Israel launches first Hebrew-Filipino book
THE Embassy of Israel in the Philippines recently launched the first Hebrew book translated into Filipino: Bigla, May Kumatok sa Pinto (Suddenly, a Knock on the Door) by revered Israeli author Etgar Keret.
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THE Embassy of Israel in the Philippines recently launched the first Hebrew book translated into Filipino: Bigla, May Kumatok sa Pinto (Suddenly, a Knock on the Door) by revered Israeli author Etgar Keret.
MAJOR local information-technology (IT) solutions integrator Radenta Technologies recently formed a partnership with Lithan Singapore through the latter’s subsidiary eduCLaaS PTE. Ltd. to introduce cutting-edge higher digital learning courses to Filipinos.
THE University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Pharmacy (FOP), in partnership with Mercury Drug Corp. (MDC), launched a memorial lecture with the theme: “The Sustainable Advocacy, Initiatives and Legacy of Dr. Mariano Que” on March 9 to commemorate the founder of the nationwide drugstore chain.
TOP-RANKING Indian learning institution Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) signed a memorandum of understanding on May 4 to promote exchanges in the field of disaster studies.
In 2011, The Icon Clinic first introduced itself in the Philippines by Dr. Eric “Yappy” Yapjuangco, a board-certified plastic surgeon performing all types of plastic surgery. Ten years later, the standalone clinic in San Juan’s heart is now one of the sought-after aesthetic clinics in the country known for various types of plastic surgery and skin care procedures.
AMBASSADOR-designate of the Republic of Kazakhstan Daniyar Sarekenov paid a virtual courtesy call on Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. early in April, as both sides reaffirmed their governments’ commitment to further strengthening overall ties, both in bilateral cooperation and mutual support in international bodies.
AMBASSADOR of Australia to the Philippines Steven J. Robinson AO expressed his country’s principle-based stance surrounding current tensions in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea, as he remarked that all countries should subscribe to laws that govern free passages through international waters.
AS a great act of freedom of its times in the late 18th Century, Poland’s May 3 Constitution went down in history as the second-written fundamental document after the American Constitution. It put in order the principles of the political system of the state, ascertaining at the same time that “all power in civil society should be derived from the will of the people.”
So much attention has been given to Covid-19, but what about other dreaded diseases?
In the Philippines, the leading causes of death among women are heart disease and cancer. However, the third leading culprit in claiming the lives of women may surprise many—and that is pneumonia.
To help save more lives and livelihood, Go Negosyo has kicked off the” Let’s Go Bakuna” campaign amid vaccine misinformation and hesitancy among Filipinos.
The World Immunization Week was celebrated from April 24 to 30, 2021. It was a most significant and timely celebration now that the world is in the middle of a Covid-19 pandemic that continues to sow fear in people around the world.
The “pink” supermoon was photographed by Grade 9 student Nathan Bangtuan using a children’s telescope with 40 times magnification that was attached to her cell-phone camera.
Colgate-Palmolive Philippines and Green Antz Builders recently reached the initial milestone of their plastic waste management program—they turned over the first of a series of “Wash and Brush Stations” that was made in part of plastic-sachet waste, to the municipality of Pulilan.
DAVAO CITY—A Philippine slow loris was rescued from a resident in Tawi-Tawi, the Bangsamoro Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (Menre) said.
The recent launch of the global report, “Economics of Biodiversity: Dasgupta Review,” has once again revitalized discussions around the question: “How does one live a sustainable life and help restore the Earth?”
The country’s oldest national shrine, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, also known as the Antipolo Cathedral, is one of the Marian sanctuaries across the world that will lead a Vatican-initiated global prayer marathon to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
We are in another season of Easter within this rather strange period in human history. It is a historical moment that is trying both our patience and our faith to their limits.
Allowing more mining operations in the country could prove disastrous on top of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, warned a Catholic bishop.
When US Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights.
CEBU CITY—Mayor Edgardo Labella on Friday said nearly 5,000 Covid vaccine doses have already been administered to senior citizens here.
OMAHA, Nebraska—A 114-year-old Nebraska woman who has taken the title of America’s oldest living person says what she wants most is to eat with her friend after a year of pandemic restrictions.
I am in my late 60s, going into my 70s. By usual reckoning, consider me old indeed.
More than 3 million people have already died since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic more than a year ago. In many countries, this virulent disease continues to infect more and more people. While Filipinos are afraid to contract the virus, majority of them remain hesitant to be inoculated due to safety concerns.
STUDENTS and teachers will continue to enjoy their free digital connections to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (Tesda) online skills-training program and other state educational channels until next year.
THE Embassy of the State of Israel, in cooperation with MASHAV and the local government of San Juan City, celebrated Earth Day 2021 by promoting urban gardening among the youth, as they provided a total of 280 vegetable kits to the city’s elementary and secondary public schools.
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