PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid I guess it is either because I have been in isolation for so long a time, or because I have been spending more time than I should watching Netflix, that I find myself reflecting on questions of future survival. We all realize that even after Covid-19, we could...
The first quarter of 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult chapter for many Filipinos. After the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020, it was followed by a lockdown almost two months later caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The quarantine protocols kept the public from leaving their homes,...
"Drastic times demand for drastic measures." A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila resident during start of the inoculation of A5 priority group in Baseco Compound, Manila on June 16, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo issued...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng When the COVID-19 pandemic struck last year and the NCR went under ECQ (and subsequently, GCQ), I sympathized with MERALCO and it’s pronouncement to put a moratorium on their disconnecting customers with overdue, unpaid bills....
In the face of the global health crisis, Huawei devised five strategies to survive and looks forward to an Intelligent World in 2030 when it's over. First of all, Huawei is optimizing its portfolio to boost business resilience, Rotating Chairman Eric Xu disclosed during this week's 18th Global...
Many Filipino households have been severely affected by the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis. The Pagkaliwagan family from Lucena City, Quezon Province is familiar with this situation. When the pandemic started affecting their livelihood, Jaquilyn Pagkaliwagan, 33, a former OFW in Taiwan, and...
The top Google-searched games that are kid-appropriate—or not Google recently released its list of top trending searches in the Philippines. The list acts as a chronicle of the newsworthy things that took place during this very interesting year. As most Filipinos spent more time at home...
In this file photo, Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero bangs the heavy bag during workout in Miami. (Photo courtesy of Sean Gibbons) Amid the celebration over the decision to allow basketball and football to allow their athletes to return to training mode , the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is...
