The House Committee on Health on Thursday, Nov. 10, approved the consolidated substitute bill that would establish the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control, which was at the core of the health industry’s concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic. A general view of the Centers for...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is ramping up efforts to improve and bring mental health services closer to communities. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Wednesday, Nov. 9, conducted a meeting with other health officials at the National Center for Mental Health in...
The San Juan City local government and the Greenhills Shopping Mall have relaunched its Greenhills Night Market located at the GStrip Parking Area, kickstarting the start of the Christmas season and the city's return to normalcy amid the continuing decline in Covid-19 cases being tallied around...
New CCP artistic director shares his vision There’s a new vice president and artistic director at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and he’s a jack of all trades—Dennis Marasigan. To be called that moniker is a compliment as it was originally meant for William Shakespeare. Dennis...
NO SMOKING (PIXABAY) A doctor from the Lung Center of the Philippines reminded cigarette and vape users that quitting such habits is an important way to protect their lung health and avoid diseases. “Prevention pa rin, kaya talagang isinusulong din po natin iyong huwag magsisigarilyo ang ating...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has opened a new licensing center in Quezon City in a bid to serve more motorists seeking for the renewal of driver's license. LTO chief Teofilo Guadiz III said the Araneta Licensing Center is located at 20 G. Araneta Avenue, in Barangay Sto. Domingo and is...
Happening in CCP this Nov. 5 In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the French Embassy come together in celebration of dance with the CCP Dance Series’ Premieres and...
Ballet Philippines opens its 53rd season with grand performances of ‘Bolero,’ ‘Dance Through Time,’ and ‘Equus’ After two years of releasing productions online, theaters in the Philippines are opening their doors once again to welcome audiences to share the magic that comes from the...
The nation’s largest film festival brought closer to cinephiles! This year's theme, "Breaking Through the Noise" Just last month, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Cinemalaya Foundation partnered with Ayala Malls Cinemas and SM Cinema to present special screenings of the Cinemalaya 18...
Manila Bulletin's Liwayway Magazine—the country's longest running magazine in Filipino, which will mark its centenary in November 2022—received the highest award for arts and culture from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)— “Gawad CCP Para sa Sining 2020” under the category...
WALA LANG Showing Mr. John Rockefeller the sights of the city, then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos pointed past the Navy headquarters on Roxas Boulevard saying, “That’s where our cultural center will be.” “My dear girl,” replied Mr. Rockefeller, “that’s water!” Mrs. Marcos...
Time to get back in the classical groove Text and photos by Dexter R. Matilla Whoever it was who said that there is no right time, only time and what one does with it must have been on to something. There is wisdom to be learned from maximizing the most of one’s time and in the past two or so...
