JUST yesterday, I read three different stories from different wire agencies across the globe on the issue of inoculating the young. They were from Cuba (by Associated Press), Britain (by Reuters) and Brazil (by Reuters).

Inoculating the young

I went early to the Commission on Election field office in Bago Bantay, Quezon City because the website says Comelec field offices are open on Saturdays. 



The need to extend voter registration

NOW that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has announced it would issue an arrest warrant for contempt against a former plum adviser of President Duterte—who earlier said he would ask his Cabinet and allies/partners (in crime) to not show up or answer questions posed by the lawmakers even if they are cited for contempt, he would extract them from jail a few days later—Filipinos will now watch who will prevail in this power play.

Who will prevail?

POOR as it is, Pakistan is showing the rich nations in this planet how to take care of the environment and to reverse the inevitable global warming from overexploitation of natural resources, wasteful human activities and mankind’s utter disregard for nature.

A poor country’s commitment to preserve the environment

Recent research suggests that the coronavirus may trigger huge increases in the diabetic population especially in severe cases. 

COVID may cause huge rise in diabetic population

Reading the Bloomberg story yesterday about what to expect from the pandemic in the next six months, scientists are grimly saying we must brace for more of what we’ve already been through. In other words, no light still at the end of the tunnel or simply no end to the dark tunnel we are in now.

Brace for more from COVID-19

A STORY of Bloomberg last August 15 made me sad and depressed because the much touted ‘herd immunity’ (as if it were a promised land for humanity) will never materialize and looks more like a ‘fantasy’ now.

Herd immunity is now looking like a ‘fantasy’

Since we now have 22,000 plus active new cases because of the delta variant, I can’t help but be mystified at why some still hesitate in getting the vaccines.

Dealing with the unvaccinated

THE leaders of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change are demanding that rich industrialized powers immediately reduce their planet-warming pollution, compensate poor countries for the damages caused, and help fund their preparations for a perilous future.

Emission cuts have been so slow, UN says

LAST Sept. 9, US President Joe Biden, in his most forceful pandemic actions and words yet, ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for 100 million Americans—private sector employees and healthcare workers and federal contractors—to curb the surging delta variant of COVID-19.

Sweeping vaccine mandates for 100-M Americans

The Bare Truth column by OpinYon News columnist, Rose De La Cruz.

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