A total of 50 members of LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community in Manila have received free bicycles, cellphone, and P5,000 worth of load each in celebration of the Summer Pride Month. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso takes a group photo with the "Bekshies...
500 years of Christianity commemorative plate Pope Francis has granted a jubilee year with the inherent plenary indulgence for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. It was 500 years ago when Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan representing the Spanish Empire,...
José Rizal was born a very small child on this day 160 years ago. His father, Francisco Mercado, was a successful farmer while his mother, Teodora Alonso-Realonda, a gobernadorcillio ’s daughter, had a flour mill, a drug store, and a general store to her name. Rizal’s parents were among the...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Today, we commemorate, Araw ng Kalayaan, the day Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine independence on June 12, 1898 by raising the Philippine flag. It was the first time the Philippine National Anthem then called “Marcha Nacional Filipina, was...
One of the things children look forward to on their birthdays is having their very own cake. It's almost customary for parents to ask the celebrant what kind of cake they would like on their special day. MAKE A WISH and have your cake, too! (Casey Feigh) For Casey Feigh's niece, she asked for an...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Moderna, Inc. said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine was effective in children age 12 to 17 years old in a new study, and is planning to ask health regulators in the United States and other countries early next month to expand the shot's use to this age bracket. The...
Artwork by Ariana Maralit Ever wonder where "try before you buy" concept started? Back in the 1990s, Kiehl's Apothecary's founding member Irving Morse believed that it's important for their customers to experience their products firsthand. Their philosophy of giving their customers the chance to...
The country's third major telecommunication company can operate for another 25 years based on a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11537 allows Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc., currently known as Dito Telecommunity...
Artwork by Ariana Maralit It has been 25 years since The Body Shop opened its very first store in the Philippines—May 16, 1996, to be exact. Fast forward to today, this British beauty brand has a total of 60 stand-alone stores nationwide. Who doesn't remembered their Lip and Cheek stain....
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic moved back the commemoration of 500 years of Christianity by a year. Instead of a culmination, what was marked last Easter Sunday was the start of year-long activities. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma pointed out that there are two important milestones: The first mass...
And what this says about our understanding of our colonial history Philippine history teaches us that we have been under one foreign power and the next for the majority of our societal consciousness as a budding nation. There were the Spaniards, the Americans, and then the Japanese—oh, and you...
Life is short, but we can live long and happy. And these are a centenarian's secrets AGE IS JUST A NUMBER In his awe of life and the world, Benny Tantoco isn't any older now than he was in this picture, at his office at Rustan's When life is a challenge for most, Bienvenido R. Tantoco Sr., Benny,...
