(Photo courtesy: Unsplash) Women who have not given birth are more prone to have breast cancer, a specialist from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) said on Wednesday, April 19. PGH Cancer Institute Chairman Dr. Jorge Ignacio said that this has something to do with “estrogen stimulation.”...
The Philippines is expected to face regional powerhouse Indonesia at the start of the men’s volleyball competitions of the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games on May 3—two days ahead of the Games’ opening ceremony. *The Philippine men's volleyball team (PNVF photo)* The Philippines was...
The Showroom presents “Barricading the Ice Sheets,” an exhibition by artist Oliver Ressler in the context of his eponymous research endeavor focused on climate justice movements. The exhibition incorporates a selection of new and existing works in a contextually calibrated presentation of the...
FROM SINGAPORE TO THE WORLD Corey Koh has traveled a long way from home to perform in Prague, New York, Tokyo, Vienna, and other major cities in the world Classically-trained tenor Corey Koh makes his official debut as a music artiste with the release of his new single, “Only Love.” The...
PEAK BEAUTY Chanel’s newest muse is Uganda-born Canadian Whitney Peak, who many believe is at the cusp of superstardom Chanel has announced that Whitney Peak is the new face of the Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. Of Ugandan origin, born in 2003 in Kampala, Whitney Peak is a 20-year-old Canadian...
Alchemyst Mintoo, a homegrown digital collectibles marketplace, has partnered with Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), a digital asset exchange, to launch its debut digital art collection for its Artist Series dubbed as “New Horizons,” featuring a slew of thoughtfully curated digital art...
Coconuts (Unsplash) The key to ensuring the proper implementation of Republic Act (RA) No.11524, otherwise known as the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act", is to keep the farmers' registry updated. House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman and Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido...
The Philippine peso climbed back to the P56 level, closing at P56.14 to a US dollar on Tuesday, April 18, 2023Â from P55.85 on April 17. According to the Bankers Association of the Philippines, trading opened at P56 and reached a low of P56.23 before closing at P56.14 versus the greenback. The...
Violence should not be inflicted on anyone. This was stated by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Tuesday, April 18, in response to a viral video showing a police officer maltreating his partner. “We cannot even begin to imagine the immense pain that she was subjected to, given those...
Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, former commander of the Philippine Army’s (PA) 1001st Infantry Brigade, and six other military personnel will face a general court martial this week due to their alleged involvement in the killing of model and businesswoman Yvonette Chua Plaza in Davao City last...
Local coconut oil refiners have asked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to review the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) policy on granting tax and duty-free privilege to importers of palm oil purportedly for animal feeds compounding and implement import licensing rules to curb rampant cases of...
KZ Tandingan headlines the first night of St. Patrick's Day 2023 by Jameson at The Island Weeks before Easter, the world would celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, which honors the life and death of the patron saint of Ireland. Prior to all the abstinence and calm of Resurrection Sunday is a soirée, a...
