HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL As the notion of our post-Covid economic recovery comes fully into play, it’s inevitable that we’ll think of particular arenas such as tourism. Pre-pandemic, it was a dollar revenue-earner that was on the upswing, and one that we’d continuously...
Pampanga province delivered on Saturday night a new record-breaking number of individuals who gathered to support the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo to replace what Pasig City tallied in less than a month ago. Screenshot of Pampanga crowd who gathered to support the presidential...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand recorded 11,634 new community cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement. Of the new community infections, 2,179 were detected in the largest city of Auckland, according to the ministry. In addition, 51 new cases of Covid-19 were...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Neri will head the New Normal Committee of the poll body. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Neri during joint press conference with DILG on April 7, 2022 (Screenshot/DILG FB) Neri said she was appointed to the post Wednesday, April 6. "Just yesterday, I...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo 1Sambayan could not have clarified it more clearly, that no less than the Supreme Court in January 1999 ruled that the Marcoses owed the government ₱ 23.3 billion in estate taxes. For their failure to pay, the Marcoses accumulated tax liabilities...
Despite the improving Covid-19 situation in the country, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Wednesday, April 6 urged Filipinos nationwide to continue adhering to the necessary health and safety protocols, such as proper mask use and social distancing, especially amid the ongoing 2022...
Have you ever wondered where your irreparable battery, cord, or plug-dependent devices go? And do you know that improper disposal of these items may threaten public health? A 2019 report from "A New Circular Vision for Electronics: Time for a Global Reboot" showed that 80 percent of e-waste goes to...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, April 5, said the Philippines will be donating Covid-19 vaccines to Myanmar and Papua New Guinea soon. DOH Spokesperson Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said they are now coordinating with the two countries to successfully donate some of the country's Covid-19...
NEW YORK, United States -- A man who violently attacked seven Asian women in New York over the span of three hours in February has been charged with ''hate crimes,'' Manhattan's district attorney said Monday. A person holds a sign during the "Asian Solidarity March" rally against recent anti-Asian...
LAS VEGAS - Pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo on Sunday scored the coveted Grammy for Best New Artist, an expected win that caps a year of milestones for the breakout star. "This is my biggest dream come true," said the 19-year-old Rodrigo, who bested a crowded field including rappers Saweetie and The Kid...
Two fires hit residential areas in Muntinlupa and Taguig on April 2. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, two houses were razed by fire at Block 53 in Soldiers Hills Village, Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa at 8:42 p.m. The first alarm was raised at 8:42 p.m. and the fire was put out at...
NFT Art Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), together with the non-profit Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS.PH), recently held a two-part webinar series centered around digital art in the age of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to help artists, buyers, and collectors...
