Ngayong Lunes, June 1, 2020, ay ganap nang sumailalim ang buong Metro Manila sa general community quarantine (GCQ) sa bisa ng kautusan ng Pangulong Duterte. Bago ang tuluyang pagpapalit mula modified ECQ, ay bumuhos ang mga samu’t saring reaksyon mula sa pangambang baka magbunsod lamang ito ng lalong pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa. Tinawag ng mga netizens na “Survivor Philippines” at “Hunger games” ang tila kahihinatnan ng mga tao sa Metro Manila dahil sa banta ng pandemya at pagpapaluwag ng mga kautusan kasabay ng paglampas ng bilang ng 18,000 na kumpirmadong kaso sa bansa.   Sa kabila ng...

Today marks the 74th day since we all ordered to stay at home. Unfortunately, everything around us became uncertain. All our visions for the future have suddenly gone blurry. The number of positive cases continuously spiking up each day, no curve has been flattened yet, and the plan for mass testing is still far from reality.   Photo courtesy of Alecs Ongcal / Rappler   Metro Manila, the country’s epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic, is set for a possible transition under general community quarantine (GCQ) as the majority of the mayors have unanimously voted for it on Tuesday, May 26, 2020....

Matapos ang dalawang buwan ng enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), sumailalim na nga ang Baguio City sa general community quarantine (GCQ) na kung saan pinayagan na muling magbukas ang ilang mga serbisyo sa lungsod ngunit bago pa man ito, naging usap-usapan ang naging mahusay na pamamaraan at pamamalakad ng siyudad na ito. Sa buong Pilipinas, Baguio City na nga siguro ang pinakadisiplinadong lugar sa pagharap sa krisis ng COVID-19. Ilan sa mga nakabibilib na aksyong ginawa ng lungsod ay gumawa ng ingay sa social media at maging ilan nga ay nag viral pa.   DISTANCING DISCS O THE “CIRCLES OF LIFE”...

By: Jhoemz Vercide | The NBA Legend who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday at aged 41 with daughter Gianna and seven others is more than just a basketball champion—he’s truly a life champion. The sudden death of the five-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player and an Olympic gold medalist was really a shocking moment to many especially to his family and loved ones. Photo courtesy: ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN NBAE VIA GETTY IMAGES Little did we know about Kobe Bryant, after his two-decade stint as basketball legend in Los Angeles Lakers in National Basketball...

This year’s summer season might be the hottest and hardest ever for all of us. We are forced to stay at home due to COVID-19 pandemic and experienced the burden of this weather. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said temperature is expected to further rise this month of May and as we counting on the remaining days of May, the free trial in hell in the Metro seems to be extended. In the past weeks. We have experienced and even recorded the highest temperature this year with 36.8 degrees Celsius. PAGASA defines “heat index” as the...