Medical certificate or clearance? When you need one for COVID-19 vaccination
Two doctors reminded the public of the medical certificate and clearance requirements for persons with health conditions who wish to receive a vaccine against...
COVID-19 jab line jumping? Kakie Pangilinan has a reminder to netizens judging her
Singer-songwriter Kakie Pangilinan has a reminder to Filipino online users amid criticisms over her recent COVID-19 vaccination. The 20-year-old artist was bashed after sharing a...
Miss Universe Canada org vows to do better amid spat between Nova Stevens’ team,...
Miss Universe Canada organization apologized to two Filipino designers who previously aired their negative experiences working with them in the international pageant scene. As of...
Is self-swabbing safe? Conversations float as Robin Padilla does self-antigen swab
Conversations on self-swabbing for COVID-19 surfaced on local social media after actor Robin Padilla shared a video of him doing a nasal swab due...
China offers vaccines to Taiwan to fight COVID-19
BEIJING/TAIPEI — China on Monday offered to urgently send COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan to help it battle a sharp rise in coronavirus infections, drawing an...
U.S. agencies examine reports of early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan lab
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are examining reports that researchers at a Chinese virology laboratory were seriously ill in 2019 a month before the first...
‘Ano trip mo?’: How some beauty queens are taking Rabiya Mateo’s ‘short hair’ look
"Ano trip mo boy???" These were some of the comments of the beauty queen friends of Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo after she uploaded a...
Lifestyle-oriented program to showcase Manila Metropolitan Theater, artists’ resilience amid pandemic
A new lifestyle-oriented public affairs show will soon feature the much-anticipated opening of a national theater and other success stories of transformation as well...
‘Katol’ holder on shopping app goes viral for fancy chic design
(Updated May 25, 12:03 p.m.) "Katol" but make it eleganza. A mosquito coil holder being sold in a popular e-commerce platform caught the attention of "katol"-using...
Inches for height, hours for distance: Filipinos use our own set of measurement systems
Unlike people in other countries, Filipinos normally use a mixture of the English and metric systems in making measurements. This fascinating culture was discussed on...
Singapore provisionally approves 60-second COVID-19 breathalyzer test
SINGAPORE — Singapore authorities have provisionally approved a COVID-19 breathalyzer test that aims to show whether someone is infected with the coronavirus in under a minute, according to the local startup...
Bishop bucks ‘agnostic’ vaccine policy
A Catholic bishop has joined the clamor against the “brand agnostic” inoculation policy of the government. Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio of the Military Ordinariate of...
Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson wins NBA Sixth Man honor
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson won the Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, learning of the accomplishment while sitting with teammate Joe Ingles during a...
UK’s Queen Elizabeth visits new aircraft carrier before voyage to Philippine Sea
The HMS Queen Elizabeth along with a flotilla will sail through the contested South China Sea, parts of which are claimed by China and Southeast Asian countries, on its way to the Philippine Sea.
These displaced jeepney drivers in Manila are crafting customized tables
Online Filipinos encouraged the public to support displaced jeepney drivers who are now creating tables and cabinets as source of livelihood after setting aside...