Korean stars Jeon Do-yeon and Ryu Jun-yeol at the press conference (left) and in “Lost” (iQiyi) Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon and actor Ryu Jun-yeol will headline the Korean drama “Lost,” an iQiyi Original Series, which will premiere on Sept. 4. In the drama, Jeon Do-yeon plays the role...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Elma dela Cruz, 39, a domestic helper in Hong Kong and a single mother, is battling Stage 4 brain cancer... and she needs help for support of her two children and aging parents. She now awaits an imminent major brain surgery at Pamela Youde Hospital in Hong Kong’s Chai...
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...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion When extremist Taliban forces took control of the Afghanistan capital city of Kabul on August 15, over 100 Filipinos were trapped in the war-torn country. Since most of them worked for American and British military contractors, deemed by the Taliban as among their worst...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Audit” is an emotion-laden word. We can only commiserate with the leadership of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Commission on Audit (COA). They now appear to be caught in the maelstrom of emotion triggered by this volatile word. The recent audit report...
Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto- Rubiano said on Friday that she will extend all the necessary assistance to the families of five infants and their mothers who were admitted at the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH) who contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Rubiano said lauded the PCGH personnel for...
More than 50 percent of Pasay City's barangays have received the "ayuda" or financial assistance given by the national government for those who are affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). According to the Pasay City Public Information Office (PIO) head Jun Burgos, the city's Social...
The corporate secretary is a corporate workhorse being one of only five (5) principal officers enumerated in the Revised Corporation Code, the others being the chairman, the president, the treasurer and, for a corporation vested with public interest, the compliance officer. All the other corporate...
Party-list Rep. Claudine Bautista of Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights (DUMPER) continues to receive backlash for holding a "lavish" wedding amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic—this time by her constituents in the public transport sector. DUMPER Partylist Rep....
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Most of the nearly million overseas Filipinos who have gone home after losing their jobs abroad due to COVID-19 are in bad shape financially and need meaningful and sustainable aid from government, not simply dole outs. What they need most are practical and accessible aid...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A number of readers and friends have expressed their opinion that the apparent rampant and collective “woes” and difficulties facing the nation at this point is due to August being the “Ghost Month.” They pointed to the surge in COVID-19 infections due to...
Scenes from “Sinkhole” (KOFIC / Showbox) “Sinkhole,” the disaster comedy film starring Cha Seung-won, Kim Sung-kyun, former “Running Man” star Lee Kwang-soo and Kim Hye-jun, has set an opening day record for a Korean film this year. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which...
