For many of us today, gift shopping goes hand in hand with an awareness that our decisions as consumers impact more than just us and the people we may be shopping for. Many of us thus purchase with certain advocacies in mind, be it eco-friendliness, women empowerment, or in support of local...
In a bid to make government services more accessible for underprivileged Filipinos, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte initiated partnerships with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), so her office can extend free job placement and...
The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) wants government to increase its budget for the current pool of lawyers who are giving legal assistance to indigent parties. PAO chief Persida Acosta made this suggestion to Senator Raffy Tulfo when she paid a courtesy call to the senator at his Senate office...
The stars may be technically, scientifically dead, but they poetically and literally guide us through all this randomness. “What is love?” the nine members of Twice sing in their 2015, pre-twentysomething girlish charm. One chirps, “Is it like in the books?” Another wonders, timed with a...
With the rise of Facebook’s metaverse, fiction becomes more real than reality CYBER SOCIAL Ready Player One protagonist Wade Watts in Virtual Reality equipment In creative talk, “meta,” derived from the Greek word for “beyond,” refers to a work that knows it’s a work, a dialogue that...
Going back to development work and alternative lawyering are among the options of Vice President Leni Robredo should she fail to get elected to the country’s top post in the May polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Speaking at ANC’s Rundown on Thursday, Jan. 20, the presidential...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said Malacañang and the Department of Justice (DOJ) should not allow Public Attorneys Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta to report to work for her continued refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Drilon said he finds it unacceptable that...
Declutter and start the year right with these recycling and upcycling initiatives After the Christmas rush comes the New Year slowdown and with it, the need to make space for all things new. That making-space also has its annual tradition: decluttering. As the gifts, dishes, and décor get sorted...
It’s a trope as old as time: the jadedness of realizing Santa ain’t real, figuratively especially. But here’s why we as adults need to reclaim the spirit of the season There’s something about the Filipino Christmas. And Filipino authors since Rizal have tried to capture and communicate that...
SIMPLENG HANDAAN The essence of Christmas is being together and celebrating new life (Rhes Victorio) Given the times we live in, an economy in recession, a future that’s ever uncertain, a virus that’s finishing the alphabet, it might be impractical or downright insulting to even consider...
What can the public expect from a Robredo presidency? Her spokesman Barry Gutierrez said that Vice President Leni Robredo will continue to visit far-flung areas to extend assistance, just like what she has always done even before she joined politics. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “‘Yung...
Is this year’s first major physically-held art show a hint at a return to normalcy? Images Noel Pabalate EGG-CITING INSTALLMENT Danny Rayos Del Sol and his ostrich egg art on wooden ship sculpture If the previous year was one of disruption and attempts to build new systems, 2021 appears to be the...
