Embassy urges Pinoys in US: Excercise vigilance Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) – January 9, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine embassy in Washington has urged Filipinos there to exercise vigilance and avoid places where there are protests and large gatherings, a day after unruly supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the…
China’s Clover gets nod for Philippine trials Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – January 9, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved the application of Chinese firm Clover Biopharmaceuticals to conduct clinical trials in the Philippines for its COVID-19 vaccine. This made Clover the second vaccine manufacturer allowed to…
Poll: Prayer better than shunning crowds vs COVID-19 MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila residents believe more in “prayers” rather than avoiding crowded places for protection against COVID-19, a survey of OCTA Research showed. In an interview, OCTA group’s Guido David said 48 percent of the 600 respondents interviewed for the survey admitted that they resort to…
MANILA, Philippines — Customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see higher electricity bills at the start of the year, reflecting an increase in generation charge. The power utility will also start issuing disconnection notices to customers for non-payment of bills since last year. At a virtual briefing yesterday, Meralco spokesman Joe Zaldarriaga said January…
Villar richest in Philippines – Bloomberg (The Philippine Star) – January 9, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Real estate tycoon Manuel Villar Jr., a former senator and House speaker, emerged as the country’s richest in the latest Bloomberg Billionaires index, a roster of the world’s richest people. Villar, father of Public Works Secretary Mark…
Home / Travel / Here’s why Amsterdam wants to restrict tourists from its marijuana shops In an effort to clean up its image, Amsterdam aims to restrict a key tourist attraction: its coffee shops.Only Dutch residents would be allowed to enter the cannabis-dealing outlets under a proposal by Mayor Femke Halsema. The plan, backed by…
The palm-fringed beachfront and breezy cabanas at MycoMeditations are the stuff of glossy travel brochures, but the barefoot vacationers roaming the Jamaican retreat center this winter are seeking a different kind of trip entirely.They’re there for facilitated sessions using psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms. One of a several established psilocybin retreat centers in the world, MycoMeditations was…
Since last Sunday night, when one of the NFL’s youngest players caused a stir by calling out one of its oldest and most accomplished, fans have fretted about “bulletin board material.” But the way Washington Football Team rookie defensive end Chase Young sees it, what he said running off the field – “Tom Brady, I’m…
Tom Brady made a decision last March familiar to plenty of other near retirees. He moved to Florida. That’s where he found something far more meaningful than taking up pickleball or running for condo board president: the ability to feel young again. In his first season in Tampa Bay, Brady took the Buccaneers to their first…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a key interior component of its upcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved screen that sweeps across almost the entire width of the car in the place of a conventional dashboard. The company’s CEO says its not just a selling point for customers but also points to…
