On April 22, Paseo De Lipa reached a significant milestone in its development with the unveiling of the model homes and East Entry Plaza. The formal event marked the community’s commitment to sustainable spaces that merge modern living with ecological design features. The ceremony was led by...
Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown speaks during the Holy Mass for Pope Francis at the Manila Cathedral on April 22, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines) Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown on Tuesday, April 22...
#MINDANAO The coming May elections for local chief executives are going to be an important one. This is because we will choose leaders who will oversee more resources as a result of the Garcia-Mandanas ruling of the Supreme Court in 2018. Based on the primer prepared by the Department of...
Puni is a traditional Filipino art of weaving coconut fronds or buri leaves by folding, plaiting, or braiding. Puni, meaning “to decorate or beautify,” has long been used in crafting palaspas (decorated palm fronds for Lent), as well as practical items like food containers (puso in Cebu) and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) anti-discriminatory panel filed a motu proprio petition for disqualification against Pasig City congressional candidate Christian "Ian" Sia on Wednesday, April 16. Pasig City congressional candidate Christian "Ian" Sia ((Photo from Christian "Ian" Sia Facebook...
#MINDANAO Recent pronouncements from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted the need for ASEAN to come together to sustain economic cooperation and integration in ASEAN in light of the challenges posed by the recent liberation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led veterans, city government, and the security sector in the observance of the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) with the theme "Kabayanihan ng Beterano: Sandigan ng Kanluran ng Bagong Pilipinas” on April 9. The event was highlighted by a...
#MINDANAO The much-anticipated American tariffs have come. We have been hearing about these since November 2024. As of April 2, a 17 percent tariff on all Philippine exports to the United States has been imposed by their government. Higher tariffs have been levied on all our ASEAN neighbors except...
SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the flagship of the Sy family, has been named by Hong Kong-based publication FinanceAsia as the best large cap company in the Philippines, based on its highly anticipated Best Companies Poll 2025. The conglomerate, which marked its 20th listing anniversary on the...
#MINDANAO Having traveled to many cities in Mindanao over the last two weeks, the unprecedented events surrounding former President Rodrigo Duterte and the International Criminal Court as well as the responses to these, reveal that the influence of the former president Rodrigo Duterte in the...
#MINDANAO In his March 3 speech before his country’s parliament, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan spoke about how the world and the global economy are rapidly changing and how these profound changes are bound to affect Singapore. To help us navigate these realities, he, among other...
ILOILO CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines has issued a cease-and-desist order to the local government unit of Dingle, Iloilo stopping the planned demolition of a church staircase as part of the redevelopment project in the municipal plaza. THE 19 th century Saint...
