SENIOR BYAHERO Yearender I retired last year after spending almost 40 years in the corporate world and more than 30 years of traveling. Retirement somehow makes you feel old and obsolete. Your mind suddenly feels inactive and your body starts to feel aches and pains that you never felt before....
Philippine volleyball came back with a vengeance this year after being shelved due to the pandemic. Record crowds at venues marked its return, as well as the staging of a full season in the Premier Volleyball League and the launching of the Shakey’s Super League. The Petro Gazz Angels won the PVL...
The Year 2022 proved that last year’s historic campaign at the Tokyo Olympics was not a one-hit wonder. The national women's football team captures the historic AFF Women's Championship title last July. (File Photo) This year, Filipino athletes continued to leave marks in the elite stage to show...
The year 2022 marked the return of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to Malacañang after Rodrigo Duterte turned over the presidency to the former after his landslide victory in the May 2022 polls. President Duterte and President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photos) Duterte spent his...
Envoys and allies under the new administration believe that it is a must for a head of state to travel. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) And so, six months into the presidency, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has...
2022 is soon over but the memories linger. Here’s a quick review of the most controversial issues of the year. Deniece Cornejo vs. Vhong Navarro The issue between the two was revived in a spectacular manner in 2022. The original rape case against Vhong was actually filed in court in 2014...
TikTok Korea released its year-ender for 2022, naming the most viewed artists, top songs and artists with the most new followers on the platform for the year. "We’re honored to celebrate our global community who shaped this year's trends, shared new ideas, learned from one another, and turned...
This 2021 is about making the most of what we have, and what we have is usually more than enough—if we only just learn to value what we have already. Our top 10 stories under Life + Leisure just proves that this holds true as Dawn Zulueta proves that you can still have fun at home, while the...
( Last of three parts) In his last full year in office, President Duterte spent some time signing several bills into law, including his last budget law and the promised department that will cater to the needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) A day...
Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world, a glimmer of hope somehow appeared in 2021 for the Philippines as fresh coronavirus infections...
(First of three parts) Despite being down to his last days in office, President Duterte continued to be one of the country's biggest newsmakers of 2021 as he faced issues from becoming a social media trending topic to the country's pandemic response. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the...
Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon on Dec. 1, 2021 (Courtesy of OSDS - DepEd Sorsogon Province Official) Across the world, school closures due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic brought significant disruptions to education. In the Philippines, the pandemic...
