Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian led the distribution of grocery gift certificates to registered solo parents in the city during the city's inaugural "Solo Parent's Day" program at Wes Arena in Barangay Punturin on Friday, April 15. Gatchalian said that he wants to financially assist...
A ticket bought in Santiago, Agusan del Norte yielded a new Super Lotto 6/49 millionaire in the 9 p.m. draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, April 13. The lone winner will take home P27.9 million after guessing the correct digits which were 48 - 19 - 10 - 17 - 47 -...
The unconventional expression of the conventional life—this is the vehement strength of Patrick Naval’s paintings. Enigma is certainly felicitous to this artist’s first solo exhibit. Call it sorcery, if you will, as he has an adept mastery of mixing intricate and multiple elements in perfect...
Solo parents who will be displaced from their jobs will get double insurance benefits if a congressman’s proposed measure becomes a law. (Photo by @MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/ISTOCK) House Bill No. 2229 will grant laid-off solo parents an involuntary separation payment equal to 100 percent of their...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS member Jimin will be making his solo debut next month. Big Hit Music, BTS’ agency, announced on Feb. 21 that Jimin will have his first solo album. BTS' Jimin at the Busan concert on Oct. 15 last year (Big Hit Music) “BTS member Jimin will be releasing his...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said single parents can now claim 10 percent discount and value-added tax exemption for purchases of goods for their children aged six years old and below. This, after BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. signed Revenue Regulations (RR) 1-2023 implementing the...
A ticket bought in Angeles City, Pampanga yielded a new Mega Lotto 6/45 millionaire during the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday, Feb. 20. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The sole winner guessed the winning combination, 17 – 23...
A bettor from Lavezares, Northern Samar won the P63-million jackpot prize for Super Lotto 6/49 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday, Feb. 19. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The lucky digits were 47-46-35-25-15-04. PCSO also advised...
Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez said the city government is offering free Philhealth enrollment to residents who cannot afford to pay the premium. Olivarez said free Philhealth enrollment is one of his administration priorities to help city residents, particularly pregnant and solo parents with no...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano distributed financial assistance to a total of 630 solo parents on Friday, Jan. 13. Rubiano said aside from the financial assistance, the solo parents were also given grocery bags. She said the distribution was held at the Cuneta Astrodome together with the City...
DALA'S painting on exhibit at the SM City Event Center in Lucena City. (Photo via Danny Estacio) LUCENA CITY, Quezon -- A 15-year-old Grade 10 student is staging a solo exhibit of her paintings from Dec. 19 to Dec. 23 at the SM City Lucena Event Center. Rafaella Elizah Bragais Dala dubbed her...
This solo traveler asks herself: Am I character in a novel pining for a lover to rescue me or my own heroine winning battles and basking in my triumphs? By Mia Del Rosario-Villarin HOME OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Stirling Castle, one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both...
