OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion The pathetic plight of Filipinos caught and still trapped in war-torn Ukraine is by no means the first time for overseas Filipinos to find themselves in civil wars abroad. Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, name any other strife-torn part of the world, and chances are Filipinos are...
Vice presidential bet Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio offered “no comment” on the importance of electoral debates, as well as the tirades made by candidate Walden Bello against her and presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Noel...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) will be holding a series of performance trials as part of its selection process for the national team bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. The first tournament is scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at the...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Strategies and measures that the government now uses to bring home Filipinos in war-torn countries, including those in Ukraine that Russia may attack soon, border on laughable and absurd. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay’s remarks to the media last week sums...
If he hadn't become a boxer, PROMDI presidential bet Senator Manny Pacquiao would have been a rebel fighting for justice and equality for poor Filipinos in the mountains of Mindanao. Senator Manny Pacquiao at Peace Forum Pacquiao made this candid admission of how his mind worked during the years of...
The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to confirm his participation in the election forum organized by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Social Communications and Public Affairs Committee for the May 2022 polls. Photo...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Returning home for good from overseas and finding a steady replacement income need not be a Mission Impossible. While work abroad often entails a monthly salary substantially higher than what’s available back home, returning home need not always mean dire economic...
As part of its "One Godly Vote Voters' Education Campaign," the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Commission on Public Affairs & Commission on Social Communications will spearhead an election forum for the May 2022 polls. Photo Radio Veritas The Catholic Election Forum for...
The ultra-wealthy families in the Philippines won't struggle with paying a wealth tax, Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” de Guzman said. Presidential Candidate Leodegario "Ka Leody" De Guzman (Photo from Ka Leody De Guzman FB/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi...
"Palusot (Lame excuse)." Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario "Ka Leody" de Guzman gave this one-word reaction Wednesday morning, Feb. 9 after learning the supposed reason why fellow aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hasn't been attending presidential forums....
With women recognized women as rulers, warriors, healers, princesses, and leaders, thus, having equal status with men before the conquerors in the Philippines came in, Education Secretary Leonor Briones challenged the traditional role of women in society. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas could play without the presence of fans for its campaign in the Group A of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers later this month at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said the Quezon City government nixed the...
