The government is targeting to administer coronavirus vaccines to 9.77 million people in Metro Manila by November 2021 to protect them from the deadly disease. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Taguig City resident inside the 'Vaccination Bus' parked in Barangay Ususan, Taguig...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed a tax evasion case filed against two Manila business executives who allegedly refusal to settle income tax debts amounting to more than P184 million over a decade ago. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) Cleared of the criminal charges were Arturo Zapata and...
The Manila City government has issued an ordinance prohibiting the sale of COVID-19 vaccines in the city amid reports on an alleged “vaccine fee” scheme in some Metro cities. Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, and Councilors Joel Chua, Jong Isip, sign...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is in talks to pilot a Jab Cab, a combination of free mobile swab testing and coronavirus vaccination, with Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso for some areas in Manila. VP Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) Vice President Leni Robredo said the...
BTS (top) and photos of the BTS pop-up store in Bangkok (Big Hit Music, Morning Kall) K-pop superstars BTS pop-up stores will be launched in three Asian cities, HYBE IP announced on May 24. HYBE IP, a subsidiary of HYBE Co. (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), said the three stores will be opened...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) continues to decline but is not yet down to pre-surge levels, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday, May 24. "Yung seven-day average ngayon 1,100 cases na lang per day sa NCR. Yung previous...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno A couple of days ago, we, along with the other heads of cities and municipalities, were directed by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to stop announcing the brand of vaccine slated for deployment in...
Yerba buena (Mentha cordifolia Opiz), commonly known as mint, has been used in the country as a cure for headache, toothache, arthritis, and dysmenorrhea. Herba The University of the Philippines (UP)-Manila has successfully formulated from yerba buena’s extracts a clinical proven herbal medicine...
Eight provinces are now closer to Metro Manila thanks to Build, Build, Build Aerial shot of TPLEX, photo from the Facebook of DPWH secretary In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte embarked to build the Luzon Spine Expressway Network—a 1,040-kilometer expressway network, which would connect the...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar honored his late father, former Interior Undersecretary Wencelito Andanar, by planting a tree in his name at the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila on Saturday. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar plants a tree in honor of his late father, former Interior...
Due to restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there will be a series of events to welcome Cardinal Jose Advincula as the 33rd Archbishop of Manila. (Photo from the Facebook page of Archdiocese of Capiz / FILE PHOTO) The Archdiocese of Manila said this will ensure...
Auro Chocolate is an award-winning Filipino chocolate brand that sources cacao beans from farmers in Davao. The company works directly with five cocoa-producing cooperatives and 50 individual farmers, representing over a thousand families. Read: Empowering local farmers through chocolate Ira...
