Former Senate President Manny Villar Of Trees And Forest Another casualty in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is our formal education system. The month of June every year is usually the time when millions of Filipino students troop back to their schools and learn. But because COVID-19 prevents any...
Former Senate President Manny Villar OF TREES AND FOREST One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown is the disruption in terms of employment. A July, 2020, National Mobile Phone Survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed some depressing numbers as adult unemployment reached...
Life just gets better when you have grandchildren, here’s why To celebrate Grandparents Day, I asked successful industry leaders about how much their lives have changed since becoming lolos and lolas , their perspective on the joy of that comes with their new roles, and what life lessons they...
Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao had an intimate and simple civil wedding ceremony back in 1999, and Jinkee shared some blast-from-the-past photos of that precious day on her Instagram account. View this post on Instagram “God gave me you,” she said. “21 years and counting! Grabe , how time...
Michael and Manny Pacquiao (Photo from Michael Pacquiao's Instagram @pacquiao.michael) Michael Pacquiao, son of eight-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, hinted on the possibility of performing when his father climbs up the ring again. "Actually, the song Pac-Man. I think they're deciding to...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a sobering assessment last week on the development of a vaccine against COVID-19. WHO officials said that “it did not expect widespread immunization against the novel coronavirus until mid-2021”....
A special November 2020 issue of Ring Magazine featuring Manny Pacquiao on the cover. (Courtesy of Ring Magazine) Ring Magazine has released a special issue for November 2020 with Manny Pacquiao on the cover. The cover, which the famed magazine revealed Thursday, features an illustration of...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Ironically, the piece of legislation providing for the celebration of National Heroes Day — Republic Act No. 3827, passed by the Philippine Legislature on October 28, 1931 — did not specify any particular hero. And so while we have days...
Promoter Eddie Hearn explains why there are hurdles in potential fight between Manny Pacquiao and Mikey Garcia. (AFP / File Photos) Matchmaker Eddie Hearn said Mikey Garcia remains interested in facing Manny Pacquiao but admitted a possible fight may not happen until the unforeseeable future....
MP Promotions head tweets GIF, meme on ESPN post stating Arum optimistic on Pacquiao-Crawford in 2021 Manny Pacquiao and Terrence Crawford (File photos from Wendell Alinea and AP) Sean Gibbons laughed off Bob Arum’s remarks regarding a possible fight between Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Terence...
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, center, bares Manny Pacquiao, right, would be a 'splendid' Philippine president. At left is trainer Freddie Roach. (Top Rank) Bob Arum once again fueled talks surrounding Manny Pacquiao’s political future, saying that the ring icon-turned senator will do good if he...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar It is the nature of great men and women that, long after they have died, their footprints remain embedded in the memories of their nation. Such is the case of Manuel L. Quezon whose 142nd birth anniversary we observed just last week. In fact,...