Plastic pollution is causing irreparable damage to ecosystems, affecting human health, and contributing to the climate crisis. However, due to how ingrained plastics, especially single-use plastics, are into our economic activities, phasing them out will be an arduous challenge. This is evident as...
The Department of Finance (DOF) would support the imposition of a tax on single-use plastic packaging to combat pollution. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that a single-use plastic packaging tax is “worth considering” by the Marcos administration to help address the challenges of the...
NEW DELHI, India -- India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe headwinds from unprepared manufacturers and consumers unwilling to pay more. A woman look for recyclable materials at a...
The new trio from the Glenfiddich Grand Series is an expression of luxury and tradition In true maverick spirit, Glenfiddich, the world’s most awarded single malt scotch whisky pushes the status quo, with the launch of its newest range, the Glenfiddich Grand Series. This range is a beautifully...
Kylie Padilla took to Instagram recently to pen a lengthy post about her experience as a single mom. "Tutoring. Feeding & bath time. Rearranging furniture. Cleaning. Fixing schedules. Getting in a workout. Trying to read books regularly again (all while being a relentless perfectionist, so...
Selling coffee branded Philippine-made has become a marketing trend for cafes. It has become a way to appeal to coffee drinkers who want to drink sustainable coffee while supporting the local industry. But selling coffee with Philippine origins comes with a lot of responsibilities, according to Ros...
A single mother is now in critical condition in a hospital after she was allegedly stabbed 10 times by a neighbor who sneaked into her house at Sucol Gitna, Barangay San Sebastian in Hagonoy, Bulacan on Sunday night. Police identified the victim as Aileen Dalora Fernando, 43. According to police...
SHANGHAI, China – Li Meng is a devoted mother trying to support her two-year-old daughter, but in the eyes of Chinese society and the state, she is almost a second-class citizen. Millions of single mothers like her have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon, and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has formally filed the resolution asking Congress to amend the 1987 Constitution to establish a single-ticket syste in electing the country's President and Vice President. In filing Resolution for Both Houses No. 3, Gatchalian proposed the "tandem vote" by seeking the...
" Hirap maging single mother, lalo na't lumalaki anak mo ," posted Gessa Araño on her personal Facebook post last Sept. 2021 which went viral with over 45,000 shares. This month, it goes viral again, as this post still rings true. She shares in her lengthy post that her barely-two-year-old child...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines further increased after 26,458 new infections were logged on Saturday, Jan. 8—the...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pasay City has dropped to single digit, Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano announced on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Rubiano said the City Health Office (CHO) and the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) recorded only seven active cases of COVID-19. She...
