THE House of Representatives, led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco,reiterated support for the national government's effort to end the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a
Day: February 19, 2021
DILG launches COVID vaccine info drive
TO counter disinformation and fake news being circulated by anti-vaxxers and by the misinformed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has launched
Fiery lava spewed by angry Indonesia volcano
JAKARTA, Feb 19, 2021 (AFP) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Friday, belching out fiery red lava. The
San Juan stakes solo lead vs Negros
ANOTHER exciting weekend awaits local chess fans when the league-leading San Juan Predators and Negros Kingsmen and Camarines Soaring Eagles and Caloocan Load Manna Knights
Former Olympian Cayco dies
JACINTO "Jack" Cayco, a former Olympian who is well-loved in the Philippine swimming community, passed away on Wednesday. He was 96 years old. A retired
DENR designates Pangasinan forest as critical habitat
A 4,422-HECTARE forest in Mangatarem, Pangasinan has been designated critical habitat as part of government efforts to conserve threatened and endemic wild animals and plants
Manila’s “Hidden Garden’
IF impoverished people in urban centers, like Metropolitan Manila, spend their Sundays gambling in the neighborhood, blame it partly on the lack of parks, plazas
PFL, GAB conduct inspection
THE Philippines Football League and the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) on Thursday conducted an inspection of Kaya-Iloilo FC's training venue at the Blue Pitch
Go lauds PRRD for certifying as urgent bill fast-tracking vaccine purchases
SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for certifying as urgent a measure which will expedite the procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to
More public discourse, better options
If you keep telling people something untrue, loud and long enough, they're apt to believe it. - Mank Mangkokolum prefers his shots of bilog or