Doctors answer: ‘To mask or not to mask?’
"Less deadly than the Alpha and Delta variants at the height of the pandemic, Omicron is highly transmissible and its ...
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PH rank plummets in 2022 World Press Freedom Index
"We can only hope that the investigation into Lapid/Mabasa’s slaying and its probe into the involvement and culpability of highly-connected ...
Read moreGovernment, WFH: Much still needs to be done
"It is stupid and unkind to compel people who don’t have to work onsite — those who are not frontliners, ...
Read moreFreelancers’ bill needed to protect vulnerable labor sector
"The existing laws are not focused enough on freelancers, given the many challenges and problems they face. Government needs to ...
Read moreInternational Day of the Girl Child
"A UNFPA policy brief of 2020 stated that teenage pregnancy is one of the ‘most pressing issues’ Filipino youths face ...
Read moreHigh school helps reverse eco-devastation
"As an archipelago, the Philippines is extremely vulnerable to flood damage from typhoons and extreme weather events because of its ...
Read moreGov’t, private groups support cycling, other forms of ‘active transport’
"Don’t bar, hinder, or get in the way of those of us who believe that this is something important we ...
Read moreBreast cancer event to offer information, advice
"Some 70 percent of breast cancer cases occur among indigents, thus perhaps the high rates for late diagnosis and below ...
Read moreCreating a biking culture for health and pocket
"‘Going green’ in terms of transportation will benefit commuters on many levels, including relieving the pressure of high fuel prices ...
Read moreMaglev, FluxJet: Transpo visions for the future
"The government is regularly called upon to fix outdated infrastructure and inefficient systems, yet has so far failed to come ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.