KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- A positive case of Ebola virus disease has been reported in Wangata Health Zone of the Equateur province, located in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), confirmed Saturday DRC's Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani. In December 2021,...
PH cuisine gets the spotlight at the Philippines Fair 2022 in Tokyo Philippine Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V led the opening ceremony of the Philippines Fair 2022 at the Parkside Diner of The Imperial Hotel with Yukio Kanao, the hotel’s general manager, and Filipina chef Mareve Inomata. Ambassador...
REFLECTIONS TODAY JOHN 20:19-31 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Earlier in the week, the Philippines hosted the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit, and it stands as a timely reminder of the various stakes at play as we try to jumpstart our national recovery. Two Sundays ago, in Rebooting Tourism...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House News reports noted the confluence of Christianity’s Easter Sunday, Judaism’s Passover, and Islam’s Ramadan last weekend, a rare event which purportedly happens only every 33 years. An article by reporter Jake Thomas in Newsweek...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In March, Meralco cautioned that the surge in crude oil prices globally could lead to an increase in the generation charge. In fact, just this month, the distributor already announced an increase in the per kilowatt-hour (kWh) charge. Surely, this has since resulted...
The support base of UniTeam tandem of former senator Bongbong Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte just received a "blast from the past". Senator Francis Tolentino (center) leads a "unity pose" with his fellow UNIDO members at the Manila Yacht Club on April 23, 2022 (Photo from Senator Francis...
University of the Philippines averted a late meltdown and held off De La Salle with a 72-69 win in the UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Saturday, April 23. Carl Tamayo of University of the Philippines (UAAP Media Bureau) The Green Archers picked up...
Literature, movies, and series about the imagined apocalypse and the post-apocalypse to keep our minds off this one Apocalyptic fiction challenges us to think of a far-fetched world, somewhere entirely different from reality. In the Covid era, however, most of the horrific, imagined narratives...
From the park and into the metaverse Over 61 galleries, art schools, independent art spaces, art collectives, and, for the first time, an NFT marketplace, are slated to showcase their exhibits online from April 24 to May 1 at www.artinthepark.ph . As the world opens up to more face-to-face...
Ahead of its 2022 announcement of the top 50 bars in Asia, The World’s 50 Best Bars unveils its 51-100 list. According to its release, the ranking is created from overall Asia’s 50 Best Bars voting process and comes as part of 50 Best’s strategy to shine a spotlight on a greater number of...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque To say that the election fire is heated would be an understatement – it is burning like never before. The mudslinging is so real, that it seems that some have short-term memory, or even suffer from temporary memory loss because it is so rampant, it is almost...
