Should fully immunized people wear masks indoors? An infectious disease physician weighs in

With the highly infectious delta coronavirus variant spreading at an alarming rate, the World Health Organization in late June 2021 urged people to again wear masks...

What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?

Because of a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2021 Olympics will unfold in a stadium absent the eyes, ears...

Surfing makes its Olympic debut – and the waves should be world-class thanks to wind, sand and a typhoon or two

For the first time, surfing is on the Olympic stage. The surfing event will last for three days and has to run within the dates from...

In the wake of Indian Residential School findings, how can we cheer for Canada at the Olympics?

The Olympics offer Canadians an opportunity to experience a collective sense of national unity and pride. But in the wake of discoveries of thousands of unmarked...

PH detects 17 more Delta variant cases

MANILA – Seventeen more cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have been detected in the Philippines, bringing the total to...

Palace calls for vigilance, cooperation after Batangas quake

Palace monitoring situation in areas hit by heavy monsoon rains

MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday said it is closely monitoring the situation in the country as heavy monsoon rains continue to drench parts of Luzon. “We are...

PH reaches nearly 500K daily jabs; 5.5M Pinoys fully vaccinated

MANILA – The Philippines achieved another milestone in its national vaccination program on July 22 with the administration of 472,356 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines nationwide, the...

‘Fabian’ now outside PAR

MANILA – Typhoon Fabian has continued to move northward and is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 640 km. north-northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. In...

Phivolcs lowers Taal Volcano’s status to alert level 2

MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday night announced the lowering of Taal Volcano’s alert level status from level 3 (magmatic unrest)...