VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE Atty. Jed Sherwin G. Uy eCourt Project Manager, Supreme Court PHILJA Court Technology Department In a chance encounter with then Associate Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, our conversation took a serious turn when he learned that I am a lawyer engaged in computer work. His...
Half-Filipino Ricky Turcios scored a hard-earned split decision win against Brady Hiestand to become The Ultimate Fighter 29 winner of the bantamweight division in the UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday. Aug 28 (Sunday in Manila). Ricky Turcios...
On Monday, Aug. 30, the country will commemorate the National Heroes Day as a tribute to ordinary Filipinos who made extraordinary things which contributed significantly to the country's nation building and history. Perhaps one of the most recent names that comes to mind when thinking of a "modern...
Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio finally got her P5 million incentives from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) in a simple turnover ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Meralco Lighthouse Restaurant in Pasig City. MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration deadline for the 2022 elections. (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) NUSP forwarded a position paper asking the Comelec to reconsider its stance during the hearing of...
The Roman Catholic Church observes Sunday, August 29, the Feast of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista), the precursor and cousin of Jesus Christ. St. John the Baptist (Catholic Online) Special masses in observance of the feast will be offered in churches placed under his...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL How often have you entered a chat room (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, or Google Meet), and ended up spending a good hour being introduced to people, chatting with them, discussing some presentation or deck with them, saying goodbyes and that you’re...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Readers have been asking us what our “reaction” is to the announcement of the PDP-Laban that President Duterte has acceded to their call for him to run as their party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2022 elections. According to media reports, the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has affirmed that President Duterte's decision to allow casino operations on the world-famous Boracay island in Aklan was indeed caused by the government’s need for additional funds. (Photo by Kaysha/ Unsplash) "The President has given his go-signal allowing...
The national government will come after mining companies that end up "destroying the life of a river," President Duterte said in a recent public briefing. President Rodrigo Duterte (rightmost) listens to the presentation of DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (2nd from right) during the "Talk to the People"...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are committed to strengthen the country’s biosurveillance capacity. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña made...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has rolled out its vaccination program in Siargao Island where over 13,000 tourism workers are targeted to be inoculated in a bid to sustain the recovery of the pandemic-hit industry there. A tourism worker in Siargao, dubbed as the surfing capital of the...
