Thursday, December 02, 2021
Comelec: Bong Go still a presidential candidate, has not filed withdrawal
Despite his announced withdrawal from the 2022 presidential race, Senator Christopher “Bong” T. Go, remains an aspiring candidate, according to the Commission on Elections…
Opinion
Let’s prevent Omicron from entering PHL
One week after South African authorities reported the existence of the highly mutated Omicron variant to the World Health Organization (WHO) on November 24, the new variant has managed to spread in 20 countries. Brazil and Japan were the last two countries to report cases of the new variant on Tuesday, while recent findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe a week…
The candidates: Not looking forward
Near the end of September, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said the following: “The estimated long-run total cost of the Covid-19 pandemic and quarantines for present and future generations of Filipinos is estimated at P41.4 trillion.” “While we will recover to the pre-pandemic level by the end of 2022 or early 2023, it will take several more years before we converge…
New Covid variant a litmus test to govt pandemic response
I just had a lengthy phone conversation with a dear friend who had just survived the Delta variant of Covid-19. He was fully vaccinated with Sinovac and in the pink of health before the virus struck, and with no known comorbidities. And yet, his Covid attack was so severe that he was given only an 8 percent chance to live. Due to extreme breathing complications, my friend was intubated and…
Managing the health-economic crisis: The ADB’s problematic ‘problem tree’
The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to last till 2024, or until all the 8 billion inhabitants of Planet Earth are fully vaccinated. This is the prognosis given by a number of medical experts, as new variants keep emerging. The road to medical normalcy in Europe has been reversed by the Delta variant. And now, the Omicron variant is casting a long dark shadow around the world. How…
‘Kidspirations’ for finance
LAST week, I was so proud of my aunt, Anabelle Lim Chua, who was awarded the 2021 ING-FINEX CFO of the Year. This award recognizes CFOs who possess the four major qualities as a strategist, catalyst, steward and operator. She serves as PLDT’s senior vice president, chief financial officer and chief risk management officer. She is also a director of Meralco and the Philippine Stock…
Editorial Cartoon December 01, 2021
Image courtesy of Jimbo Albano
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How a burger joint smashes ‘winners’ amid a pandemic
ARGILL Lance (LA) reaches atop the kitchen cupboard, foraging through piles of wooden chopping boards. He picks up one and handles it by the grip. He returns to the lounge where Cali, a golden retriever, is playing with a tennis ball. LA picks up the ball from Cali while tightening his hold…
Executive Views
A visionary, entrepreneur all rolled into one
He had dreamt of becoming a doctor, which was the reason why he enrolled in the Bachelor of Zoology program at the University of the Philippines. However, Raul C. Pagdanganan, President and CEO of Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) realized that the smell of formalin was too strong for…
Nation
TF indicts cops in death of 1 of 9 activists in ‘Bloody Sunday’ operations
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said the Department of Justice’s Administrative Order 35 Task Force-Special Investigating Team (AO 35-SIT) has endorsed the conduct of a preliminary investigation for possible filing of murder charges against 17 law enforcers believed to be…
World
Brazil, Japan report first cases of Omicron variant
Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the Omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm. The Netherlands’ RIVM health institute disclosed…
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Sports
Harmie storms ahead by 3 shots
HARMIE CONSTANTINO proved a lot better than the rest in an exacting day at Langer as she tamed the challenging par-71 layout with a 70 to wrest a three-stroke lead over Chihiro Ikeda after 18 holes of the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Riviera Ladies Championship on…
Life
No babies in Parliament: UK lawmakers outraged by infant ban
LONDON—Several British politicians demanded a change in parliamentary rules on Wednesday after a lawmaker was told she couldn’t bring her three-month-old baby into the House of Commons. Labour Party legislator Stella Creasy said she had received a letter from Commons authorities after she took her infant son Pip to a debate. She said she had previously taken…
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Got pandemic anxiety? You might relate more to Covid memes than non-anxious people
By Umair Akram / Sheffield Hallam University Public health measures to combat Covid, such as lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing, have made many people anxious. In many countries, studies found that rates of anxiety and depression rose following the onset of the pandemic. Coping…
Feelings of ‘uncertainty’ and ‘isolation’ cause pandemic-related anxiety among youth
The stress, fear and grief brought by the coronavirus pandemic continue to weigh heavily on young people, creating far-ranging consequences on both their physical and mental well-being. A discussion on mental health, titled “Stop Covid Deaths: Covid-19 and Mental Health of Youth,” hosted by…
The world’s top job finder wants to get rid of resumes
The company behind the world’s biggest employment portal says it has a solution to the labor shortage gripping the US: getting rid of the traditional resume. Despite the acute need for workers, “the hiring process is still resumes, sending resumes, checking resumes,” said Hisayuki “Deko”…
Online platform helps advertising freelancers find work
The challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have significantly affected the creative industry. Large corporations have become conservative with advertising and promotional activities, physical events have been disallowed, and so on. This means less work for scores of professional…
7 ways to get proactive about climate change
By Thomas S. Bateman / University of Virginia Humans do not capitalize nearly enough on our most significant evolutionary advantage: a unique ability to take forward-looking actions that influence the future for the better. Exhibit A: Climate change is here, and things are changing quickly…
COP26: Poets, climate resistance light up Glasgow with call for urgent action
With high visibility in Glasgow, Scotland, light projections and street hubs today feature verse and pleas by poets and activists from Indonesia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Tanzania, and the Philippines. “We take great pride in helping foment a global poetry rebellion instigated by poets and…
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Perspective
A look at world leaders named in the Pandora Papers
Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been stashing away their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter century, according to a review of nearly 12…
Pandora Papers leak prompts calls for action in Asia
BANGKOK — Malaysia’s main opposition leader called Monday for information found in the Pandora Papers data leak to be discussed in Parliament, after learning the country’s former finance minister and several current officials might have been involved with offshore firms set up in…
‘Pandora Papers’ bring renewed calls for tax haven scrutiny
The outcry came after a report revealed the way that world leaders, billionaires and others have used shell companies and offshore accounts to keep trillions of dollars out of government treasuries over the past quarter-century, limiting the resources for helping the poor or combating…
As Merkel bids farewell, German women wish for more equality
Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor, has been praised by many for her pragmatic leadership in a turbulent world and celebrated by some as a feminist icon. But a look at her track record in fighting gender inequality in 16 years running Germany reveals missed opportunities in…
Science
The Broader Look
A village chief’s death gives glimpse of Covid response woes in countryside
HE knew it was bad. Gerardo Santiago knew from experience that phone calls arriving at four in the morning—the shrill bouncing across and outside the house waking up roosters—are harbingers of bad news. “Patay na si kapitan (The captain is dead),” the voice, cracking, from the other end sent…
Filipinos find financial freedom in pandemic with cryptocurrency game
(Conclusion) FOR 10 days in July, he prayed for his life; a week later, he played for a life after Covid-19. After getting billed half-a-million pesos for his and his mother’s hospitalization, Christian Angelo Dumalanta turned to Axie Infinity—a blockchain technology-based game—to convert…
Filipinos find financial freedom in pandemic with cryptocurrency game
(First of two parts) HE didn’t know if he’d laugh or cry when told that recovering from Covid-19 costs him and his mother half-a-million pesos. Christan Angelo Dumalanta chose neither—it still hurts when doing either—and turned to colorful creatures, love potions and ethereum. Dumalanta,…
Telco, fintech weigh in on future of esports
MONDAYS are never liked, especially in local eSports. It was a Monday when the “largest and most prestigious mobile games competition in Southeast Asia,” Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League, issued a statement confirming irregularities in Week 7 of the eighth season of the…
PHL esports sector vows to ‘Defend the Ancients’ vs game-changer Covid-19
COMPETITIVE electronic gaming or esports in the Philippines is on a winning streak: raising the flag in international competitions, winning its inaugural gold medals in the Southeast Asian games and booming corporate investments. That was two years ago; when millions played League of Legends…
