Japan hospitalizes first Paralympics participant with COVID-19 –Kyodo
TOKYO — A foreign participant in the Paralympic Games in Japan has been hospitalized with non-severe symptoms of COVID-19, Kyodo News said on Thursday, citing the Games' organizing...
There’s still stigma around being a call center agent in Philippines
A call center agent bared how people look down on workers like him despite being essential in the still ongoing pandemic. This discrimination was talked...
Leni Robredo’s new podcast scales to top of Spotify Philippines chart
Vice President Leni Robredo's newly released podcast on Spotify has topped the local charts shortly after it was launched on Monday. Titled "The Leni Robredo...
‘Elections are important’: Janine Gutierrez urges eligible voters to register
Actress Janine Gutierrez called on Filipinos to "make use of the next month wisely" in response to reports that the voter registration for the...
Why it will soon be too late to find out where the COVID-19 virus...
SARS-CoV-2 has caused the greatest pandemic of the past 100 years. Understanding its origins is crucial for knowing what happened in late 2019 and...
Shutdown: 4 loan apps accessed Filipino borrowers’ pics, email, social media
Lending apps JuanHand, Pesopop, CashJeep and Lemon Loan were found to have violated data privacy laws of borrowers and are ordered to shut down. The...
To boost coconut farming in Mindanao, groups to plant a million trees
Several groups sought to plant one million coconut trees to boost the livelihoods of the coconut farming community in Mindanao in the next two...
Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses
BANGKOK — As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently...
Relatives of drug war victims alarmed by Duterte’s talk of staying on
Activists and the families of victims in a drug war that has killed thousands view with dread the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte staying on as...
‘PGH is under UP’: Concerns raised as UP budget gets gutted
The Philippine General Hospital, the main referral hospital for COVID-19 patients, will severely be affected if the University of the Philippines will not receive...
‘I will not run, I will run’: Timeline of Rodrigo Duterte’s vice presidency prospect
Vacillating over a candidacy is right on Duterte's playbook—a strategy to keep himself in the headlines and the public's mind.
PSA: Pasig advises against PVC copy of COVID-19 vaccination card
The Pasig City government warned residents against making copies of their COVID-19 vaccination cards as it could compromise their personal information. In an advisory on Tuesday,...
Philhealth infographic about hospital ‘upcasing’ raises eyebrows
The state insurer issued an updated version of its campaign against "upcasing" after it received criticisms from some members of the medical community. The Philippine...
Masks, ventilation, vaccination: 3 ways to protect our kids against the Delta variant
Last year in the COVID-19 pandemic, children were not catching or spreading the virus much. The main focus was on protecting our elderly and vulnerable. But...
Anti-scam: BDO warns clients vs installing its app via unofficial websites
Banco de Oro, one of the largest banks in the country, cautioned its clients against downloading a supposed version its mobile app from unofficial...