UN Secretary-General António Guterres In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: To stop the climate crisis from becoming a permanent catastrophe, we must limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius. To do...
This year’s Earth Day celebration is marked by the Philippines’ first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), approved by President Duterte, which sets a 75-percent greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and avoidance by 2030, to fulfill the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate...
Amid the prevalence of African Swine Fever (ASF), state-run lender Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has doubled its credit commitment to the local swine industry from P15 billion to P30 billion. This, according to the bank, will help local pork producers and feed millers to repopulate and...
River Where the Moon Rises, Kim So-hyun, Na In-woo, Ji Soo, Korean drama The Korean drama “River Where the Moon Rises,” starring actress Kim So-hyun and actor Na In-woo, aired its 20th and final episode on April 20 after going through a big crisis due to the replacement of one of its main...
Award-winning actor Christopher de Leon is half-eager, half-reluctant when asked if he's interested to hop in on the TikTok craze. Bulletin Entertainment asked him about it recently and he said, Â "Hindi ako marunong 'nun! Siguro kung niyaya ako ni Barbie (Forteza) or whatever... I don't...
Check out its pilot issue While our second take on enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) produced social media jokes about rekindling our love for Dalgona coffee, ube pandesal, and many other 2020 food trends , the rewind and repeat certainly brought a lot of disappointment to many Filipino...
Marinella Moran and son Alexander Robin Hardman For the past five months and with 12 video uploads, two-year-old Alexander Robin Hardman’s YouTube Channel has reached 1,100 subscribers which is a great achievement for a new YouTuber. Alexander’s channel, known as Alexander The Great Toys,...
Alanis Morissette is aching to play live music again. But, of course, she can't do anything about it for now given the hellish pandemic. For the meantime, the Grammy-winning artist released a new single titled “I Miss The Band.” Yes, the song is about her yearning to play live again. There’s...
Wala Lang Hi from your usual writer Jaime C. Laya – This time Bambi Guevara goes into what we might classify as intermediate and advanced hiking. * * * * * * * * * * After a few one-day hikes to warm up, multi-day hikes raise the bar and will be immensely rewarding even if it means longer road...
UFC lightweight star Dustin Poirier (left) and Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao (right) have joined forces to donate in Justin Wren's Fight for the Forgotten initiative for the homeless Batwa Pygmies in Uganda. (Photos from Manny Pacquiao's Instagram, AFP, and Fight for the Forgotten) Filipino...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Three days from now, on April 21, we will preside at the meeting of the 39-member standing committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which we will do so from our respective homes or offices in different...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Are we dealing with a seriously disappointed public?” That was the question asked me last week by a colleague in the local government sector. He had engaged me in a social media chat to find out how I was doing. He had learned that I had tested positive with...
