WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD During the days of the Civil War in America, a guard was caught sleeping on duty. For that, he was sentenced to death. When Pres. Abraham, Lincoln heard about it, he himself talked with the guard and ordered the penalty be commuted. * * * His generals complained,...
Will Smith is set to return and Michael B. Jordan is tagging along The next chapter for the 2007 post-apocalyptic movie “I Am Legend” is now in development. Confirming this news is its star Will Smith through an Instagram post, where he tagged fellow actor Michael B. Jordan. View this post on...
WALA LANG Sex or money, preferably combined, heats up otherwise ho-hum COVID lockdowns. With titillating peccadillos already taken for granted, it’s really money that raises antennae. Siblings sue each other, children sue wicked madrasta , children sue widowed parent—all over inheritance....
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Jesus rejects the messianic glory expected by the people of Israel and embraces the destiny of the suffering Son of Man. He invites his would-be follower to do the same — to renounce one’s self, take up one’s cross, and lose one’s life for Jesus and the...
EDITORS DESK Johannes Chua I’m sure there are still boxes, plastic bags, and miles of bubble wrap lying around inside your house. Some came from your loved ones as container for gifts during the holidays, some came with your purchases at the mall or store, and a lot of those came from your online...
The metaverse is a complex topic. This emerging multisensory iteration of the web is a concept that has been heavily discussed by tech industry leaders, Satya Nadella of Microsoft as well as Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (formerly known as Facebook). Now, everyone’s talking about this infinitely...
'Leonor Will Never Die' (Carlos Mauricio/Sundance Institute) A "World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit" was presented to Martika Ramirez Escobar, writer/director of "Leonor Will Never Die," the jury of the Sundance Film Festival announced on Jan. 29. "Leonor Will Never Die" is...
Filipina director Martika Ramirez Escobar carved a huge impact at this year's Sundance Film Festival with her film "Leonor Will Never Die" earning the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit. The presenting juror, La Frances Hui, described the film as "a playful display of the...
A victory for the Filipino movie scene The Philippines’ entries to this year’s Sundance Film Festival bagged major nods. Martika Ramirez Escobar’s directorial debut film “ Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago ” (“Leonor Will Never Die”) took home the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award:...
Guji Lorenzana It’s an all-too-familiar story we’ve heard of this past two years. COVID-19 and its variants have been hogging the news cycles so much that it has become the norm. It still stings though when we find out that someone we know has caught it. Just ask Guji Lorenzana. The...
The American literary icon, born Dec. 5, 1934, dies at 87 from Parkinson's disease at her New York apartment on Dec. 23, 2021. Remember this journalist, memoirist, essayist, and thinker through her words from her many famous books, including Blue Nights and The Year of Magical Thinking Creating a...
Editorial As candidates have began holding caravans and listening tours in advance of the formal start of the campaign season in February next year, the evils of vote buying have been brought to the fore. Calling attention to this illegal act were a Commission on Elections commissioner, a prominent...
