BSP to maintain easy money policy amid global uncertainty
MANILA — The central bank will maintain its easy monetary policy stance as it expects inflation to stay tame and for global and domestic...
Concerns as DOH revises quarantine for vaxxed, stops daily bulletins
Concerns about the health department's new policy for quarantine protocols surfaced after it scrapped it out under COVID-19 Alert Level 1. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
Rundown: Free virtual activities to celebrate Women’s Month
An arts festival, a virtual play and a video documentary await Filipino women and advocates to herald in Women's Month this March. Oxfam Pilipinas, a...
Social distancing measures? Why Duterte’s photo with newlyweds is gaining online buzz
Physical distancing first? This was the quip of some Filipinos on the viral photo of President Rodrigo Duterte during the wedding of his grandson, Rodrigo "Rigo"...
Fake: Robredo quote card which says investing more cars will solve traffic
CLAIM: A Facebook page posted a quote card that showed two presidential candidates' supposed stances on resolving Metro Manila traffic. In a post on Monday,...
Satire: Angel Locsin, friends’ ‘Reacting to Roar’ vlog
CLAIM: Online posts claiming that Angel Locsin and other actresses have a "reaction video" on Toni Gonzaga's rendition of a popular song of Katy Perry...
Comelec told: No need to release debate topics, format in advance to candidates
The Commission on Elections is now in hot water after its decision to inform candidates of debate topics ahead of its sanctioned forum. At a...
Is WHO’s aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?
LONDON — Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by mid-2022 has been the World Health Organization's (WHO) rallying cry to end...
Airlines scramble as Ukraine invasion redraws route map
Flights between Europe and north Asia most affected
European airlines are canceling cargo flights
Air freight rates were already elevated due to pandemic Global...
DFA’s Locsin posts old photo of Zelensky, calling him ‘Hector’ of Iliad
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddy" Locsin Jr. praised Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as the "Hector" of his country after seeing a picture of him...
Vaccine anniversary: Exactly a year ago, the Philippines’ COVID-19 vax program was launched
On this day a year ago, the COVID-19 vaccination program of the Philippines was launched. It also happened that today marked the first day of...
Protecting children in the metaverse: It’s easy to blame big tech, but we all...
In a recent BBC news investigation, a reporter posing as a 13-year-old girl in a virtual reality (VR) app was exposed to sexual content,...
‘Delay means death’ —UN climate report urges immediate, drastic action
U.N. climate report says drastic action needed
Nearly half world's population already vulnerable
Change impacting world faster than anticipated - report
Breaching 1.5C...
After 2 years, Makati Med dismantles provisional tent dedicated to overflowing patients
The provisional tent at a Makati City-based hospital Emergency Room was finally dismantled after two years. Dr. Gia Sison, head of the Wellness Center in...
U.N. General Assembly set to isolate Russia over Ukraine invasion
UNITED NATIONS— The 193-member United Nations General Assembly began meeting on the crisis in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a vote this week to isolate...