The government can invoke police power of the State, but there is need for a new law that would compel people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 28, In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the...
The Department of Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation have signed a new and modernized Air Services Agreement. FB_IMG_1632754935468 The move opens the market for competition where multiple airlines can operate and more flights can be flown to spur air...
Did the Senate tap a "tainted" contractor for the construction of its new building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City? President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte asked this question on late Monday night, Sept. 27, during the pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing. He...
New York-based fashion photographer Martin Romero tells what’s new and what remained constant in the Big Apple’s fashion festivities Getting busy in the kitchen, propagating plants, and thinking of ways to keep cabin fever at bay were among the things that kept many Filipinos busy, occupied,...
Malacañang said it will first evaluate if the country's hospitals are in need of more manpower before allowing Filipino healthcare workers to work in New York amid the state's search for more medical workers. 35014 Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the state of New York...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) unveiled further details of a roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions as the state has seen a stabilization of its local transmissions. A person walks on an empty street in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2021....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand reported 12 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's community outbreak to 1,160. Health workers are seen at a testing site for COVID-19 in Auckland, New Zealand, Aug. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/File)...
Views from the Ridge When I applied for appointment as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals more than 20 years ago, the Pre-Judicature Program (or PJP) was already in place. Nobody was certain then, however, whether it was a requirement for appointment. As a lawyer, I read the law (in...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Here’s a true story from the trenches of sales and making pitches. This dates back to more than a decade ago, when I was still with the ABS’ Cable Channels and Print Media Group (CCPMG). We were presenting to a big client, and...
President Rodrigo Duterte couldn't help but be impressed by the new Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital (SKPH), which he described Friday, Sept. 24 as a "remarkable edifice". 'REMARKABLE'--President Rodrigo Duterte gives his stamp of approval to the new Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital, which he...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death toll in the city of Manila remains at 1,554 as no new fatality was recorded on Friday (Sept. 24), Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced in his weekly capital report. "Paalala may impeksiyon pa na kumakalat sa ating komunidad, sa ating siyudad, sa...
NEW YORK, United States -- Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle kicked off a trip to New York City with a visit to the ''Freedom Tower'' and 9/11 Memorial on Thursday. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex visit the 9/11 Memorial on September 23, 2021 in New York City....
