BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Last July, New York Times columnist Lindsey Crouse wrote that despite the issues that constantly surround the Olympics — like the exorbitant amounts countries spend to host the quadrennial event; the doping scandals that were fueled by it; the way certain...
It is a true "happy day" today for coffee lovers as Starbucks launches a buy-one-get-one sale on its special blends. Valid only for today, Aug. 11, 2021, the promo features two of its frappuccinos, a Grande of Double Caramel and Double Mocha. Photo from Starbucks "Offer is applicable to the same...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara With the Tokyo Olympics winding down this weekend, our countrymen are already reveling at the fact that for the first time in nearly a century, Team Philippines will be coming home with multiple medals. The last time we achieved this was at the 1932 Los Angeles...
Quarantine passes are set to be required for individuals leaving their homes as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was re-imposed to prevent the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Delta variant transmission in Metro Manila from August 6 to 20, a Department of the Interior and Local Government...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara As of the time this article was written, Philippine health authorities have detected no less than 114 infections of the COVID-19 Delta variant in the country. This particular strain, first detected in India last October 2020, is among the “variants of...
The country's quarantine classification will be reviewed and decided upon every two weeks to immediately respond to the threat of the Delta coronavirus variant in the country, Malacañang said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on pandemic response at the Malacañang...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Unlike other countries who have already vaccinated a significant portion of their population, the Philippines still finds itself in the early stages of its nationwide vaccination program mainly due to the limited supply of doses. According to recent data from our...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque This coming week, President Rodrigo Duterte is to deliver his last State of the Nation Address for his term. To say that it has been quite a term for him would be an understatement, and I think for any leader and elected official who has had to serve during...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Eighteen-year-old Dominic Navarro graduated with honors from the Ilocos Region campus of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) last May. Dominic is one of several who went through the PSHS system and were offered admission at some of the world’s most...
Bring the kids to ‘Happy Rainy Days at The Pen’ CUDDLE WEATHER Why not spend all day in bed, under the sheets, and in PJs at your favorite hotel? Watching or listening to rain pattering against the window while you’re safe and dry inside is one of life’s simple pleasures. Now as Manila...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, news articles came out about a very disconcerting World Bank assessment on Philippine education. Specifically, the report underscored that one in every four Grade 5 students does not have the reading and mathematics skills for Grade 2 or 3, and four in...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended after the country recorded zero cases for 16 months since a surveillance and an immunization campaign was...
