COVID-19 recession: One of America’s deepest downturns was also its shortest after bailout-driven bounceback

Thanks to a roaring economy, plunging joblessness and a consumer spending spree, it probably won’t come as a surprise that the COVID-19 recession is officially over....

New Sinovac delivery raises PH vax total to 29.9 million

MANILA – Despite inclement weather, the shipment of 1.5 million doses of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine arrived without hitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3...

Let Pacquiao do what he wants to prove corruption claim: Palace

MANILA – Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is free to present evidence to substantiate his claim that corruption in government remains rampant, Malacañang said on Thursday. “Well, pabayaan po...

Congress urged to pass Duterte’s remaining priority bills

MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday expressed optimism that Congress will pass the remaining priority measures of President Rodrigo Duterte within the year. In an online press conference,...

Pinoys in Myanmar urged to evacuate amid Covid crisis

MANILA – The Philippine government has placed Myanmar under Alert Level 4 where all Filipinos are advised to evacuate as infections spike in the Southeast Asian nation....

50 Pinoy caregivers to leave for Israel July 27

MANILA – An initial batch of 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to be deployed to Israel next week, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) reported...

DOJ free to review cases of cops in drug war deaths: PNP

MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) is free to re-investigate cases of cops in anti-illegal drug operations who were cleared of administrative cases, Philippine National Police...

Pasig rolls out J&J vax for seniors, persons with comorbidities

MANILA – Pasig City residents on Thursday welcomed the city’s rollout of the Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose Janssen coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine for the A2...

COVID: study finds lower antibody activity against delta variant at single dose – but vaccines still work

Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, recently announced that the delta variant is no longer of concern because it now comprises 98% of new...

What is the National Food Strategy and how could it change the way England eats?