The National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said whoever will replace the retiring chairman and two commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) must be independent. Namfrel "It is very important that whoever will replace will satisfy this criteria of independence," Namfrel...
ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Eric Go Yap on Wednesday, August 25, said he will lobby for the budget increase for the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) for the year 2021 in the Lower House. (RITM) During the virtual Ugnayan sa Batasan news forum, Yap said funding for the RITM in...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Sputnik Light vaccine. FDA FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the EUA was granted on August 20. "It was granted last Friday. A single dose vaccine for ages 18 and up," he said. Vaccine czar and chief...
Eric Stonestreet, the American comedian best known for portraying lovable gay guy Cameron Tucker in ABC's hit sitcom "Modern Family, " announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Lindsay Schweitzer via social media in a fun way. He captioned a photo of him and his girlfriend of nearly...
Unless Filipinos stop believing in fake news about vaccines, the likelihood that the COVID-19 situation in the country will turn for the worse will be greater. Vaccine image 2 Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said people should take heed of the recent disclosure of the Food and Drug...
Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) The NBA's Los Angeles Clippers will acquire point guard Eric Bledsoe from Memphis in a deal sending Rajon Rondo and Patrick Beverley to the Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. Citing an unnamed...
Rock royalties Brian May and Eric Clapton differ on their stance concerning the COVID-19 vaccine. The guitarist of rock band Queen calls anti-vaxxers “fruitcakes” and disagrees with Eric Clapton’s “anti-vaccination rhetoric.” In an interview with British online newspaper The Independent,...
His son is getting married—and having a baby! Time flies and before we know it, our kids are getting married already. Just like 44-year-old Eric Fructoso whose son Frederick is getting married and having a baby soon. In Eric's latest post, he shared a video via IGTV on the lessons he learned...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Philippines still has enough supply of medical oxygen, as the country battles the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A scene in Cebu City went viral where cars are seen lining up in front of a private...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started evaluating the application of American biotechnology firm Novavax for an emergency use authorization (EUA) of its coronavirus vaccine. (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) FDA Director-General Eric Domingo said the agency has now begun its...
The “Tumindig” artwork of Filipino artist Tarantadong Kalbo, or Kevin Eric Raymundo in real life, meant to encourage people to register to vote, criticize the government’s failed pandemic response, and air his frustrations. Instead, it snowballed into a resistance fueled by artists, writers,...
The House Committee on Labor has taken a two-pronged approach in pursuing the enactment of measures that would put an end to the much-criticized “endo” or “end of contract” practice of employers. Labor endo Covid 19 Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson Jr. lauded the...
