HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Supporters of the dictator’s son cannot hide their glee over the recent polls showing their candidate with a commanding lead as the 2022 election campaign starts. But that’s where the problem begins — not for other candidates but for the frontrunner. He has 80 days to...
Editorial The race to vaccinate all citizens of the world, from the oldest to the youngest, is on track. This is welcome news as the Department of Health (DOH) announced that minors, aged five to 11, will be vaccinated starting Feb. 4, 2022. The vaccine that will be used is the one manufactured by...
The Oscar-nominated documentary features a Filipina nurse’s COVID-19 ordeal The First Wave director Matthew Heineman One of the 15 documentary features vying for an Oscar in the coming 94th Academy Awards is Matthew Heineman’s The First Wave , an inside look at the COVID-19 health scare as the...
Filipinos have a more pressing matter to attend to than Charter Change (Cha-cha). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from the Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Tuesday, Jan. 11 in response to Pampanga 3rd...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 11, of having tested positive for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This is the third time that Año tested positive for the virus. "After several of my close contacts had tested...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares As relief efforts — the delivery of food and essential items packages — continue, the programs to rebuild houses and restore livelihood in communities have already started at the headquarters of the Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) in Bacolod City....
The Duterte administration will work "as fast as possible" to rehabilitate the provinces devastated by typhoon "Odette". Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Thus, said Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a virtual press conference on...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Christmas is a week away, and we are very well into the heart of celebrating the Yuletide season. As the Christmas carols play more frequently, we find ourselves singing along more merrily. After all, that is what the Christmas spirit never fails to do – at...
Filipino-American pop star Olivia Rodrigo was recently named TIME’s Entertainer of the Year for 2021. On their official website, the American news magazine's Senior Editor Lucy Feldman said the 18-year-old singer-songwriter was chosen for her charm as an artist. "Rodrigo has a gift for picking...
A proper send-off for Daniel Craig and the birth of something new Daniel Craig as James Bond figuring out one of his final tasks Right off the bat, you’ll be greeted by a stirring event that leads to an interesting backstory. In “No Time To Die,” James Bond has left active service and is...
Editorial The country may be “winning” its battle versus COVID-19 with round-the-clock nationwide vaccinations and with hospitals registering zero new COVID admissions in the past few days. The reality, however, is that the pandemic is not yet over. There is still a need to enforce strict...
'No Time To Die' Any film that’s been billed and publicized as the last of its kind, will always carry a sense of finality, of closure, and ambivalence. In the case of this latest James Bond film, it’s Daniel Craig’s farewell to the character - his fifth and last outing as MI6’s 007, which...
