OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion How to serve millions of OFW constituents literally spread across the whole wide world, including remote parts of Africa, South America and Central Asia, makes the job portfolio of Ms. Toots Ople, newly-appointed secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers, one of the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What did the 2022 elections campaign teach you?” That was the question a good number of friends and colleagues in the local government sector had been asking us since our proclamation as the winning candidate for the mayoralty post of the City of Antipolo. We...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We have just emerged from an exhausting election campaign that was, perhaps, one of the most emotion-ridden we have seen in recent years. The emotions were largely played out on social media. No, contrary to the perception of many, the emotions did not divide us....
The Squid Game star and one of South Korea’s sexiest actors is the latest endorser of homegrown fashion brand Bench Actor and model Wi Ha Jun, celebrated for his portrayal of police officer Hwang Jun-ho in the Netflix drama series Squid Game , is the new international celebrity endorser of Bench....
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Among overseas Filipinos, Saudi Arabia-based Eli Mua is probably one of the most ardent and dedicated OFW welfare advocates. Through his nearly daily Facebook posts and frequent liaisons with different OFW groups in the Middle East and in the Philippines he has strongly...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Will 1.7 million registered overseas voters matter at all in the 2022 national elections with total registered voters of over 67 million? At first glance, it appears that overseas votes are inconsequential and almost irrelevant to the outcome of one of the most...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Every OFW yearns to have his or her own dream house for comfortable and blissful retirement upon returning home for good one day after long years of toiling abroad away from loved ones. This narrative never changes whether an OFW is work ing in Hong Kong, Singapore,...
BALANGA, Bataan — Vice President Leni Robredo does not have the most number of incumbent local officials in her campaign but despite this, she remains hopeful that the people will prove the power is in their hands on May 9. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks before her supporters during a...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion The answer to this question is certainly awaited with bated breath by many in next month’s national election more than any other poll in recent years. Although Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. continues to maintain a formidable double-digit lead, based on surveys, over Vice...
With 23 days left before the 2022 elections, the family of the late President Ramon Magsaysay has expressed full support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. The late President Ramon Magsaysay and Vice President Leni Robredo (File photos) In a statement released on Black...
Former Quezon City Mayor Jun Simon has no authority to speak for Vice President Leni Robredo and her campaign when he allegedly asked Senator Panfilo Lacson to withdraw from the presidential race, her spokesperson said on Monday, April 11. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, April 11 said he is not withdrawing from the Macy 9, 2022 presidential race even if he is running with one leg. ’I will finish the race. Even if I am crippled, I will crawl to finish the race,’’ Lacson after revealing that former Quezon...
