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July 23, 2021 A simple but meaningful production is being prepared by the organizers for the last State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday. According to Kat de Castro, co-chairperson of the SONA working committee with Martin Andanar, the production will be simple, featuring the stage design of the indigenous design of Mindanao. The documentary “Ang Pangulo (The President)” will also be aired before the President’s speech. As in SONA 2019, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) will once again play Duterte’s favorite songs. Due to health protocols,...

In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1995 file photo, Masssachusetts State Trooper Daniel Dhionis stands guard at the Planned Parenthood Clinic of Greater Boston in Brookline, Mass,, where flowers and letters were left after two women were killed, and five people injured in shootings at Planned Parenthood and another clinic. Planned Parenthood clinics have been repeated targets of bombings, arson and protests. (Julia Malakie/AP) Next term, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could undercut abortion rights or threaten Roe v. Wade, the decision that made abortion legal nearly a half-century ago. Afte...

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick — also known as a deer tick. (CDC via AP) As summer nears, state health officials are once again urging people to beware of ticks now. The insects are already out, and many of them carry several diseases that could harm humans, including Lyme Disease. A higher number of people than is typical visited emergency departments across the state in March and April for tick bites, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In May, visits appeared to return to more norma...

As May comes to an end, it marks the most violent month that Jacksonville has seen since the start of the new year.

Published April 25, 2021, 6:59 PM While they are affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, teachers did not hesitate to come together and put up an initiative that will help alleviate the hunger and desperation of some people in their respective communities. Photo from QCPSTA/FB The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and the Quezon City Public School Teachers Association (QCPSTA) replicated the “Maginhawa Community Pantry” through the “Tulong-Guro Community Pantries.” Dear Teachers! We will be setting up our Community Pantries in 5 locations in...