I have been fortunate to become part of the De La Salle University (DLSU) Literature Department both as a student under the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program and later as a member of the faculty teaching Creative Writing and other literature subjects. As a student, I had the...
The trough or extension of a tropical storm outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) and the prevailing southwesterly wind flow continued to bring rains over large parts of the Visayas, Mindanao, and Palawan on Thursday, May 28, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has begun partially operating its new raw water reservoir at La Mesa water treatment plant (WTP) in Quezon City, allowing the facility to store up to 67 million liters of raw water to help stabilize supply during the dry season. In a statement...
BACOLOD CITY – Slain Police Master Sgt. Davy Carampatana was laid to rest in a public cemetery in his hometown in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 24. The La Castellana Municipal Police Station in Negros Occidental headed by Police Major Romulo Gepilango V, police chief, gave full honors...
Engineering and housing firm Megawide Construction Corp. posted a 26-percent jump in consolidated net income to ₱265 million in the first quarter of 2026 as its construction business remained strong amid the onset of the Middle East crisis. The firm reported to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)...
Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has relieved two officials of the DPWH-Cordillera after a 13-year-old boy recently plunged to his death due to the lack of road safety signages and traffic control devices on a deserted collapsed road in Barangay Beckel, La Trinidad,...
A 28-year-old man was arrested by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) after allegedly snatching a pair of gold earrings worth P22,500 from a woman in La Loma, Quezon City, on Monday morning, May 18. QCPD identified the suspect as “Benjo,” a resident of Barangay Pinagkaisahan, who was...
De La Salle University (DLSU) economists slashed their 2026 Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 3.11 percent from 3.79 percent previously, warning that the economy is facing mounting pressure from the Middle East conflict, elevated inflation, and lingering domestic...
Quezon City celebrated the La Loma Lechon Festival 2026 on Sunday, May 17, transforming its famed lechon district into a full-day celebration of food, culture, public service, and faith-based traditions. Led by Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte together with city officials, the celebration opened...
MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust (REIT) of Andrew Tan-led Megaworld Corp., is aiming to grow big enough to join AREIT Inc. in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) benchmark index’s basket of 30 companies within the next two to three years. During the PSE’s Strength Access and Reach...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) conferred a posthumous award to Police Master Sgt. Davy Carampatana for his courage and bravery in the line of duty. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, awarded the “Medalya ng Kadakilaan” to Carampatana...
Quezon City will once again transform La Loma into a hub of food tourism, culture, and faith as it stages the La Loma Lechon Festival 2026 on Sunday, May 17, reinforcing the district’s identity as the country’s “Lechon Capital.” The celebration, set to run from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., will...
