ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Twenty-two student leaders temporarily took over the helm of the city government as youth city officials on Monday, August 14. The youngsters are sitting as youth officials from August 14 to 15 in line with the celebration of LInggo ng Kabataan. Councilor Cary John...
#MINDANAO The recent appointment of the members of the National Innovation Council (NIC) highlights the groundbreaking Republic Act 11293, otherwise known as the Philippine Innovation Act which was signed into law in 2019. Among the salient points of this law is harnessing innovation to drive...
Seasoned actor John Lloyd Cruz bagged the Boccalino d'Oro prize (Golden Jug Award) for Best Actor at the 76th Locarno Film Festival for his remarkable performance in Lav Diaz's "Essential Truths of the Lake," the country's representative in the main competition of the festival. View this post on...
#MINDANAO This week marks the annual celebration of one of Mindanao's biggest festivals, the Kadayawan sa Davao. With various events drawing lots of visitors to Davao City, this year's edition has the city government and private sector coming together to make it exciting and meaningful, with...
The Roman Catholic Church observes Friday, Aug. 4, the Memorial of Saint John Vianney (Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney), the revered patron saint of priests and model of all parochial clergy. Saint John Vianney (Catholic Culture) Aug. 4 marks his 163rd death anniversary. In the country, Manila...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said that DICT is "on target" for more than 105 million Filipinos who have registered their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM). (Photo credit to Pixabay) “We are on target, although our original target was 160...
Two Senate committees have recommended that fraternities, sororities and allied organizations be fined P20-million when their initiation rites result in the death or physical injury to those who want to join their organizations. This was contained in Committee Report No. 92 prepared by the Senate...
Actor John Lloyd Cruz delivered a heartfelt message for Maja Salvador and Rambo Nuñez during their pre-wedding dinner in Bali, Indonesia. "...Mahalaga yung buhay niyong dalawa sa amin. Alagaan niyong mabuti yung isa't-isa. Unawain niyo yung isa't-isa palagi. Maj, i-respeto mo yang asawa mo....
#MINDANAO Recent developments point to a steadily growing economy. Institutions such as the Asian Development Bank cite how our country’s economic growth projections remain strong at six percent. This is despite global economic headwinds such as high inflation that hamper growth. This projection...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A legislator in this city has said that the lack of engineers in the local government may have been one of the factors behind over 100 delayed infrastructure projects here. The city council committees on public works, finance, and appropriations conducted a joint hearing on...
By 12:01 on July 26, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said that individuals who failed to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) would lose connectivity. *(Pixabay/MB file photo)* Once a SIM gets deactivated, Uy said that a user...
#MINDANAO In recent months I have received many inquiries about the Davao economy, especially after my May 14 column on Mindanao's economic growth in 2022 where Davao grew at 8.1 percent. It is vital to note that the Davao economy we see is not only the local economy of Davao City but also that of...
