In an apparent nod to the recommendations of health experts and even business leaders who said that August which is dubbed Ghost Month is slow month for business anyway, the national government has decided to place National Capital Region under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 5 to 20.

BREAKING NEWS: Ghost month blues! NCR goes under ECQ on August 5-20

According to the state weather bureau, Metro Manila and surrounding provinces will continue to experience monsoon rains on Wednesday.

Bad weather forces SC to suspend work in Metro Manila

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will provide assistance worth P1,000 per individual or P4,000 per family in areas under enhanced community quarantine.

Gov't assures cash aid to individuals in ECQ areas

While some find recreation in handicrafts like pottery or knitting, others have turned to outdoor sports like cycling and roller skating as a temporary escape from their reality.

Good shift; millennials turn to physical activities to escape lockdown blues

As of July 29, an additional 97 Delta variant cases were reported in the Philippines, bringing the country’s total case count of the more infectious coronavirus to 216.

Travel ban on India, 9 other nations extended to Aug. 15 due to Delta variant

Anglers at the Roxas Boulevard in Manila try their luck at catching fish from the Manila Bay. 

SMALL CATCH

“The disruption to market and supply chains have left a lot of our farmers and SMEs unable to sell their produce and even provide for their basic needs. Through this we hope to be able to help them keep their businesses going while they provide essential services to the surrounding communities,” SMC president Ramon Ang said. 

SMC opens second community market for farmers in Cabuyao

Similar to how one can explore the world through Google Maps, Noclip is made from the same elements from the games such as Kingdom Hearts, Dark Souls, and Pokemon Platinum.

Great treat; create your digital museum of classic 3D environments

A man poses for a "selfie" while being vaccinated inside the Pasay City West High School Friday (July 30). 

PROTECTION VS DELTA VARIANT

Just as Mario keeps on running, Tag Heuer challenges the wearer to also increase their physical activity, encourage heart health, and aim for physical improvement.

Super Mario-themed luxury smartwatch sells out pre-orders

Given the company's bigger push into video games, there is great likelihood Netflix will work with The Pokémon Company on a game that ties into the show too.

Live-action Pokémon series may be in the works with Netflix

DepEd received desktop units, printers, projectors, wireless routers, and other equipment for Alternative Learning System (ALS) implementers and learners to be used for distance learning programs.

Big help; USAID donates ₱12 million to DepEd's distance education program

The businessman has for decades been a vocal critic of China's rural policies and has demanded greater freedom for farmers to organize to protect their economic interests.

Chinese billionaire-reformist lands behind bars for demanding change

Chinese billionaire-reformist lands behind bars for demanding change photo from Yahoo News

BREAKING NEWS! Ghost month blues! NCR goes under ECQ on August 5-20 photo from Philippines Star

Bad weather forces SC to suspend work in Metro Manila photo from Philippine Star

Good shift; millennials turn to physical activities to escape lockdown blues photo from VICE

PROTECTION VS DELTA VARIANT photo by Mike Taboy

Live-action Pokémon series may be in the works with Netflix captured from Warner Bros. Picture, Youtube

Great treat; create your digital museum of classic 3D environments captured from @JasperRLZ, twitter

Travel ban on India, 9 other nations extended to Aug. 15 due to Delta variant photo from Wikipedia

Super Mario-themed luxury smartwatch sells out pre-orders edited by Opinyon

Big help; USAID donates ₱12 million to DepEd's distance education program photo from US Embassy in Philippines

SMC opens second community market for farmers in Cabuyao photo from Circolo Market

Gov't assures cash aid to individuals in ECQ areas photo from The Manila Times

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 AS I am writing this column (Saturday, July 24), heavy rains brought by habagat are still pounding Laguna province.

Lackadaisical response

(Un)Common Sense

LEADERSHIP in a democracy is by the people. It is the expressed representation of their majority. It is who and what it embodies. Show me a people and I will show you their kind of leader. Vice versa. So, whatever kind of leadership this country has in President Duterte, it is what he embodies. He is the embodiment of the majority. He is no less the epitome of their kind.

Of Leadership and the inherent Role of Peoples

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FIRST off: We never expected the camp of Dist. 3 Congresswoman Maitet Collantes would personally take our “Mirror, mirror on the wall” piece.

A ‘Sweet’ challenge?

iTalk

THE recent preliminary talks by 50 countries on their commitments to abate the destructiveness of severe climate patterns around the world ended in a deadlock as I expected, because not one country would want to get rid or phase out even their coal-fired power plants.

Expect nothing from those climate talks

Bare Truth

WITH Pope Francis’, a.k.a. “Lolo Kiko”, declaration of last Sunday (July 25) as World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, this piece is modestly offered in honor of our beloved grandfathers and grandmothers, or elderly parents.

Grandparents And The Elderly Are Loved, Not Despised

Nagsimula na kahit sa lalawigan ng Quezon, partikular sa Lucena city ang kampanya sa halalan kahit hindi pa nagsisimula ang election period at sa Oktubre pa ang paghahain ng certificate of candidacy ng mga kakandidato sa eleksiyon na ang aktwal na botohan ay sa Mayo 2022.