THE RIGHT MOVE In the heyday of Manny Pacquiao, a boxing match could lessen traffic anywhere in the country and get people off the roads because they were glued to their TV sets. Over the weekend, another event, the Miss Universe 2023 beauty pageant, proved itself worthy to be in the ranks of a...
Donnalyn Bartolome is currently among trending topics on Twitter. This, after she posted her thoughts about going back to work recently on Facebook. She wrote: “Why is there someone sad because it's back to work? Shouldn't you be happy because you have a chance to make your life and your family...
Yearenders can get complicated. But, in the case of the House of Representatives, the simplest way to recap the major events that took place this past year is to discuss the legislative chamber's new leadership along with its accomplishments. The House plenary (PPAB) The year 2022 covered with the...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government has launched a program that aims to improve the lives of fisherfolk in Bohol. GOV. Aris Aumentado (seated, fourth from right) leads the launching of Bohol’s Fish Buy-Back Program which aims to help fisherfolk have sufficient income. (Photo via Calvin D....
EDITORS DESK ROBERT REQUINTINA Looks like the people are finally heading back to movie theaters! Acting Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Romando “Don” Artes revealed that the ongoing 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival is a certified box-office hit in terms of...
#MINDANAO John Tria At this point, many companies have taken stock of what happened in 2022 and completed their annual or strategic plans for 2023, and perhaps beyond. For many, school and family reunions top the holiday agenda for the last two weeks of the year, events gleefully anticipated since...
EDITORIAL As Christmas Day nears, here’s a bit of good news from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The country’s employment rate in October 2022 stood at 95.5 percent, “the highest rate recorded since January 2020, and registered to have bounced back from pre-pandemic levels.” This...
‘There and back again’ refers to a crucial point in a journey in which we may find ourselves looking at where we have been to make sense of where we are and where we are going “There and back again,” the underlying theme of this special holiday issue, is the subtitle to J.R.R. Tolkien’s...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The Manila Bulletin, led by President and CEO Emil Yap III and Publisher Sonny Coloma, sent a 17-man strong contingent to the Asia-Pacific WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers) Digital Media conference in Singapore last week....
Four days before classes for the incoming school year start next week, the Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded 22.5 million learners from both public and private schools. (DepEd file photo) Latest data from the Learner Information System (LIS) as of Aug. 18, Thursday showed that the number...
The Las Piñas City government launched the PinasLakas vaccination program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to prepare the students for the resumption of face-to-face classes (F2F) in November. According to Paul San Miguel, chief of Public Information Office (PIO), the Department of...
With only a week remaining before classes begin, Alliance of Filipino women, Gabriela, expressed their doubt and concerns over the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “hasty” preparations for the School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (DepEd File Photo) Gabriela Spokesperson Rose Bihag, in a press...
