Investigation and prosecution await officials of the the Philippine National Police (PNP) whose courtesy resignations would be accepted by the Committee of Five, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr. said. “The process does not end upon...
The Libreng Sakay (free bus ride) program that started in late 2020 is an initiative that shows government is listening to the people. Recently, when news reports announced that the program would not be extended after it ended on Dec. 31, 2022, people – especially those who needed the free rides...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Every newborn child is a proof that God has not yet despaired from creating new human beings. The Feast of the Santo Niño (Holy Child) reminds us that every child is a blessing. Sadly, for many people, a child is a curse, a threat to their security and...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In terms of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippines welcomed 2023 from a much better position than the year before. In January 2022, the presence of the then new Omicron variant—coupled with the increased risk of transmission due to the holidays—resulted in an...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL One essential aspect about advertising is that eternal search for the “stickiness” of your advertising material. By that I refer to the kind of imprint and recall one’s ad will make on the public, and those who see the material. If in the past,...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Mt 18:1-5, 10 The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever...
ALICIA, Isabela – The driver of an ambulance died in a collision with a truck on the Alicia-San Mateo Road in Barangay Salvacion here on Friday the 13th. Police identified the fatality as Jurezz Mark Perpetua of Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. Investigation said the Nissan Urvan ambulance...
A RESCUER assists a motorcycle rider who figured in an accident in Bangga Cory, Circumferential Road, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City on Friday, Jan. 13. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 6) BACOLOD CITY – A couple died after their motorcycle collided with an empty fuel tanker truck in...
Devotees from different parts of the country will celebrate the Feast of the Santo Niño with pre-pandemic festivities on Sunday, Jan. 15. Santo Nino de Cebu (Facebook) In Metro Manila, thirty-three fiesta masses, starting on Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. until 12 midnight, and from 12 midnight until 11 p.m....
Are you ready for new experiences in this old favorite? As one of the last popular destinations to fully lift restrictions, Hong Kong is now ready to accept tourist—including Filipinos, many of whom count it as their first foreign city—without all the restrictions. If you’re a frequent...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Back in the day, a Hollywood movie called Crowded Skies was dubbed a flop, a disaster movie that turned out to be a disaster. Today, after what happened on the first day of the new year to our air traffic system and then on Jan. 12 to a similar failure in the US, could it...
Blacklist International may have made history as the first and only team to make it back to the grand stage of the M-series after taking down ECHO in the upper bracket finals but the Filipino champions are nowhere satisfied with what they have done so far in the M4 World Championships in Jakarta,...
