Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON — Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a...
‘Break the norm mga brodie’: Vlogger Ninong Ry is new calendar face of liquor...
Vlogger Ryan Morales Reyes was unveiled as the 2021 calendar model of a local liquor brand. Whisky brand White Castle is known for releasing yearly calendars...
Ah, memories of 2020. Why it’s important to remember our COVID holidays, good or...
In Charles Dickens’ famous 1843 ghost story, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas...
Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, seeks approval in China
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (UPDATED 2:29 p.m.) — A vaccine developed by a unit of China National Biotec Group (CNBG) is 79.34% effective at protecting people from...
‘Naka-mute ka’: Teleconferencing takes spotlight on local Twitter’s #MostUsedPhrasesOf2020
Virtual meetings and teleconferences took the spotlight as Filipinos contribute to the #MostUsedPhrasesOf2020, a hashtag that gained traction on local Twitter. The phrase, which landed...
Pierre Cardin, father of fashion branding, dies at 98
PARIS — French couturier Pierre Cardin, who made his name by selling designer clothes to the masses, and his fortune by being the first to exploit that...
New Year’s resolution tips for 2021: Focus on getting to the end of COVID-19
Welcoming the new year may feel a bit different this year, given the challenges of 2020 and the inability to celebrate together. For many people,...
International acts Jeremy Zucker, Tate McRae, Maximillian join BYE2020 lineup
New Year’s Eve online concert BYE2020 just got bigger with international artists also set to take the virtual stage. In its debut offering, the online...
From VIP testing to VIP vaccination, Filipinos deplore ‘unfair’ vaccination of soldiers, Cabinet exec
The hashtag #NotoVIPVaccination dominated online conversations on Monday and Tuesday after government officials, including President Rodrigo Duterte, disclosed that Cabinet members and personnel of the...
Cardinal Tagle to couples: Let God write your love story
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on Sunday has offered some advice on relationships: ‘put on Christ’. Speaking during Mass on the Feast of the Holy Family,...
Food in good times and bad: What did 2020 teach us about the way...
Pasta. Rice. Tinned tomatoes. All staples that, prior to 2020, most of us never thought would be in short supply. This year has taught us...
Philippines gives green light to trials of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA — The Philippines has approved a clinical trial for the COVID-19 vaccine of Johnson & Johnson's unit Janssen, the head of its Food and Drug Administration...
Philippines expands travel ban to limit spread of coronavirus variant
MANILA — The Philippines will ban travelers from 19 countries and territories until mid-January as a measure to keep out a new variant of the coronavirus,...
A year of blursdays: How coronavirus distorted our sense of time in 2020
Does it feel like 2020 went on forever? Did lockdown drag, and can you even remember how you spent your time when you weren’t...
Recall of face-to-face classes amid threat of new COVID-19 strain backed
The Catholic bishops’ youth arm on Monday backed the decision to cancel the dry run of face-to-face classes in schools amid the threat of...