BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara A September 2021 Bloomberg article on what the next six months of the COVID-19 pandemic will bring provides a very sobering reminder that is especially critical now as the Philippines takes steps to gradually reopen the economy and relax the tight restrictions of...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We Filipinos should take pride that a fellow Filipino now shares the Nobel Prize stage with some of the world’s great men and women, like Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway,...
The University of the Philippines (UP) emerged as one of the world's best universities for Clinical and Health, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject. University of the Philippines Diliman (Wikimedia) UP was included in the 151-175 bracket in...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
New Way to Celebrate- Spa Quarantine Party Now that we are all shifting to the new normal, many of us has been looking for new ways to celebrate different milestones while staying at home. Some of us had resorted to zoom parties and some had intimate celebrations with only a few people. As the...
They say that true love has a habit of coming back. But what if your one great love has already found someone else? Can the possibility of death reignite a lost love? This Oct. 18 , internationally-acclaimed GMA Entertainment Group unfolds another incredible love story in its newest Afternoon Prime...
'The Atlas Underground Fire' album art (credit Travis Shinn) Rock & Roll icon and two-time Grammy winner Tom Morello has released his highly anticipated new album, The Atlas Underground Fire , via Mom + Pop Music – listen HERE . The 12-track album is a follow-up to his critically acclaimed...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS This past week, the color pink made waves, leaps and bounds in the political world, as well as on social media where my entire feed seemed to be painted pink – between breast cancer awareness month and political preferences. But I choose to keep this space apolitical (for...
Photo from The International's Twitter account Carlo “Kuku” Palad has nothing but high praises for his young T1 squad especially after finishing in the 7 th -8 th spot in their very first run in The International. With five stints under his belt, Kuku lauded his teammates who were all first...
Photo from The International's Twitter account T1 fell short from its run for the Aegis of Champions as it bowed to Vici Gaming, 2-1, in their lower bracket series in the main event of The International in Bucharest Romania on Friday, October 15. Vici Gaming, just like in its match against the Evil...
Close to two million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will soon arrive in the Philippines from the Government of Japan. More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 on Oct. 8, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) Japanese Foreign Minister...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced Friday, Oct. 15, that it has formally accepted five new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters and four Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which are expected to boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Five new S-70i Black Hawk...
