K-pop superstars and special presidential envoy BTS arrived in New York City on Sept. 18 (Sept. 19 in the Philippines) to attend and speak at an event that is part of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. BTS (top left) at the launch of Generation Unlimited during the 73rd...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed K-pop group BLACKPINK as a new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate. Guterres appointed BLACKPINK along with Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, STEM activist Valentina Muñoz Rabanal and Microsoft President Brad Smith as new...
K-pop superstars BTS will be returning with an online live-streaming concert next month, according to their agency. Big Hit Music announced that the Grammy-nominated idol group will hold their online concert “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage” on Oct. 24. BTS (Big Hit Music) “Permission to...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in met K-pop superstars BTS at Cheong Wa Dae, or Blue House, on Sept. 14 but what generated a lot of buzz was what was given to them. During the ceremony, Moon personally gave each BTS member a diplomatic passport and fountain pen as a gift. (Clockwise from top) BTS...
Korean President Moon Jae-in met K-pop superstars BTS on Sept. 14 to give them their appointment papers as his special envoy. Last July, Moon appointed BTS as Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture. BTS members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook went to Cheong Wa...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has underscored the necessity of pouring more investments in information and communications technology to bridge the “digital divide” that has surfaced as a result of the continued devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. AIPA Conference Velasco aired his view as he...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala has been elected as president of the 28th General Assembly of the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA). Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela-Rosa Bala (Career Executive Service Board/CSC...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Wednesday asked the Filipino people not to “stand idly” as he accused President Duterte of stealing and selling out the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity to China. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (DFA...
(Top) BTS at the launch of Generation Unlimited during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in September 2018 and (bottom) with Korean President Moon Jae-in during the First Youth Day in Korea in September 2020. (Cheong Wa Dae) K-pop superstars BTS, whose new song “Permission to Dance”...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has created a new office on stewardship. CBCP/MB CBCP Secretary General Monsignor Bernardo Pantin said the decision to create the Episcopal Office on Stewardship was made during the bishops’ 122nd plenary assembly on July 9. In a CBCP...
Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David is the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (COURTESY OF RYAN REZO/DIOCESE OF KALOOKAN) CBCP News said the prelate was elected Thursday, July 8, during the bishops' two-day online...
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will virtually meet next week to elect their new president and other officials. CBCP/MB The bishops will elect the successor of CBCP President and Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles during their two-day Plenary Assembly which will...
