To give a clearer picture of the coronavirus disease 2019 situation in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) modified its daily reporting of cases starting yesterday.?

Recognizing the importance of mental health amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, Sen. Bong Go presided over a committee hearing to tackle Senate Bill 1471 that seeks to amend Republic Act 11036 or the Mental Health Act.

In a way the COVID-19 era has moved into a new phase with governments around the world beginning to open up for business after long weeks and months of lockdown.

The race is on – among the world’s biggest pharmaceutical corporations and many independent initiatives in some countries – to develop the first vaccine for COVID-19.

A fortnight ago, publisher and writer Jun Matias asked writer Juan Miguel Severo and I to join his ‘Lock and Roll’ Facebook discussion on Boys’ Love, or the BL series.