WASHINGTON, United States – The bells at Washington National Cathedral rang out 1,000 times Monday, with each toll representing 1,000 deaths from Covid-19, as the United States closed in on the grim milestone of almost one million Covid dead. The National Cathedral The United States has...
China Banking Corporation (China Bank) made it to the Financial Times' 2022 ranking of the top 500 high growth companies in the Asia Pacific region—the only bank among the 15 Philippine companies in the comprehensive list. The Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2022, compiled by British newspaper...
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo -- Africa must boost the vaccination rate against COVID-19 ''six times'' to reach the target of 70 percent vaccine coverage set for the end of the first half of 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. President Cyril Ramaphosa gets his COVID-19 vaccine (AFP)...
'Wordle' app (AFP) NEW YORK (AFP) - The New York Times announced Monday it had bought Wordle, a phenomenon played by millions just four months after the game burst onto the Internet, for an "undisclosed price in the low seven figures." Created by engineer Josh Wardle, the game consists of guessing...
WORDLE PHOTO NEW YORK, United States -- The New York Times announced Monday it had bought Wordle, a phenomenon played by millions just four months after the game burst onto the Internet, for an ''undisclosed price in the low seven figures.'' Created by engineer Josh Wardle, the game consists of...
Angela Ken Young Kapamilya musician Angela Ken is the latest female artist to land a coveted billboard feature in the middle of Times Square in New York City as the face of Spotify Philippines’ EQUAL campaign this January. Barely a year into her music career after she signed with ABS-CBN Music...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina It is undeniable that most Filipinos are optimists who believe that every New Year always brings renewed hope. The perennial sense of optimism, which can be high even among those who felt Christmas was so sad, has been shown in various surveys...
The New York Times released its The Best of 2021 lists for the best TV shows, pop albums, podcasts, theater, dance and jazz albums. Netflix’s “D.P.,” the drama starring Korean actor Jung Hae-in, has been chosen as one of the best international shows of 2021. In addition, Aespa’s...
This priceless piece of precolonial heritage is a memento in this year’s celebration of 75 years of diplomatic ties between Australia and the Philippines LOST AND FOUND This long-lost mid-20th steel-and-wood axe, used for hunting and woodcarving in the Igorot communities of northern Luzon, is...
KZ TANDINGAN Asia’s Soul Supreme KZ Tandingan makes global waves as she lands a coveted feature on Spotify’s EQUAL Global Playlist, as seen sky-high on the most prominent billboard in Times Square, New York City, positioned right above where the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. “My heart is...
Editorial As face-to-face classes resumed in select public schools on Monday, Nov. 15, it is no longer a question of whether it could be done or not. While yesterday’s pilot run of face-to-face classes by the Department of Education (DepEd) was highly anticipated, both by those who have been...
Time's Up Ateneo (TUA) is set to host a 'feminist' community night on Saturday, Oct. 23 via Zoom. TUA CAP event TUA's Conspiring Against the Patriarchy aims to communicate how community building and reimagining a feminist can be fun. The group will also host a kapihan to discuss feminist issues and...
