Senate President Manny Villar In my column last week, I talked about several innovations we introduced in order to adapt to the changing retail experience brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. From self-checkout kiosks that minimize physical contact between staff and...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Nearly 20 European Union countries nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as head of the World Health Organization, shortly before the deadline passed on Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO (AFP) WHO member states had until 1600...
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo – Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cut its projected shipments, raising the risk of new and deadly variants, the WHO said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's Africa director (AFP/File) Only 17 percent of the...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “All the best days of life slip away from us poor mortals first; illnesses and dreary old age and pain sneak up and the fierceness of harsh death snatches away.” Virgil (7-19 BC) Roman poet Georgics No. 3, 1. 66 (36-29 B.C.) You’ve taken your early...
President Duterte alleged that world-renowned boxer Senator Manny Pacquiao backed out of a boxing match because he knew he would be a "goner" if he loses. President Rodrigo Duterte attends Senator Manny Pacquiao’s 38th birthday celebration at the KCC Mall Events & Convention Center in General...
Rabiya Mateo has safely arrived in the Philippines. She updated fans about it via social media. "After 14 hours of flight I safely arrived here in my hotel where I will be quarantine for 10 days," she said on her recent Instagram story. Rabiya admitted she's not yet sure what she's gonna do next,...
