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Each year on July 11, the World Population Day is observed. The United Nations noted that this was the second time that this occasion took place during a health pandemic and this posed a lot of challenges when it comes to fertility, birth control, and reproduction rights. All these have their own issues to raise and the impact of COVID-19 only aggravated the situation of the vulnerable members of our society.

Hidilyn Diaz lifted the weight of the Filipinos’ hopes and expectations on her shoulders, then hoisted the bar overhead with a record-breaking lift to deliver the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal ever in 97 years of its participation in the quadrennial games.

As more and more Filipinos are being inoculated to protect them from COVID-19, especially its emerging strains, it is timely to acknowledge the benefactor-countries that have extended their assistance: the United States, Japan, and China.

What began more than six decades ago as a battle between the United States and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for space hegemony has metamorphosed into a “battle of the billionaires” on who would lead outer space tourism for the mass market.

The term “disability” is a paradox when referring to persons with disability or PWDs. We don’t have to look very far in our history to witness how PWDs are responsible, productive, and reliable members of our society.  From politics, business, art, and even sports, Filipino PWDs have shown that they can lead people, win medals, and inspire a nation.

The dynamism of the domestic capital market provides the proverbial silver lining amid the deep recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural reforms have evidently taken root, especially in the fixed-income securities market.

At his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 2020, President Duterte issued an ultimatum to the country’s two leading telecommunication firms (telcos) – Globe and PLDT-Smart –  to improve their services by December or close shop.

Due to the resurgence of “anomalously high sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission” from Taal Volcano, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has imposed Alert Level 3 to warn against the dangers posed by a “high level of volcanic unrest.”  Just a notch lower than Alert Level 4 that was raised in January 2020, this has prompted the evacuation of residents from nine Batangas towns, namely: Agoncillo,  Laurel, Taal, Lemery, Balete, Cuenca, Mataasnakahoy , San Nicolas, and Talisay, and Tanauan City.

Much ado about vaccine passports, even if they aren’t quite new.

Two Philippine cities — Manila and Butuan —  have been selected to the top 50 cities among over 600 cities worldwide by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2021 Mayors Challenge.  Manila and Butuan were among the eight cities in Asia-Pacific which made it to the global 50 and the only two cities in Southeast Asia.

Practically every country has to deal with the scourge of fake driver’s licenses. For some time, these fakes have been laughably bad copies and quite obvious to the trained apprehending officer.

President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III heeded the people’s call and served as their leader with integrity and distinction following the footsteps of his great parents, President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.

No other city in the country could evoke as much emotion and longing such as Manila. Manila is part of songs, paintings, dances, and even in books, such as the one authored by National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin.  Joaquin wrote a monumental tribute to his beloved city through “Manila, My Manila,” putting in pages its rich history and vibrant culture.

“Employers pledge 1-M jobs in 6 months” was this newspaper’s banner headline on Monday, June 21, as the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) opened its virtual annual conference.

José Rizal was born a very small child on this day 160 years ago.

The doubling of the country’s international trade volume in April 2021 after both imports and exports registered the biggest increases in more than a decade could be a signal that both the domestic and global economy are headed for recovery.

For the second half of June, Metro Manila and Bulacan shall be under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) “with some restrictions” while the rest of the areas under the National Capitol Region (NCR) plus bubble remain under GCQ “with heightened restrictions.”

Today marks the 123rd Independence Day of our country. It was on June 12, 1898 when Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed our independence from foreign rule, ceremonially symbolized by the unfurling of the Philippine flag and the playing of our national anthem.