Solon wants to synchronize business reopening with vaccine plans

MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to synchronize...

PRRD inks memo expediting LGUs’ vaccine procurement

The Lou Marsh Trophy builds on a racist legacy, tainting the award’s meaning

Lately, I have been wondering what it is like to win a sport award named after a notorious racist. Every year in December a panel of...

Canadian Chamber of Commerce announces leading Canadian CEOs to form COVID-19 Recovery Leadership Council

(OTTAWA) – February 16, 2021 – As pandemic restrictions approach one year and Canada faces new variants and vaccine delays, Canada’s business community is coming together...

Duterte certifies vax indemnification bill as urgent

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent the proposed law mandating an indemnification fund for people who might experience the possible adverse effects of the...

LGU procurement to help nat’l vaccination program: Zubiri

MANILA – A Senate bill seeking to expedite the procurement and administration of Covid-19 vaccines will allow local government units (LGUs) and private entities to directly procure...

Duterte mourns death of Indonesian envoy to PH

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday condoled with the people of Indonesia following the death of Indonesian Ambassador Dr. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang. “The Philippines lost a...

Internet blackouts in Myanmar allow the military to retain control

Myanmar citizens have been living under military control for weeks after the country’s military staged a coup. Citing issues of electoral fraud in the November 2020...

Short-term anti-racist training is not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian education

“The obligation of anyone who thinks of himself as responsible is to examine society and try to change it and to fight it — at no...

Healthy rivers: Communities use DNA tool to keep tabs on freshwater quality

Photos of Canada often show the Great Lakes, expanses of wetlands and scenic rivers. The country is described as a water-rich nation, and it is, with...