Comelec/MB Majority of Ormoc City residents agreed to merge 28 barangays into three and rename one barangay during a plebiscite held on Saturday, Oct. 8, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. “With a clear collective vote of 89.34 percent for YES and just 10.08 percent for No, thousands of...
John Lloyd Clemente (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER National University slipped past University of the East, 77-70, in the UAAP Season 85 men's basketball tournament Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. John Lloyd Clemente took charge for the Bulldogs with 15 points, while John...
The Commission Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, Aug.29 that it cannot stop its preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) initially slated for December this year. MB file photo Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco stated in a radio program that procurement of...
Actor John Lloyd Cruz is featured once again in the Instagram feed of his rumored girlfriend, painter Isabel Santos. Uploading a photo of them together, Isabel wrote: "Nagtricycle lang, mag collage na???" The comment section of the said post has been "limited." Recall that last month Isabel also...
#MINDANAO John Tria Twenty-seven years ago, during the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos, the concept of the Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) economic group was born. Its intention was to spur economic exchange between the proximate regions of these...
Roman Catholics observe Friday, Aug. 19, the memory of Saint John Eudes, the initiator of the important feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Several religious congregations, which he founded and have since spread in many parts of the world including the Philippines...
It was a busy Wednesday, Aug. 17, for Vice President Sara Duterte after she hosted a meeting with a handful of ambassadors during a series of courtesy calls at the Department of Education (DepEd) central office in Pasig City. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Italian Ambassador to the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo A government that is accessible to the public any time of the day, any day of the week. This is the vision of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John E. Uy. A passionate advocate of e-governance, Secretary Uy said that...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, August 15, welcomed the nomination of Nelson Java Celis as poll commissioner. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia, together with Commissioners Socorro B. Inting, Marlon S. Casquejo, Aimee P....
#MINDANAO John Tria Flying through the Mactan Cebu International Airport in Cebu is both nostalgic and inspiring for many reasons. Nostalgic because Mactan is a historic airport of transit for many Mindanaoans flying to the capital. For many of them, it is their first airplane ride. I remember the...
Commissioner Rey Bulay is the head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Steering Committee for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said Bulay's vice chair is Commissioner Aimee Ferolino. The poll official,...
Charly Suarez remained unbeaten in his professional career and outclassed compatriot Mark John Yap in 12 rounds to retain the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia super featherweight title Sunday night, Aug. 7, at the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City. WBA Asia super featherweight champion...
