When we were about to normalize things caused by the corona virus pandemic, the Delta variant from India came to the US. Every effort we have instituted were disrupted and have to be restructured to address the variant which has started to pose another threat to all the citizens. Addressing the Delta became a new normal… until another threat came – Omicron. After a few months of overhauling and restructuring our already revised health program due to Delta, Omicron from Afr...

IF THERE IS ONE thing that I really miss in the Philippines, it is Christmas.  It’s a day – nay, four months – of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.  Yes, Filipinos celebrate Christmas from September 1 to January 6, the Day of the Epiphany.  It’s called the “Ber Months” because they all end with “Ber” --September, October, November, and December.  It’s the longest Christmas season in the world.  The season starts in earnest and picks up in December when most Filipinos wil...

The  International Hospital Foundation recognizes Kaiser Permanente Northern California with the Autsco Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 – An early detection system that helps care teams predict when Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s hospitalized patients are at risk for clinical deterioration was recognized by the International Hospital Foundation with the Autsco Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety. Kaiser Per...

National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Commissioner Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las turns over the Epanaw Coffee Table Books to Philippine Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer, during their meeting at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 9 December 2021. (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 9 December 2021 welcomed Commissioner Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP...

As GMA Network enjoins Filipinos all over the world to Love Together, Hope Together this Christmas, its flagship international channel GMA Pinoy TV makes this season even more colorful through new and exciting programs that are launching this December! Don’t miss the highly-anticipated Kapuso debut of multi-awarded actor John Lloyd Cruz in his TV comeback via the sitcom “Happy ToGETher” beginning this December 26! On December 20, starring in the new installment of the drama...

Unparalleled Serbisyong Totoo remains at the heart of GMA Network. Fully utilizing the Network’s wide reach across the country – complemented by its second free-to-air channel GTV; Kapuso digital channels Heart of Asia, Hallypop, I Heart Movies, and DepEd TV; its GMA Regional TV (RTV) stations; as well as radio station DZBB, and all Super Radyo stations nationwide – GMA continues to enrich the lives of Filipinos with its various public service programs and initiatives across...

MANILA --  Experts who joined international research organization Stratbase ADR Institute’s (ADRi) Pilipinas Conference 2021: Recovering Philippine Democracy Beyond 2022 said corruption compounded the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging voters to elect new leaders with clear platforms capable of addressing both problems. During the online conference, ADRi President and political analyst Dindo Manhit pointed the three main things discussed, “the urgency of an eco...

MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Dionardo Carlos said on December 6 the force will coordinate with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in removing campaign materials at the request of public officials or candidates.  “If there is a go signal from the COMELEC and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), then we will assist in the removal of these materials,” Carlos said, assuring that the organization will be neutral in removing electi...

Due to pervasive text messages containing  job offers and promising PHP500 to PHP8,000 a day, Sen. Joel Villanueva filed a bill to protect consumers.  Villanueva's bill also provides mobile phone subscribers an “opt-in” mechanism on push messages on SMS or calls as a response to the pervasive text messages circulating in public offering purported high-paying jobs and other products. As this developed, Sen. Grace Poe said concerned government agencies, should waste no time t...