The Philippines and United States have concluded a two-week bilateral training between both countries' marine corps Friday, June 17. Philippine service members and US Marines participate in a training on joint forward arming and refueling in Ilocos Norte. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the...
A citizens’ rights group has called on the 19th Congress to endow the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) with greater police power–specifically site blocking–as a means to protect the creative industry from online pirating. CitizenWatch and the IPOPHL...
Let’s be honest, it isn’t always easy deciding on what to do on Father’s Day, or finding gifts for fathers, father-figures, and the men in your lives. On the subject what to do come June 19, SM Supermalls have a slew of ready answers, that should excite the whole family and provide treasured...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines- Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI), appealed for compassion towards refugees as nations commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20 and World Refugee Week on June 20...
Through the years, and with the melding of cultures of the east and the west, a father has taken on more non-traditional roles. To his children, he’s become father and mother, brother and sister, playmate and competitor, provider and teacher, cook and taste-tester, life coach and friend....
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) – Field Operations Division for Visayas met with a Cebu-based developer to finalize the turnover and blessing ceremony of a 100-unit-medium rise building at Brgy. Lorega-San Miguel, Cebu City. (PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR)...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) - Health Care Ministry is promoting a community-based mental health program for those suffering from depression and other mental health issues. (CATHOLIC BISHOP'S CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES) Camilian priest Fr. Dan Cancino,...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza The good news is that traffic on EDSA has been reduced by six percent or 25,000 vehicles. The bad news is that traffic on EDSA has been reduced by six percent or 25,000 vehicles. Either way, MMDA is closer to its wish to remove 40 percent of vehicles from EDSA, going by...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The current world population as of June 2022 is around eight billion. Out of these eight billion souls, our desire to be an individual remembered in life by the generations to come – to leave a legacy and to have a substantial contribution to society – is...
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was recently trending because of a “controversial” Executive Order that she signed, making the wearing of face masks optional in open and well-ventilated spaces. She clarified that this is “not totally scrapping the wearing of face mask” but giving people “a...
‘Diamond in the Rough’ opens at the Pintô Art Museum in Antipolo to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and our friendly relations with France On June 26, 1947, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Georges Bidault and Philippine Vice-president and Foreign Affairs secretary...
And you can be part of it! Since its premiere on Netflix, “ Squid Game ” has become a global phenomenon with people creating their own obstacles, baking their own honeycomb candy , local animation , and even makeup transformations. If you are among the die-hard fans of the show and wish to...
