Celebrating arts month in the most interesting of times QUEEN OF ARTS NAM 2021 officially opened with a short program involving arts ambassador Catriona Gray, NCCA chairman Nick Lizaso, and other NCCA executives at the Metropolitan Theater British philosopher Bertrand Russell once said that...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The Japanese government recently announced that the Tokyo Olympics will take place as scheduled from 23 July to 8 August this year, despite doubts from various quarters about pushing through with the event in the midst of a global pandemic. The Games were...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino “We, the sovereign Filipino people” – the Preamble of 1987 Constitution starts with these five words. As a vision for the succeeding provisions of the fundamental law of our land, this phrase “we, the sovereign Filipino people” does not only put...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino There is a consensus around the world that the provision of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 to the majority of the world’s population is crucial in achieving herd immunity and preventing more deaths and lifelong health complications among...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will still proceed with the scheduled election for new sets of volleyball officials next week despite protests from one of its stakeholders, Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) president Edgardo Cantada. POC president Bambol Tolentino said “it was a...
Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (third from left) and volleyball stakeholders (from left) Ariel Paredes, Ramon “Tats” Suzara and Rustico “Otie” Camangian pose for unity. The creation of a new volleyball federation is in the works as the Philippine...
Thea Tolentino Young actress Thea Tolentino is thankful for playing kontrabida roles which made her a versatile actress and a better person. During a Zoom press conference for the fantasy-romance series “The Lost Recipe" on GMA News TV recently, Thea said that she's gotten used to playing...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The first system of absentee voting was enacted in the United States in 1862, when Wisconsin became the first state to allow absentee voting by Union soldiers during the Civil War. The US gradually enacted laws granting overseas citizens the right to vote in...
I came, I saw’d, I built a spice rack! Irwin Pundamiera of Wood Academy teaches people how to make clean cuts, simple furniture, and lasting memories. By Redge Tolentino Safety first One early Saturday afternoon, a female beat cop, a tattoo parlor owner, a pair of engineers, an entrepreneur from...
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has requested the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to schedule an election for the country’s volleyball federation. POC president Bambol Tolentino said he received a letter from the FIVB last month asking the POC to supervise the National Sports...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has appointed Philippine Sports commissioner Mon Fernandez as the country’s Chef De Mission in the 31 st Southeast Asian Games that Vietnam is hosting late this year. POC president Bambol Tolentino made this announcement Tuesday during the first...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Traditional medicine has long been practiced in the Philippines even before the introduction of Western and conventional medicine in the country. Indigenous communities, provinces, and regions have their own unique traditional healing practices. Although...
