Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook) How could Vice President Sara Duterte criticize President Marcos' P20-per-kilo rice program if the prices of the staple grain cost...
Manny Pacquiao (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has appealed to Filipinos to not let foreign powers determine the fate of the country. Pacquiao, a former...
Senator Lito Lapid (left), former senator Manny Pacquiao (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao wowed the campaign crowd here by giving a flawless...
Former vice president Leni Robredo (left), former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Facebook) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidates Manny Pacquiao and Benhur Abalos happily reported on Wednesday, April 23 that...
OF TREES AND FOREST (Part 1) What’s in a name? It’s amazing how, sometimes, one’s given name is truly a reflection of one’s personality. Cynthia (woman from Cynthus) is apparently one of the nicknames of the Greek goddess Artemis, who together with her twin brother Apollo was born on...
Former DA secretary Manny Piñol (left), Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Facebook) It was during Manny Piñol's tenure as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary in the previous Duterte administration that prices of rice--the Filipino staple...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has assured its customers of stable, reliable, and continuous electricity service with personnel ready to attend to customer concerns throughout the observance of the Holy Week. “We join the nation in observing a solemn and safe...
Former DA secretary Manny Piñol (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook) A House "Young Guns" bloc member reminded Manny Piñol of his supposed shortcomings--and by extension, that of the previous Duterte...
OF TREES AND FOREST I grew up during the time when Holy Week or Mahal na Araw was solemnly observed. There were no distractions that time. There were virtually no programs on TV except Holy Week related programs and movies like The Ten Commandments and Spartacus. Even radio stations...
Manny Pacquiao, during his boxer days Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao has touted the endorsement of One Cebu, the most influential political party in the province that has an impressive 3.7 million...
OF TREES AND FOREST The World Happiness Report for 2025 was released by the United Nations last March 20, 2025, which was also International Day of Happiness. The report does not only rank countries by their average levels of life satisfaction but also explored “the impact of caring and...
OF TREES AND FOREST (Part I) A few days ago, March 20 to be exact, the World Happiness Report 2025 was launched. That day, March 20, was International Day of Happiness. The United Nations website described the report as a document that “features a ranking of countries by their average levels of...
