SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye (Last March 1, Muntinlupa City celebrated its 27th anniversary as a city. The author, who served as Muntinlupa mayor from 1986 to 1998, relives Muntinlupa’s journey to cityhood in this three-part article.) With the significant inflow of money into the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye (On March 1, 2022, Muntinlupa City observed its 27th anniversary as a highly urbanized city. In this 3-part article, the author, who served as Muntinlupa Mayor from 1986 to 1998, relives Muntinlupa’s journey to cityhood.) I grew up in the ‘50s when Muntinlupa was...
Malacañang encouraged Filipinos to participate in this year's Earth Hour, an annual global movement that aims to raise awareness to protect nature and save our home planet. View of Makati City during night time. (Photo by Sean Yoro on Unsplash) "Let us switch off all non-essential lights tonight...
Existing apprenticeships programs in the country must be further strengthened and expanded to help the unemployed and out-of-school youth, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros, who is seeking another Senate seat, stressed Tuesday,...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye 1976 was an eventful year for me personally and providentially for Muntinlupa as well. It was the year when a group of then young community leaders met and organized the Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal, now one of the premiere service clubs of the city. Among the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye News clips from the Associated Press, CNN and BBC indicate that a number of Ukranian sports heroes have donned uniforms and ballistic helmets to defend their country against the Russian invasion. Former boxing 3-division world champion Vasyl Lomachenko has joined a...
PROMDI Party presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao has once again denied claims that he is backing out of the May 2022 Palace race, describing them as part of a massive disinformation campaign. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's Instagram) "Hindi po totoo iyan (That's not true)," Pacquiao said of the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Until recently, my knowledge of Ukraine (Crimea in particular) was limited to what I picked up in high school. My English teacher, who also happened to be my mother, Sofia Rivera Bunye, asked her class to memorize “Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord...
Billy Crawford (Instagram) It's confirmed! The noontime program "Lunch Out Loud" on TV5 is here to stay! This was stated by actor-musician Billy Crawford, who met the entertainment press, at the launch of the latest portion of L.O.L. called Maritest at Studio 72 in Quezon City over the weekend....
An armed man was killed by the police in a shootout, shortly after he stole a motorcycle along with five cohorts in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City on Saturday evening, March 5. Lt. Col. Roldante Sarmiento, Quezon City Police DIstrict (QCPD) Payatas Bagong Silangan Station (PS 13) commander, said...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Tomorrow (March 1) Muntinlupa will observe its 27th anniversary as a city. It was on this day that former President Fidel V. Ramos, Muntinlupa’s most famous adopted son, signed Muntinlupa’s city charter which converted Muntinlupa into a highly urbanized city. The...
Billy Crawford made great effort to inform rumormongers about "Lunch Out Loud" or "LOL," recently. He shared a statement from Brightlight Productions CEO Albee Benitez relating to ongoing talks about the show ending soon. "There is NO truth to the claim," Albee stated. According to Benitez, "LOL"...
