With the second strain of the Covid-19 confirmed in the country, parents have been thinking twice of pushing through with their travel plans. But life—and the world—has changed, and things will never go back to the way it was. Make airline travel stress-free, especially when you're with...
Pampanga-based food and meat processor Mekeni Food Corporation has remained optimistic about its operations for 2021 despite the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company’s top official said. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Mekeni President Prudencio Garcia said that “despite...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has joined the call to further open up the Philippine economy despite the COVID-19 pandemic persistence. This, according to him, could address the country’s food sufficiency level to address hunger amid the pandemic. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (MANILA...
Delays to a long-planned mission by WHO experts to China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic are "not just a visa issue", Beijing said Wednesday. A woman uses her mobile phone along the banks of the Yangtze River on New Year's Eve day in Wuhan in ChinaÂ’s central Hubei province...
In recent months, there’s been a surge of interest in materials laced with the copper, including bed sheets, socks, and coatings that can be sprayed onto surfaces. Multiple companies, too, are marketing face masks with built-in copper linings, touting their germ-killing...
The Philippine public-private partnership (PPP) program remains bullish, expanding its pipeline with 14 new projects in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, PPP projects total 233 with 176 under implementation, amounting to P1.289 trillion and 57 projects in the pipeline, amounting to...
As our title suggest, Yule 2020 will truly be a Christmas like no other we’ve experienced in these modern times. The lingering threat of COVID-19 hangs on our heads and because of it, out goes the Filipino traditions we’ve observed of Christmas past: the Simbang Gabi, the numerous (class,...
Aside from keeping kids sane and happy, there’s still a lot that goes into raising them—especially when it comes to raising awareness about the crisis that we are in now. Published by Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without Borders, this new children’s activity book will help...
The safest route is virtual In some ways, 2020 would make for the perfect Christmas: the holiday falls on a Friday, and on December 21, we will witness ‘Christmas kiss’ as planets Jupiter and Saturn will align, appearing closer than they have since the middle ages. But it’s no surprise...
(Clockwise from top left) Everglow’s Yiren and Sihyeon, and UP10TION’s Kogyeol and Bitto (Twitter, Instagram) K-pop girl group Everglow members Yiren, 19, and Sihyeon, 21, have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), their agency announced. In a post on Everglow’s official fan...
Philippine Airlines lauded the government's move to open up Balikbayan (returning Filipino resident) visits effective Monday next week (December 7, 2020) and will offer regular direct flights to facilitate travel to the country. Resolution No. 85 of the Inter Agency Task Force on Infectious Disease...
Rowee Lucero Miss Philippines Rowee Lucero has just arrived from Albania following her successful stint at the Miss Globe 2020 beauty pageant where she won 4th runner-up. During a meeting with some members of the pageant media Thursday night, Lucero said that she has no hard feelings against...
