Four military officers have been promoted to the next higher rank in a ceremony held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bared Sunday, June 27. AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana (middle) poses for a photo op with newly-promoted military officers (from left to...
Kirill Shevchenko Defending champion Laguna Heroes banked on Ukrainian import Kirill Shevchenko to down the Manila Indios Bravos, 11.5-9.5, in the 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup online tournament over the weekend. Shevchenko bested International Master...
A suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebel, who was allegedly among a group of gunmen that killed a farmer, was shot dead by the military in a hot pursuit in Trinidad, Bohol on Saturday night, June 26. Lt. Col. Allyson Depayso, commander of the 47th Infantry Battalion (47IB), identified the slain...
An all-female class graduated from the first-ever Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s radio operator course in Pasay City on Friday, June 25. Dubbed as “Angels of the Sea,” the 81 female graduates of the radio operators course were employed during the district-level training in Basilan Strait and...
'The Penthouse 3' (left) and 'Running Man' (Instagram) Gallup Korea released the list of the favorite TV shows in South Korea in June and this includes the drama “The Penthouse 3” and “Running Man.” The survey was held on June 15 and 16 among 1,001 people in Korea aged 18 and above...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares When Ms. Pinky Aquino-Abelleda read the Aquino family statement on the death of former President Noynoy Aquino Thursday of last week, she thanked the various constituents of the late Head of State. Pinky first mentioned the late President’s constituents from the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife, former Congresswoman Gina, our son Congressman Christopher de Venecia, and we join the Aquino family, relatives and friends, and the Filipino people in mourning the untimely passing of the nation’s former President Benigno...
Heard It Through the Gripe-Vine: Our New Abnormal Philip Cu Unjieng A) Just in case you’ve been hiding under a stone, or burying your head underground, one of the more amusing news of the week that just passed was the ‘We don’t need it anymore… oh yes, we still need it’ flip-flopping on...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “Come lovely and soothing death” Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet “Leaves of Grass” (1900) I missed my mother’s death that Friday by an hour or so. I was at the Philippine Orthopedic Center seeing OPD patients when my sister from the US...
Ogie Diaz is not happy with lawyer Larry Gadon issuing a malicious comment against former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III following his passing on July 24. “Ang cheap,” he said in a vlog. He didn’t stop there. Taking to Facebook, the actor-talent manager wrote in Filipino, “Good...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) rendered full military honors to former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III who was laid to his final resting place at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Paranaque City Saturday noon, June 26. The urn of former Pres. Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino...
Veteran actress Dina Bonnevie admitted to having met and worked with a few bad eggs in her decades-long showbiz career. Unlike most, however, she would actually confront these personalities. "Well, I'm too open. I'm black and white. I don't have grey. I say what I feel. I'm not 'plastic.' Yes,...
