In remembering the 160th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, President Marcos on Thursday, Nov. 30, said he sees a modern Bonifacio in every Filipino worker as he urged them to serve the country and contribute in its economic, social, and cultural progress. Bonifacio Shrine in Manila...
NEOFUTURISTIC ARCHITECTURE Dongdaemun Design Plaza can be Seoul's largest sculptural art piece By JINGGOY I. SALVADOR Historic palaces and quaint villages, dressing in Hanbok, coffee shop hop, Michelin stars or Bib Gourmand and street food, World Heritage Sites, K-pop and K-drama...
CEBU CITY – A 31-year-old call center agent died while five others were injured when the modern public utility jeepney they were riding overturned on a highway in Barangay Basak, Mandaue City, Cebu on Tuesday night, November 14. Initial investigation showed that the fatality was a resident...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is urging the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), and other government financial institutions to streamline the overwhelming...
Starting Sunday, Oct. 8, the minimum fare for all passenger jeepneys across the country will increase by P1 following the approval of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) amid the series of oil price hikes in the past weeks. LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A transport cooperative here launched 10 additional modern jeepney units on Saturday, September 30. THE PN Roa Canitoan Transport Cooperative (Pontransco) launched 10 new modern jeeneys at the Amphitheater in Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City, on Saturday, September 30. (Franck...
CEBU CITY – An operator of modern jeepneys in Metro Cebu will suspend its operations for six months due to several “severe problems.” In a memorandum sent to its drivers and public assistance officers (PAOs) or conductors, Beep Cebu informed them that it will suspend operations starting...
Over the years, art has found itself changing with the times, often reflecting the generational change that comes along with it. Let us take ourselves back, as far back as when we as humans could barely even speak, in an era when humans had just discovered the basic tools to survive in the open. Can...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A breastfeeding advocate in Mindanao has urged the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to revoke its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a giant company due to what it described as “conflict of interest.” "Nestlé should not be allowed to undertake partnerships...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has presented figures that should motivate anti-climate change crusaders to call for the production of cheaper modern jeepneys. In a statement Thursday afternoon, April 13, the economist-lawmaker...
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo was recognized as Heroes’ Notable Female Government Leader of the Year. DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo named as Heroes' Notable Female Government Leader of the Year (Photo courtesy of DICT) For the DICT...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina “The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery,” wrote social reformer Frederick Douglass in 1849 so that slavery would be “forever abolished.” Yet, sadly, the misery of being tortured, raped, butchered, and...
