Universal Pictures International will be releasing three films in the Philippines in June. “Jurassic World Dominion,” from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, will hit Philippine cinemas on June 8 that will feature never-seen dinosaurs, breakneck action and astonishing new visual...
An increase in the number of dengue cases has been observed in some provinces located in four regions in the country, Department of Health Spokesperson Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said on Tuesday, April 12. She said the rise in dengue cases was monitored in Zamboanga Peninsula, Cagayan Valley,...
Understanding XD, XE and XF CLINICAL MATTERS There has been a recent flurry of news articles on the latest twist in the Covid-19 saga—recombinant SARS-CoV-2 viruses. XD and XF, both recombinants of Omicron and Delta, have been unceremoniously dubbed “Deltacron” by the media. XE, a recombinant...
Some index crimes were on the rise after many parts of the country were placed under Alert Level 1 as the Covid-19 situation improves tremendously, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, April 3. Año attributed the upswing in index criminal...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has expressed deep concern over the dramatic rise in the illegal drug trafficking activities using the Internet. With the Covid-19 pandemic, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva drug traffickers took advantage of the “technological boom’’...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has reported a 460 percent increase increase in the smuggling of Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), popularly known as ecstasy, into the country. “Smuggling of ecstasy is expanding in the last three years. It grew from 13,000 tablets in 2019 to...
The Muntinlupa City government has finally decided to avail of a low-interest loan being offered by Land Bank of the Philippines after the latter reminded that the program will expire next month. During the flag raising ceremony on March 21, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi announced that the city...
The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, March 15 formed a technical working group (TWG) to iron-out various concepts and proposals on how to develop the energy rich 24-million hectare undersea Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) off eastern Luzon. This came after Senator Imee Marcos,...
Government anti-narcotics authorities confiscated a total of P424,747,925.6 million worth of illegal drugs from Feb. 27 to March 5, which is far more than their drug haul of P159 million in the previous week. In a news briefing with the President on Monday night, March 7, Department of the Interior...
Filipino basketball fans can look forward to Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty , a new 10-episode HBO Original sports drama series from award-winning filmmaker Adam McKay ( The Big Short , Vice ), as it premieres same time as the U.S. on Monday, March 7 at 10am on HBO and HBO GO with a...
A total of 2,619 fire incidents have already been recorded in the country since January this year. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the figure is higher compared to a total of 1,812 fire incidents from January to March last year. In an interview over GMA News, BFP spokesperson Supt. Annalee...
The Philippines may record its slowest population growth this year as the total number of Filipinos is projected to increase by only 0.3 percent or 324,000 compared to 2020. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) called the 2021 record "historic," adding...
