The San Juan City local government officially announced that it has already accomplished its promise of installing smart TVs and free fiber optic internet connection to its 13 public schools and pledged to improve its efforts in ensuring the quality of education of its youth. Photo from Patrick...
ILOILO CITY – Two policemen were wounded in an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in San Remegio town, Antique province on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11. The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) identified the wounded on Monday, Dec. 12, as Corporal Jomer Yamuyam and Patrolman...
It’s a no-brainer for Barangay Ginebra to step up its game a notch higher when it takes on Magnolia on what could be another epic chapter to their storied rivalry in the semifinal of the 2022 PBA Commissioner Cup, according to head coach Tim Cone. Ginebra head coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) The...
Diocese of San Fernando, La Union Bishop Daniel O. Presto will preside over a concelebrated fiesta mass at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Santa Lucia Parish in Aringay, La Union, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Saint Lucy (Santa Lucia) and the 286th titular fiesta. St. Lucy (Catholic...
CEBU City-based company Uprise will open its first branch in Luzon in January. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) CEBU CITY – In its bid to provide more livelihood, a Cebu City-based networking company with rice as its primary product is expanding its operations in Luzon. Justhon Ang, chief executive...
As much as he is finally getting his legs back after being sidelined by injuries, SMB guard Terrence Romeo is also starting to return to his old self – the ever flamboyant and feisty one. Terrence Romeo plays his best game for SMB (PBA Images) That was exactly in full display as Romeo unloaded...
Terrence Romeo and June Mar Fajardo led San Miguel Beer’s masterful display over Converge, 120-107, to complete a sweep of their quarterfinals series in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10. Terrence Romeo dazzles with his best offensive showing yet for...
With the results already done and settled, Robert Bolick drove hard to the basket for a layup but was met at the top and was rejected by Scottie Thompson. That sequence hardly mattered to the outcome of the game but it summed up how the quarterfinals series between their teams went through. Justin...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD In a class on homiletics (preaching), the professor emphasized the importance of making the facial expression harmonize with the homily. “When you speak of heaven,” he said, “let your face light up with a heavenly gleam; let your eyes shine with glory. But...
SENIOR BYAHERO I was looking intensely at the old marble holy water stoup or “pila de agua bendita” at the entrance of the church. It has marking that says “Pueblo de Jimenez 1878. Dona d Ygnacio Tamarong.” I ran my fingers along its basin which has already darkened with age. Who is Ygnacio...
The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils and Offices (LDRRMCOs) of the eastern Metro Manila city governments of Pasig, Mandaluyong, and San Juan were conferred with seals of excellence for their consistent and commendable efforts in disaster mitigation and calamity resilience. The...
Roman Catholics will honor on Friday, December 9, the memory of San Juan Diego, the first indigenous American saint, to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Philippines, appeared in the year 1531 in Mexico. Special masses will be offered on Friday in many parts of the country such as in...
