Did the entire population of Las Piñas City leave their homes to get a glimpse of the UniTeam tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte when they visited the city on Sunday, March 13? The crowd inside the The Tent in Las Piñas City during the UniTeam grand rally on March 13, 2022 (Lakas-CMD...
A member of K-pop boy band The Boyz has tested positive for Covid-19 amid a surge in Omicron variant cases in South Korea. IST Entertainment, The Boyz’s agency, announced on March 13 that member New has been diagnosed with the disease. The Boyz member New (Instagram) It said on March 12, The...
Debt payments by the Philippine government breached the P1-trillion mark last year amid heightened borrowings during the prolonged pandemic, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. From January to December 2021, the national government’s debt servicing amounted to P1.204 trillion, an...
Nexplay Evos rookie Michael “MP the King” Endino shrugged off the notion that he is stronger than John Paul “H2wo” Salonga and even credited the star jungler for his stellar performance in his first season in the league. Photo from MPL Philippines While the NXPE rookie plays better than his...
The second day of K-pop superstars BTS’ concert in Seoul was held on March 12 and fans in different countries were able to watch it live. On March 12, the “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage-Seoul” was held at Seoul Olympic Stadium before 15,000 fans. Live viewing of “BTS Permission To Dance...
Filipino students from the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) emerged as the grand champions at the 2022 Asian English Olympics. (Screenshot via Scott Tiamson) The event consists of seven divisions, namely: debate, newscasting, speech, storytelling, spelling bee, radio drama, and short...
The tandem of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and her runningmate vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan earned the endorsement of another lay group. Photo Diocese of Romblon FB In a statement, the diocesan Council of the Laity of Romblon said they believe the two...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the country loosened many of its COVID-related restrictions on account of two factors—that infection numbers have been declining in the past few weeks, and that we are inching closer to vaccinating 70 percent of all Filipinos. The National Task Force...
Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal Over the last two Sundays, I’ve written about seven of the 10 Manila Bulletin UPLIFT Awards awardees, with the seven I’ve cited covering the categories of Sports, e-Commerce, and MSME’s (awardees are women in these three categories); and then...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In recent years, many iconic women leaders have emerged. Outstanding women in global politics include Margaret Thatcher in Britain; Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, the first Asian-African-American and first woman to be elected vice...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A good number of young people will be running for elective posts at the local level in the May 9, 2022 elections. Come March 25, these young candidates will be courting the votes, many of them doing this for the first time. Most, if not all, of them will be...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, March 12, asked the civilian population to stop alluding the military to any political activity as the organization remains to be non-partisan ahead of the May 9 elections. (File photo) “The Armed Forces of the Philippines would like to...
