Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has categorically told fellow local executives during the League of Municipalities of the Philippines 2022 general assembly that this would be her final term as mayor. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio...
“The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure,” starring Kang Ha-neul and Han Hyo-joo, set a record by becoming the first movie to sell one million tickets among all films released in South Korea this year. The adventure movie also stars Lee Kwang-soo, Kwon Sang-woo, EXO’s Sehun, Chae Soo-bin,, Kim...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno expressed dismay on Saturday, Jan. 29, over the Bloomberg survey that ranked the Philippines at the bottom on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resilience. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno, a senatorial aspirant,...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We in ICAPP, the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, thank former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon for addressing our video conference on climate change held last Dec. 8, which was also our last meeting this year. Our...
As it prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes, a Last Mile School in Negros Oriental received school supplies for its students from the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement issued Thursday, Dec. 15, said that its officials delivered school supplies...
For Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, the Philippines is the safest place for migrant Filipinos, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), to spend their Christmas in given recent victories against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/...
Venom Today, we take a look at two films that suffered rough sailing from critics, but have found their respective audiences. One is a hit in cinemas - Venom: Let There Be Carnage; while the second found new life as streaming content - The Last Duel. What they have in common is crazy bad hairstyles...
Streaming Reviews Here are two films indelibly stamped by the masterful work of their directors. There’s the return of Jane Campion and her latest, The Power of the Dog, and from Edgar Wright, his Last Night In Soho. The Power of the Dog The Power of the Dog (Netflix) - Jane Campion has captured...
Last Song Bea Hot on the heels of its debut single, "Nakakotse," Last Song Bea is on a roll as the band continues to make more noise with the bigger success of its second single, "Tara!" Compared to the chill, laid-back groove of "Nakakotse," "Tara!" beckons with its more festive feel. With its...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa The atheist Jean Paul Sartre once wrote that if heaven exists, he doesn't want to go there. That's understandable because Sartre denied the existence of God during his lifetime. So, if ever he got there, he would certainly be miserable. Imagine living forever...
"Sa huling pagkakataon po, ito po ang inyong Spox Harry Roque nagsasabi (For the last time, this is your spokesman Harry Roque saying), I love you, Philippines!" Harry Roque tearfully bids farewell as he ends his last press briefing as presidential spokesman to pursue his Senate bid in the 2022...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque will speak personally with the Dutertes in what can be described as a last ditch effort to save his senatorial bid in next year's elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Roque, in a virtual press conference Monday,...
