Staunch transport advocate and Stop And Go Coalition President Jun Magno has passed away, his family confirmed Tuesday. He was 67. Jun Magno (File Photo) In a text message, his niece Irene Magno said the transport leader passed away last Oct. 13 while being treated in hospital. Irene said her...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion When Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello spoke on Oct. 15 about government plans to ban deployments to Saudi Arabia since scores of OFWs aren’t paid their salaries for one or two years, it again highlighted the recurring and persistent maltreatment of foreign workers there....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The most recent announcement from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) brought much hope even if the mood of optimism that followed it may have appeared muted. Yesterday, the National Capital Region (NCR) started to...
Korean stars Jun Ji-hyun, aka Gianna Jun, and Ju Ji-hoon are excited for their upcoming iQiyi Original Korean drama “Jirisan,” which will premiere on Oct. 23. The two, together with co-stars Oh Jung-se and Cho Han-cheul, famous writer Kim Eun-hee and director of photography Choi Sang-mook,...
The Commission on Election (Comelec) in Pasay City announced that the registration of voters in the city’s two biggest malls will continue from Oct. 11 to 30. Atty. Ronald Santiago, Pasay City Comelec officer, said the continuation of the voter registration will be held at Level 2 South...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion If there’s a forest fire, is it appropriate to use a hand-held water spray used to water indoor plants? Clearly, putting out a forest fire requires more than a puny hand-held water spray. To a large extent, the government’s bid to end maltreatment and abuses of OFWs...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, President Duterte announced that he is bowing out of politics, a move that elicited mixed emotions and reactions. “It is time to give way to a new set of leaders who will hopefully continue the reforms, programs and projects that this administration...
Stars of the global Netflix hit series “Squid Game” appeared on the “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and talked about their show's success. “Squid Game” is currently the No. 1 show on Netflix worldwide, peaking to the top spot in 83 countries, according to streaming analytics...
Qiyi’s first original K-drama gets a royal K-Pop treatment International OTT content platform iQiyi announces the release of their Qiyi Original K-Series “ Jirisan ,” which will star Gianna Jun (“My Love from the Star”) and Ju Ji Hoon (“Princess Hours and Five Fingers”). The series is...
Is there something cooking within the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s political party, the People’s Reform Party (PRP)? Jun Evasco sworn in as PRP member (Photo credit: Chinky C. Fuentes) Barely 24 hours after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte issued a statement reiterating her decision not...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the initiative by our legislators to pass a law compelling the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to extend deadline for the registration of voters in the 2022 national elections for another 30 days from the signing of that law. As we write this column, it...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion More and more Filipino women are leaving for jobs overseas despite high prospects of experiencing hardships and getting a raw deal in their countries of destination. Cases in point are women who wish to work in Russia from the Philippines, Hong Kong and different...
