Laughing is good for your mind and your body – Here’s what the research...
Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can...
Interval guide: How late you can receive your COVID-19 vaccine second dose if you...
Those who have missed their scheduled second dose of COVID-19 vaccination need not worry as they can still receive the shot as long as...
Brazil’s federal police open probe into Bolsonaro over vaccine deal – source
BRASILIA — At the request of the Supreme Court, Brazil's federal police has formally opened a probe into President Jair Bolsonaro related to alleged irregularities in...
Philippine economy set for rebound, pandemic impact ‘transitory’
Monetary, fiscal policies supportive of growth -officials
Double digit growth in Q2 2021 - finance minister
Fitch downgrades credit rating outlook to negative MANILA —...
Philippines calls allegation of China election influence ‘nonsense’
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office on Monday described as "nonsense" a suggestion by a former foreign minister that Beijing may have helped to...
Philippine vaccine hesitancy drops as safety concerns ebb, poll shows
MANILA — The number of Filipinos willing to get inoculated against the coronavirus rose to 43% in June from just 16% in February, an opinion...
Guesses in as GMA Network teases another transfer of ‘pillar in Philippine entertainment’
The Kapuso network launched a guessing game again. GMA Network on Monday shared a teaser post hinting at a network transfer of "a pillar in...
‘Ito po ang sagot ko kay Tito Boy’: Catriona Gray laughs off Binibining Pilipinas...
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray quote-tweeted a meme inspired by her accidental blunder when she announced the Top 12 finalists of the Binibining Pilipinas...
Thailand to mix Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines to increase protection
Thailand used Sinovac vaccine for frontliners
AstraZeneca vaccine available since June
Delta variant on increase in Thailand
New curbs imposed around capital BANGKOK — Thailand said on...
Binibing Pilipinas question on luxury items criticized as ‘sexist’
Are women the only ones who are into luxury items? This was one of the questions that some Filipinos brought up online when Binibining Pilipinas...
Hundreds of Thai medical workers infected despite Sinovac vaccinations
BANGKOK — Thailand's health ministry said on Sunday more than 600 medical workers who received two doses of China's Sinovac vaccine have been infected with COVID-19,...
‘Waste of time, money’: Questions on gov’t priority arise as DTI eyes to standardize...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over the weekend drew flak on social media after it formed a technical committee on Filipino dishes,...
World Safest Countries: Philippines’ low ranking reminds us of these botched promises
When international magazine Global Finance on July 6 reported that the Philippines ranked 134th out of 134 countries in its Safety Index Score, it brought...
Pope reappears after surgery, backs free universal health care
ROME — Pope Francis, seeming in good overall condition, appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago...
Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M., — British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and...