Angelo R. Lacuesta’s first novel is a deeply personal story that spans decades of changes—political, social, economic, technological—in the Philippines HAPPINESS IN TEXT Joy , in its synopsis, is a story of joy—lived forward, backward, sideways, and upside down, in lives and loves that...
In time for the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a fisherfolk group told President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reassert the country’s rights over the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea (Photo courtesy of AFP) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
Filipino fishermen, on Thursday, Sept. 15, requested for an immediate onsite investigation on the alleged dismantling of fishing structures for a 650-hectare reclamation project in Navotas City. Fisherman (Pixabay) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), in a letter...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has hailed 17-year-old tennis sensation Alexandra “Alex” Eala not just for winning a juniors Grand Slam title in the United States (US) Open, but also for not forgetting about her Filipino roots during her shining moment. Alex Eala “What has...
Seventeen year old Alexandra Maniego Eala made history last Saturday when she won the US Open junior girls’ singles championship in New York by defeating Lucie Havlickova from the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4. She is the first Filipino tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Her feat is...
Fishers, together with other Philippine-based environmental organizations, vowed to continuously defend and protect the Philippine marine and aquatic resources. Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Sunday, Sept. 11 aired its goal to further protect...
Farmers expressed their fear of wider agricultural trade deficit amid the further declining rate of peso. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Peso, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, reached a new all-time low record and sank to P57 against the US dollar. The further declining rate of peso, according to peasant group...
Fishers opposed the renegotiation of joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea with China “regardless of the sharing agreement.” West Philippine Sea (Photo courtesy of AFP) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) maintained their stand and opposed the...
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) warned against the continuation of ‘ill-conceived” projects, reiterating that the 2023 budget that will be granted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) should be used for “actual...
The House of Representatives has congratulated the decorated pole vault athlete EJ Obiena after it adopted a consolidation of several House resolutions (HR) that recognize his victories in international competitions. EJ Obiena (Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page) The House, on Wednesday, Aug. 31,...
Members of the fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) stood their ground on Friday, Aug. 26, as they air their collective objection against reclamation projects in the country. Fishers’ group Pamalakaya trooped to the DENR Central Office on Friday,...
A fishers’ group told the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to focus on strengthening the country’s fisheries production in order to achieve food security. (Fredrik Ohlander/ Unsplash) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), on Tuesday, Aug. 23,...
