Mo Tautuaa is nothing but grateful now that there's June Mar Fajardo, who has returned since recovering from an injury, helping him inside the paint in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup. San Miguel Beermen big men June Mar Fajardo and Mo Tautuaa (PBA) With almost all the Beermen contributing in their...
Photo from PBA CJ Perez scattered 21 points off the bench as he helped six-time champion San Miguel Beer beat NLEX 110-93 in the 46th PBA Season Philippine Cup Friday, July 23 at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City. Perez, obtained in a trade with Terrafirma Dyip during the offseason, scored 13 points...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Tuesday, (July 13) welcomed the country's continued internet speed upturn for both fixed broadband and mobile Internet last month. Latest figures (June 2021) from global speed monitoring firm Speedtest by Ookla showed the...
A total of 42 communist rebels were killed while 53 more were arrested in an aggressive military campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) since January this year. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also reported that a total of 277 communist rebels...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, July 7, announced that 1,546 out of 2,337 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Davao, Lucena, Tacloban and Tuguegarao last June 2021. PRC/MB The results were released in...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has surpassed its revenue collection goal for June 2021 by over P5 billion after posting an actual collection of P52.447 billion, the agency said Thursday, July 1. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The bureau recorded...
The government has declared June 19 of every year as "Filipino Social Workers' Day" in recognition of their role in providing social services to Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In Proclamation No. 1176, President Duterte directed the Department of Social Welfare and...
A measure extending the estate tax amnesty until June 2023 has been signed into law by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (file photo/Malacañang) The President inked Republic Act No. 11569 allowing a two-year extension of the estate tax amnesty, amending RA 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act....
By Firas Abboud PEACEFUL PROTEST Pride march at Luneta five years ago (Photo by JD Semilla) Last year, I wrote about how coming out is a personal process, a process one should go through without pressure from anyone and anything. Easier said than done, of course, but it’s how it should be. After...
Celebrate and discuss the importance of diversity in the Philippines with this campaign that allows the LGBTQIA+ heroes’ voices to be heard RAINBOW LIGHTS In Munich, the Allianz Arena stadium was lit in the colors of the Pride flag January, earlier this year. (Photo by Alexandra Beier for Getty)...
LGBTQIA+ representation in pop culture is making it easy to be gender-nonconformist. Or is it? PRIDE LOVE June is about to end, but the discourse on the topic of LGBTQIA+ community never stops. This week’s Philippine Panorama goes into the heart of the matter (Cover design by Jules Vivas)...
Malacañang has declared June 24, Thursday, a holiday in the city of Manila in celebration of its 450th founding anniversary. The Manila City Hall clock tower is seen illuminated with colorful lights display (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The special non-working holiday in Manila was issued through...
