The Southern Police District (SPD) announced the appointment of three police chiefs for Las Pinas, Muntinlupa and Taguig as part of the ongoing Philippine National Police (PNP) reorganization effective Jan. 8. According to SPD Director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, in an order released by the...
There’s no need to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 4 amid the new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said on Saturday, Jan. 8. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go...
President Duterte told members of the New People's Army (NPA) to not take the cash aid that the government is giving to the people amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, saying they should just "stand aside" if they can't be of any help. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo)...
Filipino customs and traditions when greeting a new year Our barrio was always most festive for New Year week, with activities surpassing those for Christmas and the town fiesta. Christmas was a day for church and presents for children from their godparents. The town fiesta was a day-long frenzy of...
Santi's Delicatessen spread With the easing of the restrictions, long-awaited get-togethers were at an all-time high. I’m sure many new home cooking discoverers were busy sending off their products. The lockdown also brought out something positive. Many home cooks and bakers were born. Most of...
Two senators on Wednesday denounced the recent assassination of Trece Martires Assistant City Prosecutor Edilberto Mendoza and the killing of former Pangasinan mayor Aldrin Cerdan, lamenting that the incidents happened within a day of each other, the first happening on New Year’s Eve, and the...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported 31 new cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 10,985. Among the new infections, 14 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, one in nearby...
You take it day by day Each year, we start off by coming up with New Year’s resolutions after failing to sustain the list of resolutions we came up with the previous year. Optimism would be very high during this time and we tend to set resolutions that may be unrealistic. We definitely need to...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday said law enforcement authorities should find out and address the root cause of the recent riot that happened within the confines of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). De Lima made the remark following the recent violent behavior among Bilibid inmates caused the...
Arnel Pineda (3rd, left) and the band Journey (Facebook) It seems like controversial American talk show host Andy Cohen is not a big fan of Filipino singer Arnel Pineda now lead vocals for the rock band Journey. This after Andy made comments about CNN's New Year's Eve Live special which he...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo A new year has begun. I’m sure many have made their New Year resolutions, mainly to lose weight after binge eating for the past two weeks or so. I wonder how many of these will be fulfilled? I really don’t make resolutions at the start of the year. When an...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) will give their “all” in the next six months as they marked the first working day of the last six months of her term on Monday, Jan. 3. Vice President Leni Robredo (ALI VICOY/MANILA...
