ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Today is May 4, 2021, or if you live somewhere in the NCR, day 413 of the world’s longest Covid lockdown. There’s some promising news coming in from the vaccine front, as well as many commendable efforts from both government and the private sector, but as of...
Everything gets faked nowadays, even face masks and respirators. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Friday, April 23 the confiscation of some P65 million worth of fake face masks, respirators, counterfeit luxury items, lotions, creams, cosmetics, and electronic items. The BOC said the...
Would you wear this Bluetooth speaker-face mask hybrid? Will.i.am wearing the Xupermask (Photo from Honeywell) Musician and entrepreneur Will.i.am brings a musical twist to the face mask with his Xupermask , a hybrid of the pandemic essential and a Bluetooth speaker. A collaboration with Honeywall,...
When we can freely breathe again? We’re living in a different time now. Gone are the days we could breathe freely. Today, breathing freely even in seclusion or even in nature, such as in the empty parks or the empty tree-lined streets of our neighborhoods within the cities during quarantine, can...
Dawn Zulueta Some people are not fine with Dawn Zulueta's recent post. It's not that they are stopping Dawn from modelling a handmade face mask, but they did advise the veteran actress to wear a proper mask for added protection. On Instagram, a netizen commented: "Please wear a surgical mask under...
Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Emergency rooms are full, and clusters of COVID-19 are sprouting in workplaces and homes with alarming frequency. It is a year later and the whole world is still seeing surges in COVID-19 cases. The more transmissible variants may contribute to the surges, but the...
First, to be effective, a mask must sit over your nose and under your chin, and against your cheeks without any gaps . Second, a mask should be made of ‘densely woven cotton fabrics,’ or ‘tight-weave 100 percent cotton.’ To test the fabric, hold it up to a light source. If light passes...
It is dubbed as the “plastic water bottle” of the pandemic. Those face masks, a “must” these days, are set to become the looming environment crisis that we would face. Though light as a feather (at least four grams each), millions of face masks are discarded each day, some even thrown on...
We can be stubborn, and we will most likely choose what's comfortable and easy versus what's really good for us. Take for example the daily routine of wearing pantyliners. It has been proven, time and time again, that wearing these can cause redness, irritation, and even itching on our sensitive...
Here are some of the best pairings we spotted at the Grammys Photos by Chris Pizzello/AP/Shutterstock Among Hollywood's high-profile award ceremonies, the Grammys prove to have the most unconventional red carpet. Even if it goes virtual this year in light of COVID-19, music’s biggest night still...
Malacañang lauded the "very good results" achieved during the limited face-to-face classes in higher education institutions (HEIs) but said the full resumption of in-person classes still depends on the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / MANILA...
Photos uploaded by Lanton Elementary School (LES) show students, some in uniform, assisting other pupils in learning their modules at home. The activity is part of the school’s peer-teaching programs dubbed “Kapitbahay ko, Sagot ko” and “Ka-Math bahay ko, Ka-Math turuan ko,” both of which...
