"Chad is our hero." This was how the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman College of Engineering (COE) described its alumnus who served as a volunteer teacher for the Lumads. (Photo from Chad Booc's Facebook account) Chad Booc graduated cum laude from UP Diliman in 2017 with a degree of...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Ash Wednesday this past week marked the start of the Lenten season for Catholics. For actively practicing ones, here begins the meatless Fridays, and an act of sacrifice to practice for 40 days. More often than not, we tend to define sacrifice as the act of giving up something...
The new gymnastics center in Intramuros, Manila (PSC Images) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes to discover more world-class talents like Carlos Yulo as it welcomes the opening of the new gymnastics center in Intramuros, Manila on Saturday. PSC chairman Butch Ramirez said the Board...
The “most common manifestations” of patients who have had long Covid-19 include headache, fatigue, attention disorder, hair loss, and dyspnea, a health expert said on Friday, March 4. (Unsplash) Long Covid-19 is the persistence of signs and symptoms experienced by 10 percent to 20 percent of...
‘We wanted to make him someone whose real superpower is that he will endure anything to do what he has to do’ It has been a recurring joke among superhero movie fans how dark DC films are, both visually and on the text. It even made “Deadpool 2” where Wade Wilson told one character,...
Rex De Guzman is on a mission to introduce the best Filipino food to the UK By now, seeing Filipino food on the international stage is no longer a surprise. With Filipinos all around the globe championing their local cuisine, it is not far for Filipino food to get a certain kind of fame Japanese,...
The national government incurred more loans in January, bringing its debt above the P12-trillion mark for the first time, as the Philippines bogged down by prolonged Covid-19 pandemic. The Bureau of Treasury reported on Friday, March 4, that the government’s outstanding debt stood at P12.03...
Why not spare a minute or two delving into our vast culture through film? ‘Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2: Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries’ or ECQ2 filmmakers and their films “ Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2 (ECQ2): Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries” gears up its online cinemas for a free screening of...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to his “Build, Build, Build” team was clear from the onset: Finish as many projects as possible at the soonest possible time. Whoever gets the credit is none of our business. I recall when senatorial aspirant and former...
One of the stars of Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” and a member of K-pop boy band The Boyz have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Korean actor Wi Ha-joon initially tested positive using a self-test kit on March 1, according to his agency MS Team...
Contrary to allegations now circulating on social media, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified Thursday, March 3, that the target of the recent combat operations in Maguing, Lanao del Sur were members of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) and Maute Group (MG), not the Moro Islamic Liberation...
The Korean movie “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” and the American film “Uncharted” topped the monthly box office in South Korea in February 2022. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, cinema admissions in February totaled 3.26 million, down...
