EXPLAINER: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?
Health officials around the world are keeping watch for more cases because, for the first time, the disease appears to be spreading among people who...
Actress Susan Roces, 80, passes away
Screen legend Susan Roces, once dubbed as the “Queen of Philippines Movies” in her prime passed away this Friday evening, May 20. She was 80...
Vigilant voters protected their ballots even when times got tough
MY friend B (not her real name) waited for around 13 hours on May 9 to feed her ballot into the vote-counting machine (VCM) in...
Bitcoin tumbles, a stablecoin plunges in wild week in crypto
NEW YORK—It’s been a wild week in crypto, even by crypto standards. Bitcoin tumbled, stablecoins were anything but stable and one of the crypto industry’s...
Smart homes are the new luxury
WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic struck and the government implemented those repeated strict lockdowns, we were all forced to stay home—but not everyone spent those months...
For the third time, Palaui Island is still a charm
More than a decade has passed since I first journeyed to Palaui Island. Back in those days, I was still in my earliest phase of...
Explore Banwa Private Island at its greenest
Green season is every frequent traveller’s best kept secret. It is the perfect opportunity to explore Banwa Private Island where nature is in full bloom....
The closest thing to a lost Filipino film classic
About three years ago I dropped by the home of my friend Dik Trofeo to view the documentary he was editing about the Filipino film...
Concepcion bats for second booster shot for elderly, other priority groups
PRESIDENTIAL Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has called for the immediate administration of second Covid-19 booster shots to those who are willing to be given...
China’s Covid exit hinges on vulnerable senior citizens
AS its Covid Zero lockdowns have become harsher and more economically disruptive, China has repeatedly invoked the specter of millions of vulnerable elderly people dying...