A grandmother of two young girls visited the park on a cold Thursday night, hoping to catch the lights still on after failing to see them last time. Vilma, who lives a few streets away from Ortigas, felt like a kid at heart as she took her granddaughters to Liwanag Park—a Christmas tradition set...
Holiday gift-giving often comes down to simple things kids remember: a game that made kids laugh, a prize they worked for, and a toy they get to bring home. This was the spirit behind the Good Guys Santa Squad, an SMDC initiative that brought Christmas to barangay communities surrounding Joy...
SAN JACINTO, Pangasinan – Eleven individuals were injured after an amusement park ride at the town plaza here collapsed on Wednesday night, Dec. 24. The Police Regional Office-1 said injured were a 37-year-old mechanic, a 19-year-old female, two female minors, and seven male minors. Investigation...
ILOILO CITY – A court has temporarily stopped the construction of a P1.5-billion river park and seawall that is part of a flood control project in San Jose de Buenavista, the provincial capital of Antique. The Regional Trial Court-Branch 11 issued a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO)...
ILOILO CITY – Fisherfolk and environmental groups have asked a court to stop a river park and seawall project in San Jose de Buenavista, the provincial capital of Antique, for environmental destruction. The Funda-Dalipe Fisherfolk Association (FDFFA), Amlig Antique Alliance, Dihon sa ‘Raya...
I grew up in SSS Village, just a short drive from where Marikina Town Center now stands along Sumulong Highway, right beside Toyota Marikina, and near Gil Fernando Avenue. Back then, this part of the city was mostly open space, the kind of area I’d only pass when heading out to the main roads or...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso defended his plan to convert the Intramuros Golf Course into a forest park on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as more people, particularly golfers and other stakeholders of the facility, continue to criticize the proposed project. Speaking at the Manila Tourism and...
The United States Embassy in Manila warned its citizens in the Philippines of the two large-scale anti-corruption rallies scheduled on Nov. 30, with one being close enough to the embassy’s compound along Roxas Blvd. in Manila. In an advisory, the embassy informed its citizens that the rallies...
It was a double celebration for Park Inn by Radisson Clark as the hotel welcomed the Christmas season and marked its tenth year in the hospitality and tourism industry on November 21, 2025. Park Inn by Radisson Clark General Manager Lorenzo Tang, SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation (SMHCC)...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, Nov. 7, announced the suspension of face-to-face classes in all public and private schools in the city on Nov. 17 and 18 to give way to the three-day rally of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) against corruption at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta....
A fire of still unknown origin hit the Saint Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Barangay Bani, Bayambang, Pangasinan on Thursday, Nov. 6. Police said the fire started at 12:30 p.m. at the back of the stock room where groceries and construction materials were stored. Firemen from Bayambang and nearby...
Century Properties Group is doubling down on affordable housing, with its subsidiary PHirst Park Homes Inc. (PPHI) earmarking ₱8.39 billion to develop 13,150 new housing units designed to meet the rising demand driven by the country’s housing backlog. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
