Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Saturday, Dec. 24, in her Christmas message brought to centerstage ordinary Filipinos who contributed to the growth of the nation, especially during times of calamities and disruptions. Vice President Sara Duterte (OVP photo) In her another...
FROM THE MARGINS The world is increasingly becoming digital. Many of our kababayans now buy and sell goods online. People take online classes, track their exercise regimen on FitBit, and use Facebook to keep in touch. More are choosing tablets over news print, and Viber over phone lines. The...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Until recently, my knowledge of Ukraine (Crimea in particular) was limited to what I picked up in high school. My English teacher, who also happened to be my mother, Sofia Rivera Bunye, asked her class to memorize “Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord...
One would think that when the country’s second-highest official goes home, a bunch of helpers gathers around her to do her every bidding. But Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, March 3, that she craved the ordinariness of her family life and that she was never a politician at home....
SOCIAL (DISTANCE) GATHERING - VP Leni Robredo takes time to chat with journalists via Zoom. Vice President Maria Leonor Gerona Robredo or VP Leni Robredo needs no introduction. She is part of our collective consciousness, whether we like it, or loathe it. There is Robredo somewhere as an image...
If President Duterte would have his way, he wants the senators to be replaced with "ordinary Filipinos" in the May 2022 national elections. REPLACE THE SENATORS--President Rodrigo Duterte advises voters during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Oct. 4, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
Unlike other presidential aspirants, Renato Jose Valera has no track record to brag as he, in his own words, is “just an ordinary Filipino” who wants to become the father of the nation. Renato Jose Valera (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) On Monday, Oct.4, Valera who was just wearing a simple...
TOKYO, Japan -- Fumio Kishida won the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday, vowing to formulate a stimulus plan and let people benefit from economic growth. Fumio Kishida attends a press conference after he won the presidential election of Japan's...
(Clockwise from top left) Kim Soo-hyun will headline 'One Ordinary Day,' Song Hye-kyo will star in 'Now We are Breaking Up,' and Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Yoo-jung in “Lovers of The Red Sky” (Viu) OTT (over-the-top) video streaming platform Viu announced that it acquired exclusive rights for the...
Editor’s note: With the animated series Trese featuring Philippine mythology still making waves on Neflix, where it trended in at least 19 countries within three days of its release last month, allow us to share with you this list of other celebrated Filipino originals on the streaming site. The...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus may not yet be ready to ease its quarantine status to the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), the least restrictive of the four risk classifications imposed by the government to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Santi, the sanitation robot, is deployed...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus might shift to an "ordinary" general community quarantine (GCQ) by mid-June amid the improving health situation, Malacañang declared Thursday. A health worker gives a coronavirus shot to an essential worker while Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar...
