COVID-19 has shone a light on how globalization can tackle inequality

Globalization is a multifaceted concept that describes the process of creating networks of connections around the world. It involves the interdependence of national economies and the...

The London attack disrupts the narrative of imported Islamophobia

Frustrated Canadians are grasping for a good explanation about how their country became the site of two Islamophobic mass killings within a five-year span. After all,...

DOLE to seek anew shorter quarantine period for returning OFWs

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday said it will seek the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)...

DOTr eyes gradual increase in passenger capacity

MANILA – An official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday revealed plans to gradually increase the passenger capacity in public transportation. During the Virtual Presser,...

20% online purchase discount for elderly, PWDs pushed

MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday urged concerned government agencies to immediately draft and implement guidelines extending the applicability of the 20-percent...

Duterte urges Congress to pass priority economic bills

Duterte unfazed by ICC complaint: Palace

MANILA –President Rodrigo Duterte is not bothered by the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for judicial authorization to investigate his administration’s crackdown on illegal drugs,...

House panel OKs bills providing financial support for PWDs

MANILA – A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved a measure which provides for an annual PHP750 emergency grant to persons with disabilities (PWDs) during...

SMC begins inoculation of employees

MANILA – Around 500 employees of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) received their jabs on Wednesday at the La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) in Mandaluyong City. The kick-off vaccination...

QC issues ultimatum to firm behind eZConsult

MANILA – The Quezon City government has issued an ultimatum to Zuellig Pharma Corp., the firm behind eZConsult, to improve its system following difficulties in the registration...