It’s Christmastime and, though my memory of warm Christmases remain vivid, I feel I now must be prepared emotionally, psychologically for the season or it will pass quickly and I’ll miss the show. It has never occurred to me that the joy of Christmas would someday elude me, all on my...
GFRIEND (Twitter) K-pop girl group GFriend officially ended their promotions for “Mago,” the main single of their third studio album “Walpurgis Night.” The album, containing 11 tracks, was released on Nov. 9 and sold 46,702 copies in the first week of release, according to Hanteo Chart....
The first Iloilo food fair amid the pandemic brings a sense of normalcy to the Ilonggos DINING WITH AN ORGANIZER Chef Tibong at one of the booths that served grilled dishes Scattered rains from two typhoons did not stop Ilonggos from flocking to what was the first street food festival under the new...
South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld the jail terms of disgraced K-pop stars Jung Joon-young, 31, and Choi Jong-hoon, 30, former leader of band FT Island, for raping women and other crimes. In a ruling handed down on Sept. 24, the 2nd Division of the Supreme Court headed by Presiding Judge Park...
Filipino-American Mark Striegl, at age 32, has fulfilled his long-time dream after signing with the UFC. (ONE Championship Images) Southeast Asian Games champion Mark Striegl announced Saturday he tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), delaying his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
Filipino-American Mark Striegl, at age 32, has fulfilled his long-time dream after signing with the UFC. (ONE Championship Images) Filipino-American fighter Mark Striegl, at 32, has finally fulfilled his longtime dream after signing with the UFC. Striegl made the announcement in a short social...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The novel coronavirus has disrupted the global economy within just a few weeks. The pandemic has locked down cities, brought travel and tourism to a near standstill and disrupted life in an unimaginable way. What were considered the most mundane activities two...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo On my first night in self-quarantine, one of my classmates — Dr. Melvin Sanicas, a physician and scientist working as medical director, dropped me a personal message in Facebook: “Anna, What happened? Hope it’s not serious. Get well soon.” It was a start of...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo To effectively usher in the Golden Age of Infrastructure, the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte increased infrastructure spending from 5.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017, to a possible 7.3 percent by the end of...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The story of EDSA need not be told. Anyone who have stepped in Manila would know — and would have complained at some point — about the world’s worst city for drivers. While other nationalities would ask about the weather, Filipinos would talk about the traffic. This is...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Construction of Epifanio de Los Santos Avenue, more popularly known as EDSA, started in the 1930s. Initially, the project, which was named North-South Circumferential Road, only spanned from North Luzon Expressway to Magallanes Interchange. It was only in the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo A Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) report released in 2012 indicated that the Philippines lost P2.4 billion a day due to traffic congestion in Metro Manila. Six years after, a study conducted by JICA said the number had gone up to P3.5 billion. Now,...
