What a year it has been for travel! Almost all travel plans were scrapped, making everyone miss the beaches, the mountains, even the museums (or, in the case of my parents, the malls). But how will travel be in 2021? Uncertainty is still thick in the air with the emergence of a new Covid-19...
Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, Pantone 2021 Colors of the Year, highlight hope at a time it is most needed GRAY HAZE Morning in Salzburg, Austria Stormclouds are gray. Thunderclouds are grayer, more sinister. Nobody looks up at drab, dreary. gray skies. It might seem like a bad joke that Pantone...
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...
Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. is welcoming the new year in a giga way with RESET 2021, a star-studded online concert featuring OPM rock artists Bamboo, The Itchyworms, Unique Salonga and more to be streamed via Smart's YouTube channel and simulcast on TV5 and Cignal on Dec....
ANGEL THOUGHTS I am the Light of this World. He who follows me will not walk in darkness but have the light of life. John 8:12 Senator Nancy Binay ’s plan for 2021 “is building better relations, spreading love, friendship, and concern for others. If we do all these, we will surely be on our way...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial has vowed to give his all-out support to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas as the country prepares to host the third and last leg of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February. With the successful run of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup from October to early...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (December 16) unveiled key design elements of the IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app to help passengers manage trips in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. The IATA Travel Pass is scheduled for...
Gilas Pilipinas member Kobe Paras (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas will play two games against South Korea and one opposite Indonesia when it hosts two groups in the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February. FIBA released the schedule on its website Sunday with Gilas playing...
Because planners are not just for listing errands Art card by Noel Pabalate So much has happened in 2020 that most of us are eager to say hello to 2021. And what better way to welcome a new year than having a fresh, new planner where you can list all the things we want to accomplish ahead? Now,...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas has retained its place in the FIBA world rankings after the second window of the FIBA 2021 Asia Cup Qualifiers last month. The national men's basketball team remained at No. 31 spot, scoring a total of 340.8 points as of Dec. 9. Gilas is only 0.3 points away from...
The all-amateur Gilas Pilipinas squad that competed in the Bahrain bubble against Thailand. (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas coach Jong Uichico said that if he could have it his way he would consider forming a mixture of professional and amateur players for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifying...
Members of Gilas Pilipinas sing the national anthem before its 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match against Indonesia. (FIBA photo) The PBA Board of Governors on Thursday gave the green light for Gilas Pilipinas to enlist the services of pro cagers for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup...