Atty. Joey Lina
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And the worsening public health crisis has intensified the desperation felt by many Filipinos.
Thus, leaders of the country’s top business and industry groups, including doctors’ and other professional organizations, have issued a frantic appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte and Congress leaders to make accessible the drug Ivermectin that is highly touted to be effective against the coronavirus.
In a letter signed on March 31, 2021, the multi-sectoral leaders pleaded with President Duterte, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, and Speaker Lord Allan Velasco “to give serious, urgent and immediate attention to Ivermectin as an inexpensive drug to prevent and treat COVID-19 during this public health crisis.”
Historic Manila Hotel, being the oldest in the country, has been tagged with so many endearing monikers, among themThe Grand Dame, The Address of Prestige, and The True Heart of the Philippines. No doubt, the 112-year-old hotel has easily lived up to these names through the years.
Lea Salonga, Kuh Ledesma featured in the Manila Hotel's 2021 countdown with a cause – The Manila Times manilatimes.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manilatimes.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published December 29, 2020, 5:13 PM
Lea Salonga
Artists like Lea Salonga, Kuh Ledesma, world-renowned soprano Rachelle Gerodias, Korean baritone Byeong-In Park, Richard Reynoso, UP Concert Chorus, and others join The Manila Hotel in a virtual countdown event to mark the coming of the New Year.
In keeping with the long-standing annual tradition that has been in place since pre-war times, The Manila Hotel will still hold a New Year Countdown this year albeit in a different space. Due to the restriction on gatherings, this year’s welcome to the New Year will be done virtually via a Zoom viewing,with amazing raffle prizes to be given away.
Published December 29, 2020, 10:00 PM
Enjoy listening to Lea Salonga, Kuh Ladesma, and more while helping workers displaced by the pandemic
Since prewar times, it has been a tradition for the 108-year-old Manila Hotel to hold a New Year countdown. This year, we might be living during unprecedented times because of the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, but it didn’t stop the hotel on celebrating its tradition to the point that it even made this celebration more meaningful and more creative.
For the first time ever, The Manila Hotel will be holding its New Year countdown virtually. Named as
2021 Countdown with a Cause, this event is designed to help displaced workers in the city of Manila affected by the pandemic through a partnership with Manila Bulletin’s