BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I am calling on all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and Filipino returnees who test positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in the country to take advantage of the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital (MCFH) located at the Luneta grounds as an alternative to...
Members of the Social Security System (SSS) who cannot work due to sickness or injury, including those who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can avail of their sickness benefits. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said that the sickness benefit...
Korean actress Park Shin-hye got married to actor Choi Tae-joon in Seoul on Jan. 22 and for the special occasion and during her pre-wedding pictorial, she chose the bridal dresses of Oscar de la Renta and Filipino-American Monique Lhuillier. The 31-year-old star of the film “#Alive” and drama...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) collaborated with Medical Research Council-United Kingdom for three projects on infectious diseases in the country. DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña (Screencap from DOSTv)...
Korean actor and prospective father Choi Tae-joon expressed his gratitude for the public’s support to his marriage to “#Alive” actress Park Shin-hye. Choi Tae-joon, 30, and Park Shin-hye, 31, tied the knot in a ceremony at the Oryun Community Church in Gangdong-gu, Seoul on Jan. 22. “Thank...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday assured that problems about rude customers would also be addressed under the bill that seeks to protect delivery riders. Gatchalian is referring to Senate Bill No. 2302 or the proposed “Food, Grocery and Pharmacy Delivery Services Protection Act” which seeks...
Korean actress Park Shin-hye’s wedding to actor Choi Tae-joon became a star-studded grand affair and she thanked everyone for the greetings. Park Shin-hye, 31, and Choi Tae-joon, 30, got married on Jan. 22 at the Oryun Community Church in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. Among those who attended the wedding...
As part of their committment to voters, presidential and vice presidential aspirants should join the debates, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Saturday, Jan. 22. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the...
Mass testing of individuals with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) symptoms is a must with the highly contagious omicron variant spreading rapidly as evidenced by the soaring number of active positive cases of the virus in the country. League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) and...
Philippine consulate collaborates with Binhi ng Lahi to showcase Philippine folk dances in Calgary LANCEROS DE TAYABAS Dancers from the Binhi ng Lahi Folk Dance Troupe perform this popular square dance found in many regions of the Philippines during ‘Sayaw Filipinas.’ (Photo courtesy of Binhi...
In this time of a global pandemic, is a home a symbol of protection or a prison? Staying at home is a dream in our pre-pandemic world, away from the rat race, far from the noise of the city, and a chance to relax and breathe in our own safe space. But when the pandemic struck, being in isolation at...
Though nothing has been verified yet Making rounds on many social media platforms is a video of an end credits scene that features an unverified cast of the forthcoming Marvel Studios film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And it is surprisingly, nay, absurdly long—quite mad, even....
