Manny Lopez,. (Courtesy of Diann Calucin) Returning Manila First District Congressman Candidate Manny Lopez emphasized the importance of strong leadership, responsible fiscal management, and a commitment to serving the people of Tondo, Manila during his guesting at a media news forum,...
Administration-backed senatorial aspirants on Tuesday, Feb. 18, just shrugged off former president Rodrigo Duterte's threat to "kill" and "blow up" incumbent senators as they saw no point of dignifying it. "I'm treating it as a joke," former Senate president Tito Sotto said. At a press...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (left), former senator Manny Pacquiao (Mayor Binay's office, MANILA BULLETIN) CARMEN, Davao del Norte--Mindanao has long been known for its power supply problems--a fact acknowledged by administration senatorial...
SAN VICENTE, Ilocos Sur—World-rated Ar-Ar Andales picked himself up from a first-round knockdown and delivered a sensational one-punch ninth-round demolition of Reymark Alicaba on Wednesday night, Feb. 12, during Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow. Ar-Ar Andales celebrates his smashing...
OF TREES AND FOREST On May 12, 2025, Filipinos will choose candidates vying for more than 18,000 national and local positions. I find this simple fact astonishing and a proof of just how democracy works. This is what I like about democracy, it allows people to manifest their choice. You can...
VIGAN, Ilocos Sur -- World-rated Ar-Ar Andales locks horns with Reymark Alicaba for the interim Philippine Boxing Federation flyweight crown on Wednesday, Feb. 12, during Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow at the neighboring San Vicente Municipal Gym. Ar-Ar Andales (right) and Reymark Alicaba...
OF TREES AND FOREST To be able to last for 125 years means you are doing something right. To be able to last for 125 years means that the people know and trust that you are doing something right. To be able to last 125 years means that you have been a witness to the unfolding of the...
Boxing legend and former Philippine senator Manny Pacquiao has joined Netflix’s show “Physical: Asia,” premiering in the fourth quarter of the year. “Physical: 100,” Netflix’s hit Korean survival reality competition show that dominated its Global Top 10 TV Series (non-English)...
OF TREES AND FORESTS I congratulate the Manila Bulletin as it celebrates its 125th founding anniversary! It is amazing to think that the Manila Bulletin started as a shipping journal on Feb. 2, 1900 with its avowed purpose of giving “the public accurate and reliable shipping and commercial...
OF TREES AND FOREST (Part II) I do not consider myself an alarmist. In fact, I almost always see the glass half-full than half-empty. But I also think that a good manager, whether in government or the private sector, needs to be aware of certain situations that may impact the...
OF TREES AND FOREST (Part I) Two surveys released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) one week apart this new year really piqued my interest. No, they are not surveys about the senatorial candidates for the 2025 national elections (although I would find that interesting as well). The two...
The legendary Manny Pacquiao took a trip down memory lane over the weekend when he graced the latest staging of Blow-By-Blow in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. It was an unforgettable trip by boxing’s only eight-division champion, who, on 22 January 1995, made his professional debut in Sablayan,...
