Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has vouched big time for neophyte solon Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, saying the latter is "even more knowledgeable" than his more seasoned peers. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PPAB) “Having worked with him for three...
A progressive fisherfolk group urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., on Tuesday, July 19, to support food producers instead of constructing more roads and infrastructure if he intends to achieve food security. FARMERS in Western Visayas region are urged to adapt to...
Kim Atienza revealed recently how he took effort to reach out to Camille Prats and Iya Villania after their show "Mars Pa More" ended. According to Kim, he felt the need to do so particularly after landing a new hosting job in "TicktoClock." Ironically, the show is to take over the time slot...
BTS’ J-Hope, the first member of the Grammy-nominated group to have a solo project since the boy band’s announced last month, has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard, J-Hope’s “More” debuted at No. 82 on the July 16-dated Hot 100 chart. BTS' J-Hope (Twitter)...
A new way of looking at Covid CLINICAL MATTERS Some media outfits and doomsayers continue to bandy the rising Covid-19 numbers and positivity rates in a way that tends to scare people into a panic. Alarmist headlines and overblown pronouncements of alleged impending lockdowns do not help. Covid-19...
Good nutrition as the key to a long and healthy life is a fact of life that has become more significant today. In the past two years of living amid a pandemic, people are taking nutrition more seriously because it boosts the immune system and protects the body from the virus. Everyone must know...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The improvement and upgrade of the country’s digital infrastructure has been a top concern of President Bongbong Marcos even during the campaign. He has placed this as a top priority of his administration. The importance of digital connectivity cannot be...
J-Hope, the first member of BTS to have a solo project since the group’s announcement in June, topped iTunes in many regions with his new song. His song “More,” a pre-release track of his upcoming album “Jack In The Box,” grabbed the No. 1 spot on iTunes’ Top Songs chart in 84 countries...
While the Supreme Court's (SC's) decision to uphold the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) power over tobacco products is a life-saving move, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (Vape Bill), which is now an enrolled bill at the Office of the President, can possibly...
Anti-death penalty advocates were called on by a Catholic bishop to “exert more efforts” to change the views of pro-death penalty Filipinos. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Bishop Joel Baylon, the head of the Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, lamented that many Filipinos still see the...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim I had two great news that made me smile last week. Both would be critical to the future of the Philippines as a global hub for digital workers. The first one is the news that Senate Bill 1834: Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act which was principally authored...
Singer-songwriter Adjeng has one rule in writing songs - it should be "authentic." It is as such that her songs are all inspired by real-life experiences. "So if I look at my songs from before, and I look at my songs today, they become like a diary of sorts. Like, they actually mark certain...
