What's Happening in the Philippines, Local News and Philippine People
The genie that is Smart Communications keeps on granting wishes, the latest being global superstars BTS popping up into its roster of international endorsers. The Grammy-nominated Dynamite of a group surprised fans last Monday and turned the world of Filipino
MoreWhile the pandemic has forced many businesses to pivot – or in worst cases – shutdown, some agile companies have found new opportunity in his time of crises, expanding their businesses and catering to the new demands of the population.
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No less than celebrated singer-songwriter Ebe Dancel is raving about them. “I discovered the band during one of those sleepless nights when we were all in quarantine. A longtime fan sent me a link to a song of theirs. I
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AMID the continuing threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has launched an “aggressive” urban farming program that will convert idle lands into vegetable production plots in highly urbanized cities across the country. DAR Secretary John
MoreNOBODY is suffering more from a global chocolate standoff than the Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. Less than two years after the top cocoa producer teamed up with neighboring Ghana to force companies from Hershey Co. to Nestlé SA to pay
MoreUNITED States infectious-disease chief Anthony Fauci pledged his country’s commitment to the World Health Organization, including membership in a global effort to deploy Covid-19 vaccines. Fauci addressed the Geneva-based group a day after Joe Biden’s inauguration, underlining the new US
MoreHOMESTEAD, Florida—Immigrants cheered President Joe Biden’s plan to provide a path to US citizenship for about 11 million people without legal status, mixing hope with guarded optimism on Wednesday amid a seismic shift in how the American government views and
MorePARIS—Frenchwoman Jeanne Pouchain has an unusual problem. She’s officially dead. She has been trying for three years to prove that she is alive. The 58-year-old woman says she lives in constant fear, not daring to leave her house in the
MoreHONG KONG—E-commerce workers who kept China fed during the coronavirus pandemic, making their billionaire bosses even richer, are so unhappy with their pay and treatment that one just set himself on fire in protest. China’s Internet industries already were known
MoreAS the military implements the second of its three-phased multibillion-peso modernization program, a local shipbuilder has offered to help the Navy by supplying it with locally built modern small and big warships. Propmech, based in Subic, is keen on designing
MoreBEIJING—As a new US president takes office, he faces a determined Chinese leadership that could be further emboldened by America’s troubles at home. The disarray in America, from the rampant Covid-19 pandemic to the January 6 riot at the Capitol,
MoreTHE Senate Committee of the Whole on Friday reached a consensus with Executive branch officials to respect the confidentiality—for now—of exact pricing details of Covid vaccines being considered in order not to jeopardize existing negotiations or abort deliveries, given the
MoreAs the target date for the country’s vaccine rollout draws near, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. is planning to convert the 800-square-meter quarantine facility of the agency into a Covid-19 vaccination center to help expedite the
MoreTHE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) revealed on Friday the clinical trial sites in the country of three vaccine developers: Janssen, Clover and Sinovac. Although there is still no exact date of when the clinical trials will begin, Dr.
MoreRetirees of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) who completed any agriculture-related course are now entitled to a piece of land they can cultivate under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). DAR Secretary John R. Castriciones said in a statement
MoreMANILA—Veteran journalism and communications Professor Iluminado M. Varela, better known as Jun Varela or JV to his former colleagues and students, died of a lingering illness on January 18, 2021 at the Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center in Barangay Greater
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There’s a Netflix series about cursing etymology called The History of Swear Words hosted by Nicolas Cage. It’s bizarre, enlightening and fun. Many of the swear words have become overused over time and the intention of the words have been
MoreDENVER—Howard Jones, who’s 83, was on the phone for three to four hours every day trying to sign up for a coronavirus vaccine. Jones, who lives alone in Colorado Springs, doesn’t have the Internet, and that’s made it much more
MoreHealthier lifestyles and less sugar consumption in Europe create opportunities for Philippine fruit-based processed food. Dried and frozen fruits, as well as fruit purées, have the biggest potential in these markets. The results were from the study, entitled “Market Intelligence
MoreThe Philippine government officially received confirmation that the country will qualify for 30 to 40 million free doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the Gavi vaccine alliance COVAX facility. In an online press briefing, Carlito G. Galvez, chief implementer of the
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