Filipino fans are not the only ones excited for the premiere of GMA-7’s “Voltes V: Legacy,” which was based on the hit Japanese anime of the same name, since Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko himself could not contain his enthusiasm over it. (Photo from Japanese Amb. to...
How the woman behind Harry Potter went from being a beloved author to a magnet for controversies By Poch Eulalia PS1 Hag Hagrid J.K. Rowling’s story of the “boy who lived” made waves worldwide in 1997, when Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone— or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s...
By presidential proclamation, Feb. 25, the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary, is observed as a special non-working day to enable the citizenry to reflect on its significance. But this year, by virtue of Proclamation No. 167 issued by Malacanang Thursday evening, Feb. 24, 2023 was declared a...
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. has launched a limited-pay whole-life insurance product with a savings component that offers guaranteed cash value and lifetime guaranteed cash benefits. In statement on Wednesday, Feb 15, Alex Narciso, Sun Life Philippines president, said the new protection...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman didn't forget the late former president Benigno S. Aquino III's 63rd birth anniversary Wednesday, Feb. 8. Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (4th from left) pours his heart out to the late PNoy in a Facebook post on the latter's 63rd birth anniversary...
Today, Jan. 25, 2023, is the 90th birth anniversary of Maria Corazon “Cory” Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino who served as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines from Feb. 25, 1986 to June 30, 1992. She opposed then President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. in a hotly contested snap election...
The stars of the highly-anticipated live-action adaptation of “Voltes V: Legacy” are set to ‘volt-in’ and amp up the return of in-person celebrations of the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. Iloilo’s annual festival is definitely back and GMA Network’s regional arm, GMA Regional TV, is...
Let’s volt in. This may have been at the top of the minds of fans after the trailer of the much-awaited "Voltes V: Legacy" series dropped as part of the GMA New Year Countdown program over the weekend. They were only too quick to make it go viral. Note the trailer already hit a whopping 2.5...
Mindful of his father's legacy, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is pursuing the passage of a bill that would provide overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) discounted rates on remittance fees. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Rep....
When he passed away at age 96 last Nov. 30, former president Jiang Zemin was acclaimed by the Communist Party of China in a published letter to its members: “(His) death is an incalculable loss to our Party and our military and our people of all ethnic groups.” Jiang served as president of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez highlighted on the Thursday, Aug. 11 the legacy of retired Filipino sprinter Lydia de Vega, who passed away at the age of 57. Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) He also underscored the need to give Filipino athletes the support that they need even if they are...
The law increasing the P500 monthly social pension of 4.08 million indigent senior citizens to P1,000 is a ‘’great legacy of the 18th Congress". Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva happily told his fellow senators in the plenary session Tuesday, Aug. 2 that the bill doubling the amount of...
