HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Now that there’s an easing of our COVID restrictions, our quarantine-fatigued populace has been taking to the streets and malls with a vengeance, and I wouldn’t be surprised to find our consumer-driven economy getting the shot in the arm it needs...
President Duterte will be on full work mode during Christmas and New Year as he promised to continue visiting the provinces pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte visits typhoon-hit Negros Occidental on Dec. 20, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Duterte, who is currently...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III reminded residents to limit their “pamamasko,” or going from house to house for gifts on Christmas Day due to the pandemic and that the firecracker ban is still implemented in the municipality. In a live broadcast on Facebook, Ponce said this is to prevent the...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand reported six new cases of Omicron among recent returnees in managed isolation and quarantine facilities. A statement issued by the country's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that the total number of international arrivals to New Zealand with the...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said that there will be no selling of tickets and draws for lotto and other digit games on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) PCSO, in an advisory, released the selling period and schedules of the Lotto and Keno draws...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand detected five more Omicron cases in international arrivals, taking the country's total cases of the COVID-19 variant to 13, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday. The country reported 63 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 55 community cases and eight...
New York, for years, has been a melting pot culture and heritage from all over the world, one of which belongs to the Philippines. With a growing Filipino community living in the Big Apple, the presence of Filipinos is definitely hard to miss as local culture is penetrating the NYC scene—from...
Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal It was only a matter of time; and dynamic, progressive, forward-thinking corporations such as Meralco would take these ‘giant steps’ - to not just talk the talk, but to walk the walk as well. Living up to its name, the Manila Electric Company, is...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa When the Christmas season comes, many of us rummage stores, looking for the best and the cheapest. We behave like "consumptives." In the past, pulmonary tuberculosis was called "consumption." Those afflicted by it were called "consumptives" because they...
Thian Rodriguez is bringing his '3AM' collection to the Big Apple Showcasing a collection in a major fashion city is the goal of many budding designers. And for one Filipino creative, that dream is about to become a reality. Thian Rodriguez is set to enchant New York with his spring-summer 2022...
Two men were arrested by police for possession of a firearm and suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in Taguig City on Dec. 16. Taguig police identified the suspects as Alexis Angelo Patricio, 25, and Ishmael John Ishimatsu, 24, both residing in Bgy. New Lower Bicutan, Taguig. Arrested...
A Muntinlupa councilor said the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and a private developer should submit the master development plan for the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Bgy. Poblacion in the city. This after it was reported that BuCor signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) with Agua Tierra...
