Philippine Daily Inquirer / September 05, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a warning about a “silent killer” that affects nearly 1.3 billion people globally. It was referring to elevated high blood pressure or hypertension, a serious medical condition that is a major cause of premature death worldwide and can significantly increase the…
COLUMN, Virtual Reality posted September 03, 2021 by Tony Lopez, Manila Standard It is now abundantly clear: Rodrigo Roa Duterte has been running a Davao Mafia all these years. It is cronyism multiplied a thousand times. The cabal gobbled up choice government contracts of all kinds—the bigger, the better, the more profitable. We are talking about…
By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Maricar Cinco -Philippine Daily Inquirer / August 31, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos celebrated them as modern-day heroes, medical workers protested outside their hospital duty hours on National Heroes’ Day on Monday, setting the scene for bigger rallies that may include walk-outs or mass resignations until the government releases their…
By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter / INQUIRER.net /August 30, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Senator Manny Pacquiao is ready to run as an independent candidate in 2022 elections should both the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Supreme Court recognize the PDP-Laban Cusi wing as the legitimate party representative, an ally said Monday. “Yes, ready…
Aug 30, 2021 Rappler.com “I need a hero.” Pangkaraniwang tema ‘yan sa pelikula at maging sa buhay pulitika. Nang tumakbo si Rodrigo Duterte bilang pangulo noong 2016, ipinangako niyang “Change is coming.” Ang subliminal message ay ito: Bayani ninyo ako dahil babaguhin ko ang buhay ‘nyo. Siguro nga binago niya ang buhay natin, pero hindi…
Aug 29, 2021, Michelle Lado ‘I realized that trying to please others only led me to writing pretentious blabber. I might have rubbed elbows with the privileged, but to the hungry, I was irrelevant. ‘The cursor hovered over the folder that read “Poems/Essays/Stories.” I clicked on it. Opening the files and skimming through each of…
Aug 28, 2021 Pia Ranada MANILA, Philippines [EXCLUSIVE] Securities and Exchange Commission documents show how Yang is connected to the embattled Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation, supplier of pandemic supplies flagged by auditors to be overpriced (Done in partnership with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) The Philippine government’s biggest supplier of medical goods during the…
Researchers say they traced the month-long DDoS attack back to an Israeli company’s network. By Peter Guest 25 August 2021 • Singapore For nearly a month now, Tord Lündstrom has spent his days and nights trying to defend a website on the other side of the world from an extraordinary cyberattack. On July 29, the…