PH names ‘green’ countries, jurisdictions

MANILA – The Philippines has released a list of “green” countries and jurisdictions which refer to places whose Covid-19 vaccinations will qualify passengers to a shorter quarantine...

Solidum says haze in NCR due to Taal, ‘human activities’

MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) acknowledged on Wednesday that the Taal volcanic smog (vog) has reached Metro Manila and nearby provinces, aside from...

Estate tax amnesty extended until June 2023

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed a law extending the availment period of the estate tax amnesty for two years. Republic Act 11569 amends RA...

Duterte looks forward to post-Covid Sri Lanka visit

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is looking forward to visiting Sri Lanka when the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic situation normalizes. This was Duterte’s response to the...

Deaths as historic heat wave hits Western Canada

TRENTON, Canada – Western Canada is sweltering under record-high temperatures that may have killed scores of people in Vancouver, police reported Tuesday. In the province of British...

Pacquiao either ‘absent’ or ‘preoccupied’ when Duque faced Senate

MANILA – Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao was either “absent” or “preoccupied” when Cabinet secretaries, particularly Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, explained before the Senate the coronavirus disease...

Canada needs to fix its border management now to prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19

Canada’s international borders are the frontline against future importation of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. As researchers in global health, we have analyzed the effective use of...

Covid-19 vax distribution is science-based: Palace

PRC launches mobile vaccination with Ube Xpress

MANILA – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) introduces the mobile vaccination for Covid-19 to serve senior citizens and persons with disabilities who do not have access to...

Canada’s housing crisis needs answers — but first we need to ask the right questions

The struggle to match housing costs to incomes affects everyone in Canada. It impacts not only people who struggle to afford a place to live, but...