Qualified solo parents in Navotas City have received financial assistance from the city government on Tuesday, March 22. The “Saya All, Angat All Tulong Pinansyal ng LGU ng Navotas para sa mga Solo Parents” is also part of the city government’s series of pandemic recovery programs. “We want...
The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) has officially approved the city of Solo, Indonesia to host the 11th ASEAN Para Games scheduled on July 23 to 30. The development was announced Wednesday during the Board of Governors meeting attended virtually by 10 member nations, replacing Hanoi, Vietnam...
It is still the best way to beat pandemic blues It is hard to imagine that it has been a month since we gathered together, explored the outside world, even experienced the humble luxury of eating out during the holidays. What’s even harder to imagine is how fast it took for us to be drawn back to...
The Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act which is seen to benefit more solo parents especially at the time of COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate’s contingent at the bicameral conference,...
Savin, 75, had not given any sign of life since very early Friday (AFP/Philippe Lopez) A 75-year-old Frenchman attempting to row across the Atlantic "to laugh at old age" was found dead in his cabin at sea Saturday, his support team said. Portugal's coastguard found Jean-Jacques Savin's overturned...
Dreams are free and, more important, COVID-free, so let me dream up solo dining out there in the world Photos by the author ALL IS EMPTY At the beach in Silom, Pangasinan (Cover design by Jules Vivas) What’s the best spot for a solo traveler in Paris? It’s the terrase , that open-air spot for...
The Quezon City Social Services Development Department (QC SSDD) on Thursday, Jan. 13, gave P5,000 cash to 500 children of registered indigent solo parents in the city as educational assistance. This is in line with the “Quezon City Expanded Benefits of Solo Parents and their Children...
The San Juan City Social Welfare Department (CSWD) conducted house-to-house visits to determine if all single-parent residents who registered for San Juan's Single-Parent ID are eligible. In a set of photos posted on its official Facebook page, members of the CSWD can be seen being deployed to...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to expands the social protection, benefits and programs for solo parents. The salient features of the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act or Senate Bill No. 1411 includes a monthly cash subsidy of...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa set two Guinness World Records titles with her debut solo single album “Lalisa.” “Lalisa” was released on Sept. 10 and sold 736,221 copies in the first week of release from Sept. 10 to 16. BLACKPINK's Lisa (Instagram) In addition, the music video for...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country and adversely affect the livelihood of the people, the San Juan City local government distributed food boxes and other pandemic supplies from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the city's solo parents. (Photo from...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK member Lisa debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her song “Lalisa.” According to Billboard Charts on Twitter, Lisa’s “Lalisa” entered at No. 84 for the first time on the Hot 100 for the Sept. 25-dated chart. BLACKPINK’s Lisa (Instagram) “It earns...
