BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The future is digital. When the COVID-19 pandemic required strict quarantine guidelines, it was no surprise that business, financial, and even personal transactions went online. One needs only to look into how more Filipinos now regularly use their mobile phones and...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The heart of Philippine culture is the family, and children are often the most cherished and protected. Hence, when a child is born with a congenital health condition, or suddenly develops a serious disease, it is an extremely difficult situation for parents and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Unlike Mark and Matthew who situate Jesus’ homecoming in the latter part of his ministry (Mk 6:1-6; Mt 13:54-58), Luke transposes it to the beginning. Jesus’ sermon in the synagogue of Nazareth is programmatic of his entire ministry. Jesus’ teaching is the fulfllment not...
REFLECTIONS TODAY People generally believe in the existence of spirits, demonic or good spirits. Most often spirits are believed to bring disaster. On encountering Jesus walking on the water, the disciples think they are seeing a water spirit and, understandably, they are afraid. Jesus allays the...
Kim Seon-ho (Instagram) Korean actor Kim Seon-ho got another wonderful Christmas gift: He reached 4 million followers on his Instagram account as his popularity continued to rise. He hit the 4-million milestone at 1:58 p.m. on Dec. 26, an increase of about 2.9 million Instagram followers...
Actor Kim Seon-ho with his trophy for Rookie Award for '2 Days & 1 Night' at the 2020 KBS Entertainment Awards (Instagram) “Trending actor” Kim Seon-ho and “2 Days & 1 Night,” the Korean variety show he is part of, won at the 2020 KBS Entertainment Awards held on Dec. 24. Kim...
If there’s any way we would want to “get lost,” it’s in Michele Morrone ’s eyes. Inspiring a TikTok voice trend, growing a worldwide following, and even his stint in the soundtrack of his steamy Netflix film 365 Days that turned him into a sex symbol overnight, Morrone...
Why financial preparedness is vital to preparing for the inevitable Remember those days when during unplanned family reunions because of a sudden death in the family, that death itself would be the main topic? Think how many times when family members would identify and make count of those...
Positive and supportive relationships are more fulfilled, happier and feel more connected. This is the message the digital series "Better Days" wants to impart to the public as it attempts to change the negative impressions on same-sex relationships. "Hindi ko alam kung paano namin ikukumpara ang...
South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld the jail terms of disgraced K-pop stars Jung Joon-young, 31, and Choi Jong-hoon, 30, former leader of band FT Island, for raping women and other crimes. In a ruling handed down on Sept. 24, the 2nd Division of the Supreme Court headed by Presiding Judge Park...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, London-based research firm Capital Economics said they expect the Philippines to become the world’s 18 th largest economy by 2037 — up from 25 th in terms of nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) today. In 2012, HSBC projected that by 2050, ours...
