Barangay Ginebra stars Justin Brownlee and Scottie Thompson are poised to bag the top individual awards of the 2022 PBA Commissioner's Cup after steering the Kings to a Finals appearance against guest team Bay Area Dragons. Scottie Thompson (left) and Justin Brownlee (PBA Images) Reigning MVP...
Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) By NIKOLE JAVIER Carlos Yulo is looking to gain more confidence in his bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The road to the biggest sporting stage will not be a breeze, but Yulo refused to put himself on further pressure. “Ayoko isipin lahat na marami sila,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Merry Christmas Philippines! And don’t look now, but with the Covid crisis in our collective rear mirror, it really has been back to revenge mall-ing, dining out, travel, and the snarling noise and inconvenience of Metro Manila traffic all...
Around the world, the celebration of Christmas Day 2022 will be defined by tradition and change. After two years of muted Christmas activities, people have brought back everything about Christmas as we celebrated it before the pandemic. In the past weeks, despite the rising prices of fuel, food and...
Former Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia (The author served as special assistant of former speaker Jose de Venecia for some 27 years. He is currently the chief of staff of JDV’s son, Pangasinan Representative Christopher de Venecia). Happy 86th birthday tomorrow, Dec. 26, to the five-time...
The Marcos administration is planning to borrow P200 billion from domestic creditors in the first month of next year to finance the government’s budget deficit, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Based on a Treasury memorandum posted on its website, the national government has raised...
We’re down to the last month of 2022 and it’s during this time that a lot of us start designing the next steps for the coming year. Everyone’s eager to step into improved versions of themselves and plot the best life that’s well-deserved. If you're wanting to make a bold move that gets you...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel speaks of hope, which springs up from God’s tender mercy, and which is experienced not only by a few individuals, but by all the people. It is like an experience of “sunrise” or “daybreak” (anatolē). “Sunrise” is a beautiful imagery of hope used in...
THE RIGHT MOVE While foreigners are often amazed and even quite perplexed why the Philippines celebrates Christmas for four months starting September, this is still not the most unusual way of celebrating the Christmas season. All around the world, different countries have their unique ways of...
On the eve of Christmas, the rush to find the perfect gifts and the most delicious food for Noche Buena comes to a halt. Filipinos will gather with their loved ones to celebrate the meaning of Christmas, continuing traditions that were temporarily halted during the pandemic or creating new rituals...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Christmas is the season of giving, and to be quite honest, I have always found joy in gifting others. There is an unparalleled and indescribable joy in knowing that you have made someone smile. Most of the time, it does not take a lot. Complimenting someone truthfully, for...
More than 2,000 Filipinos have accepted the invitation of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to visit Malacañang as he opened the Palace grounds to the public for the Christmas season. Malacañang photo In a Facebook post, the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) said more and more people...
