The times have not kept them idle By Veronica V. Wuson PAINT ED Fidel Sarmiento teaches painting online to seniors Strangely enough, the global pandemic, which initially limelighted seniors as most vulnerable, has spawned a breed of Filipino seniors who buck the trend of dire global stats. In...
Sister Teresing and her sibling Aida Castillo Herrera ANGEL THOUGHTS All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Many staunch Mediatrix devotees have conveyed to us their feelings of joy and hope on the vindication and approval of the apparitions in Lipa. It has...
'Concern is on contact sports,' says PSC's nat'l training director Velasco In this file photo, national team boxer Carlo Paalam trains in preparation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. (MB File Photo) The Joint Administrative Order (JAO), made up of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Games...
A conversation with Filipino-Algerian Jamila Nedjadi on the development of tabletop game Balikbayan and on the pandemic Games, like films and books, bring us to new worlds—places and times otherwise impossible for us to reach. It allows us to do unthinkable feats, fighting dragons, meetingthe...
Isabela Blancas overcame depression and started One Closet, a social enterprise that encourages sharing through fashion Photos by Dexter Nanual Isabela Blancas inside the One Closet shop Three years ago, Isabela Blancas was a 13-year-old girl living in Metro Manila suffering from depression. She...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Instagram/TED) American actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is inviting Filipinos to try out for his project. On Facebook, the 39-year-old filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur asked his fans and followers if there's anyone from the Philippines interested in trying voice acting....
In this file photo, the NorthPort Batang Pier practice social distancing during their practice last March before the government implemented the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (Photo from NorthPort's Twitter account) Team practices in the professional ranks could be put on hold...
Mon Confiado in a scene from 'Golden Holiday' The screening of three international films wait in the wings for Mon Confiado. On Instagram, the 52-year-old actor posted a photo of himself while doing the South Korean action-adventure-crime film "The Golden Holiday" directed by Kim Bong-han. The...
John Regala (Photos from Instagram account of Nadia Montenegro) A friend in need is a friend indeedeven in show business. John Regala’s colleagues namely Nadia Montenegro, Chuckie Dreyfus and Aster Amoyo have joined forces to help the former actor during this trying time in his life. The group...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed Tuesday the renewal of the tripartite agreement with the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) granting detailed service for national athletes PSC Acting Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy Jr. said they are...
‘We regret that it was scrapped but we have to move forward' -- Cojuangco-Jaworski Equestrian Association of the Philippines president Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski (Photo from Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski's Instagram account) As much as she loves the sport dearly, Equestrian Association of the...
Filipino NBA fans rejoiced as they heard the big announcement: The NBA is back on Philippine TV! The announcement was made by the NBA, Cignal TV, TV5 and ONE Sports altogether, followed by writeups on several news outfits and impromptu calls by news editors to Cignal’s management, who were...
