[ad_1] YouTube screenshot of team Lakay The Lakay team recently provided assistance through a Rice Donation for People with Disabilities (PWD) project in Balacbac, Baguio City. Wearing protective gear, the Igorot warriors assisted in labor and personally delivered bags of rice to the disabled people. Donations came from Rotary International …
Read More »Tolentino complete ticket for POCO elections
[ad_1] The president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), Abraham Tolentino, completed his ballot for the POC elections scheduled for November 27. The Cavite congressman managed to put together a formidable ticket for the matter, as it included the National Sports Associations (NSAs) that performed well last year. Tolentino, Director …
Read More »China Boosts Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine Use Despite Concerns
[ad_1] Samples of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by CNBG, a subsidiary of Sinopharm, are displayed near a 3D model of a coronavirus during a trade fair in Beijing on September 6, 2020. Sinopharm’s state-backed subsidiary CNBG has injected 350,000 people outside of its clinical trials for COVID -19, which has …
Read More »The need for COVID-19 intensive care in Metro Manila decreased, but the public should not be complacent – Vergeire
[ad_1] MANILA— The need for intensive care among COVID-19 patients in Metro Manila hospitals has eased, among the “good signs” health officials are seeing amid the country’s ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic . Undersecretary of Health Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Saturday that the critical care utilization rate at …
Read More »A vaccine is not a miracle solution for Covid-19
[ad_1] I believe that most children and youth will contract the infection as they return to normal life, through school, starting new jobs, and college. They generally have strong defenses against Covid-19. Yes, on rare occasions serious illness and death can occur, but the risks must be balanced by the …
Read More »Facebook critics launch rival oversight board
[ad_1] Critics of Facebook, including organizers of an advertising boycott against the company, launched their own oversight board on Friday to review the company’s content moderation practices. The launch comes a day after Facebook’s officially mandated Oversight Board said it would start work in mid-October, nearly a year late. The …
Read More »Casimero excited to return to the ring to defend the title
[ad_1] A few hours before his title defense, John Riel Casimero looked calm and happy. He answered almost every question from sportscaster Noli Eala with a smile or a laugh. There will be no time to smile again on Sunday (Philippine time) when Casimero plays his WBO bantamweight title against …
Read More »Pacquiao vs McGregor? Why not, says the promoter
[ad_1] Sean Gibbons, president of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, said a possible fight between the Filipino boxer and Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor would be a “global tremednoud event.” (Top rank photo) Manny Pacquiao is considering a possible fight with Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor as he …
Read More »DepEd launches disaster coping app – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Friday the launch of the Rapid Damage Assessment Report (RADaR) application to ensure continuity of learning even during disasters and other calamities. DepEd Undersecretary for Administration Alain Pascua said the mobile and web application “will support our regional, divisional, and disaster risk …
Read More »Jake Zyrus excited for docu nomination at 2020 International Emmy Awards
[ad_1] Jake Zyrus couldn’t help but express his gratitude with a documentary about his life that garnered a nomination at this year’s International Emmy Awards. The 28-year-old singer, who first rose to fame as Charice Pempengco, shared that being on the list is “surreal.” Jake Cyrus (Instagram) “Thanks @iemmys, it’s …
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