Anyone who has spent the past few days inching through Metro Manila traffic may have noticed something a little unusual weaving between cars. No, it’s not a trick of the headlights or a hunger-induced mirage. That really was a foodpanda partner rider with reindeer antlers sticking out of the delivery bag, plus a box wrapped in fairylights that looks like it came straight from Santa’s workshop.

MANILA — Current laws restricting sales and marketing that reach and appeal to teens are insufficient to thwart the continued rise in vaping among Filipino youth, according to new research released by the Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, echoing concerns raised in a recent statement by the Republic of the Philippines Department of Health.

For many San Remigio families, the Aboitiz Foundation’s turnover meant the real step toward rebuilding their homes after the 6.9-magnitude quake.

The Aboitiz Group, through Aboitiz Foundation, turned over Home Recovery Assistance Packages to 225 families in San Remigio, Cebu, who were affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province last September 30.