Good news, bookworms! For the first time in over three years, the world’s biggest book sal, known as the Big Bad Wolf (BBW), is coming back to Manila. From June 24 to July 3, 2023, Filipino book lovers can have a field day and choose from BBW’s large and unique selection of literary works....
The Muntinlupa City government will sign agreements with funeral parlors in preparation for the “Big One” or a massive earthquake that is projected to hit the country anytime. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the “Big One” refers to a large...
A vocal proponent of Charter Change (Cha-cha) in the House of Representatives says that the chamber would "respect" the Senate’s decision in case it would reject the proposal to create a constitutional convention (con-con). In a statement Sunday, March 19, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has sought the help of fellow parliamentarians from Thailand--which he called the "big brother" of the Philippines--when it comes to Chinese "interference" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Rodriguez did so during the Philippine House...
ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo grabbed first place in the brand reputation rankings for individual members of K-pop boy bands for February 2023. The Korea Corporate Research Institute released the brand reputation index based on the analysis of 117.19 million brand big data covering 703 members of K-pop...
How prepared are we in the event “The Big One”—a magnitude-7.2 earthquake triggered by the movement of the West Valley Fault—strikes in Metro Manila? The question comes to mind in the wake of the devastation caused by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria. A study...
Vice President Sara Duterte does not forget where she came from, assuring the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) that it has the support of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in bringing progress to the region through various “big-ticket projects.” Vice President Sara Duterte is the...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is eyeing the establishment of a training center for disaster preparedness in a bid to train as many responders on properly dealing with adverse situations emanating from natural calamities especially in the National Capital Region. MMDA...
If an earthquake like the one that hit Turkiye and Syria suffered last week should strike the Philippines, is the government prepared to respond? This is the question that House Speaker Martin Romualdez intends to answer as he plans to summon all disaster agencies and first responder units to find...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The massive 7.8 magnitude quake in southern Türkiye and northern Syria that has claimed more than 34,000 lives so far, with the numbers still climbing, is the kind of apocalyptic nightmare geoscientists have been worrying about. A glimpse of the...
The government should go beyond the holding of nationwide earthquake drills as it prepares for the eventuality of a massive earthquake or the “Big One” that can hit the Philippines at any given time, Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said on Friday, February 10. Binay issued the reminder as she...
Seungri, a former member of K-pop boy band Big Bang, was released from prison on Feb. 9 after completing his sentence for various crimes. An official from Korea’s Ministry of Justice told Korean media that Seungri was released at about 5 a.m. on Feb. 9 from Yeoju Prison in Gyeonggi Province,...
