The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the United States’ Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) have agreed to strengthen their cooperation on maritime law enforcement and bilateral efforts to combat transnational organized crimes. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG This was...
Some senators have expressed their support for the bill that seeks to amend the law that established a fixed term and retirement age for some officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said a review of Republic Act No. 11709, which was passed into law...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Former Senate President Manny Villar In writing, there is a phenomenon called the writer’s block, a condition where a person is unable to start the writing process for a significant amount of time. Some describe it as a condition of paralysis, unable to write down even the...
In its latest biennial report in December 2022, the European Commission’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List identified the Baclaran, Cartimar, Divisoria and Greenhills markets in Metro Manila, Philippines as offering a wide range of counterfeit goods on retail and wholesale basis. This is the...
Newly-appointed Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday, January 17 confirmed there were indeed “rumblings” within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) but clarified that is was due to the "unintended consequences" brought about by the enactment of the new law that set fixed terms...
In hopes of advancing digital cooperation with foreign territories, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) inked another memorandum of understanding, this time with Singapore. DICT Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Foreign Relations Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo with...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued advisories to warn the public not to invest their hard-earned money in three firms that are soliciting investments without the necessary permits from the regulator. Based on reports and information it gathered, the corporate watchdog issued warnings...
The national government has launched its pilot Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration site in the remote area of Masantol, Pampanga and it has “provided valuable insights” to the public, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). SIM cards (Pixabay)...
Any vaccine or health technology will always have a health risk attached to it, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) stated on Tuesday, Jan. 17 as United States (US) authorities are bound to investigate drugmaker Pfizer's Covid-19 bivalent vaccine and its possible link to a type of brain...
Debunking the latest fake Covid-19 news and updates on XBB.1.5 and bivalent vaccines CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA It’s a new year and so far, so good! The first week of 2023 showed less than 500 Covid-19 cases per day and only one severe case a day for the entire week. Healthcare...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim In the last three decades, we have seen game-changing technology breakthroughs happening one after the other. The internet has ushered us into the Third Industrial Revolution (IR) and continues to be the basic platform for almost everything that we do today as we enter...
Amid calls to impose higher taxes on the rich, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda on Monday, Jan. 16, revealed plans to tax luxury items, such as wristwatches, bags, beverages, and paintings, among others. (Photo from the office of Albay Rep. Joey Salceda) This came after international...
