Fivefold increase in lawyers slain under Duterte watch
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines said 63 members of the legal profession were killed during the first five years of the Duterte administration a 500-percent increase in incidents compared to previous administrations......»»
3 dead as monsoon, Fabian inundate Luzon
At least three people were killed and over 80,000 people were affected as the southwest monsoon continued to bring heavy rains throughout most of Luzon yesterday......»»
Locsin asks UK to reconsider travel ban on Philippines
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. called for the United Kingdom’s “overdue” review and reconsideration of its travel ban on the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said......»»
Palace: Pinoys can expect better Christmas, future
Amid the threat posed by the Delta variant, Malacañang said yesterday that with vaccination aiming for herd immunity in the fourth quarter of the year, Filipinos can look forward to a better Christmas and achieving economic growth in 2022......»»
Duterte, Dominguez deny government underspent Bayanihan funds
The Duterte administration has denied underspending funds intended to address the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left more than 27,000 people dead in the Philippines and dragged its economy into a recession......»»
Duterte to LGUs: Set ‘more sane’ vaccination drive
President Duterte has urged local governments to come up with “more sane” ways to administer COVID-19 vaccines to avoid exposing people lining up for jabs to health risks......»»
LIVE updates: Duterte s State of the Nation Address 2021
Follow Philstar.com's live full coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's siexth and final State of the Nation Address......»»
Human rights under Duterte so far: Killings, threats and a terror law
Here is a glimpse of what happened in the justice and human rights sector in the past five years under the Duterte administration......»»
Not easy being green: The environment and its defenders under Duterte
Philstar.com takes a look back at some of President Rodrigo Duterte's environmental policies and programs as well as the situation of environmental defenders in the past five years. .....»»
PH detects more local Delta variant cases
PH detects more local Delta variant cases.....»»
LIVE UPDATES: COVID-19 pandemic
LIVE UPDATES: COVID-19 pandemic.....»»
A lookback into Duterte’s major campaign vows
A lookback into Duterte’s major campaign vows.....»»
Health workers plead for benefits ahead of SONA
Health workers plead for benefits ahead of SONA.....»»
Giving POGOs a bad name
Before the pandemic hit, the Senate had been in the thick of an investigation linking POGOs, short for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, to various criminal acts, including bribery or the pastillas scheme at the Bureau of Immigration, prostitution, kidnapping, robbery-hold-ups, etc. .....»»
The last Sona
Today, July 26, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will deliver his last State of the Nation Address. He is expected to tick off the gains made by his administration in the last five years particularly on the three "wars" that his presidential run focused on: on drugs, on corruption and on poverty and social injustice. .....»»
The beginning of the end
The final State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte marks the beginning of the end of his six-year presidential term......»»
Digital readiness paradigm
When we hear the word “digital,” we instinctively imagine the realm of hi-tech gadgetry, smart phones, high-speed internet, the cloud, apps, databases, and all the online content we habitually log on to for work and entertainment. For consumers living in a pandemic, these technologies are just indispensable. Still, many end-users have little understanding of the complexity and the enormous investments needed to build and sustain a network of digital infrastructures to support this convergence of services we access through our phones, tablets, and computers......»»
The narrative
My good friend, advertising guru Greg Garcia, once prefaced his storyboard presentation to a client by what he ascribed to as an Indian proverb:.....»»
State of our nation
The recipient of the first legally administered vaccine against COVID-19 in the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, addressed graduates of UP Diliman Sunday and talked about the Filipino word “kanlungan.”.....»»
Zsa Zsa inalala ang ika-93 kaarawan ni Dolphy: You will always be in my heart, Lovey!
NGAYONG araw ang ika-93 kaarawan ng Comedy King na si Rodolfo “Dolphy” Vera Quizon, Sr. at maaga pa lang ay dinalaw na siya ni Zsa Zsa Padilla sa The Heritage Memorial Park sa Taguig. Ipinost ng singer-actress ang mga larawan niya at video habang patungo siya sa Heritage kung saan nga nakalagak ang labi ng […] The post Zsa Zsa inalala ang ika-93 kaarawan ni Dolphy: You will always be in my heart, Lovey! appeared first on Bandera......»»