Another controversy erupted after South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol became a guest on the popular tvN cable TV program “You Quiz on the Block” on April 20. “You Quiz on the Block” is a popular talk show hosted by Yoo Jae-suk of “Running Man” and Jo Se-ho. South Korea’s...
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: Two of the novels reviewed here are brilliant examples of where sci-fi today is taking us; and there are two detective mysteries that similarly show the broad range of the genre Sci-fi tales in fantasy worlds ‘Mickey 7’ by Edward Ashton The first big news about this...
Korean netizens are opposing the appearance of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on a popular TV show. It was earlier announced that Yoon Suk-yeol already taped an episode of the tvN talk show “You Quiz on the Block,” hosted by Yoo Jae-suk of “Running Man” and Jo Se-ho. The episode will air on...
EDITORS DESK ROBERT REQUINTINA I still have a hangover from Manila Bulletin's first-ever Uplift Awards, held at the Maynila Ballroom of the Manila Hotel last April 7. The Manila Bulletin Uplift Awards honors and celebrates individuals and institutions whose efforts to unite, perform, lead, and...
From left: Ms. Jessa Macaraig and Dr. Mae Anne Taberrah. Dr. Mae Anne Taberrah is not one to sit around doing nothing during her downtime. So she decided to take a leap of faith and venture into the beauty business for the first time. She didn’t hesitate to accept the offer of Jessa Macaraig, her...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Betrayal—many times it has been said—is one of the most painful of human experiences. This is because it necessarily involves people close to us or people we love. There is no betrayal involving enemies. It is like being bitten by the mouth you have been feeding. Despite what...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The words of Jesus, at first glance, may sound a bit indifferent towards the poor. It also seems to carry a hint of resignation: that poverty will always remain the lot of some people. But the context of this episode tells us it is not indifference towards, or desperation about,...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus’ enemies could not go beyond the very human condition of Jesus despite his claims to be “sent from above.” They only associate “nobility” or “divinity” with something extraordinary, unfathomable, omnipotence — not familiarity, ordinariness, even poverty. For...
LUBAO, Pampanga--Politics, indeed, makes strange bedfellows. Bad blood created by the 2001EDSA II revolution that saw then-President Joseph Estrada step down from office, and his Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assume the presidency may be forgotten for the sake of relevance in the current...
Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin got married today, March 31, at Aston House of the Grand Walkerhill Seoul hotel. In Korean online communities, photos of the wedding were uploaded. Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin at their wedding (Korean online community) Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin at their wedding...
Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin got married at 4 p.m. today, March 31, and actor Choi Sung-joon posted a photo taken at the venue. Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s wedding is at the Aston House, an events venue of the Grand Walkerhill Seoul hotel that is a separate structure from the hotel...
The singers that will be performing at the wedding of Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin scheduled at 4 p.m. today, March 31, have been revealed. Gummy, Kim Bum-soo and Paul Kim will be singing at the wedding ceremony, according to a report by Korean media outlet Xports News. It stated that...