Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV didn’t take it badly when a supporter of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told him he had "no brains". Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes, who is gunning for a return to the Senate under opposition...
The Legal Front Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. COVID-19 came unannounced as the third decade of this century opened. It first broke out in China, a new and mysterious illness that initially baffled even the medical experts. The development was scary as China is practically a next-door neighbor....
Another member of K-pop boy band The Boyz has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The group’s agency IST Entertainment announced on Jan. 30 that Sangyeon has been confirmed to have COVID-19, the fifth member of The Boyz to catch the virus. (Clockwise from top left) The Boyz...
DOH More than 16,000 new people were found to have been infected with the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday, Jan. 30. Based on the DOH’s latest case bulletin, 16,953 more individuals contracted this disease nationwide. This figure...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is hopeful that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will recognize the importance of her COVID-19 response initiatives and grant them exemptions from the ban on publicly-funded programs during the campaign season. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP...
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to reconsider the lifting of facility-based quarantine for fully-vaccinated travelers until a comprehensice and localized surveillance system is in place. Without the medical safeguards, effective contact tracing and...
To minimize the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission, St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) has ramped up its telemedicine and testing. St. Luke’s Medical Center (Photo from SLMC) "We are continuously finding ways to ensure that suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients receive immediate medical...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk level classification could improve to “low risk” within two weeks if the downtrend continues, an OCTA Research fellow said on Sunday, Jan. 30. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post, disclosed the...
The government's pandemic task force has placed the National Capital Region (NCR) and seven other provinces under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 starting February 1 to February 15, while 90 other areas will be under Alert Level 3, Malacañang announced. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA...
Editorial After nearly a month of severe restrictions, there is ample basis for a more hopeful scenario that would enable the government’s anti-pandemic task force to consider easing health and safety protocols to “pre-Omicron” levels. Based on internationally-developed COVID Act Now...
Here’s a critical look at how Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Leonor Will Never Die is deserving of the Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit at the largest independent film festival in the US By Inez Chuidian FILM WITHIN A FILM Theater dame Sheila Francisco plays the main role, Leonor Reyes, in the...
At least five more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to bring the total to 31 amid a surge of cases in South Korea. South Korea recorded 17,542 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 29, another record for the highest daily tally. There are now 811,122 confirmed cases in...
