Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan has added a “Minister for Loneliness” to his cabinet in the wake of a rise in suicides for the first time in 11 years. “The number of suicides is on a rising trend. I hope you will identify problems and promote policy measures comprehensively,”...
Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla Grandmasters Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez powered the Laguna Heroes to a 12.5-8.5 victory over a GM Mark Paragua-led Camarines Soaring Eagles in the clash of the league titans in the PCAP All-Filipino Conference Saturday night, Feb. 27. Barcenilla, a many-time...
We have in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ) a tradition of non-interference in the local affairs of our fellow ASEAN nations. Over the centuries, these nations have gone through different historical experiences. Their only common bond, it seems, is that they occupy these same...
In the coming months, there will be need to constantly balance the concerns of various interests as we proceed to dismantle restrictions with the gradually improving COVID-19 situation in the country. After opposing an earlier proposal of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Simon Peter’s confession is used as Gospel reading for the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. While Peter is at times presented as sitting on a chair, while holding a key, the feast is not about a material chair (although a statue called Cathedra Petri is located in the apse of...
CEO of Charriol, Coralie Charriol Paul, talks about today and tomorrow for the luxury brand Early this month, Manila Bulletin Lifestyle had afternoon tea with the current CEO of the Swiss luxury marquee Charriol, Coralie Charriol Paul. The conversation took place at 4 p.m. via video chat in the...
United States President Joseph Biden and China President Xi Jinping spoke by phone for two hours last Thursday. It was the first time for the two leaders to speak with each other since Biden assumed the presidency on January 30. That it lasted two hours speaks of the many concerns and issues...
Love is in the air amid the coronavirus pandemic. PBA stars took to social media their appreciation to their partners in celebration of Valentine's Day Sunday. Amid these trying times, PBA players turned extra lover boys in the month of love and greeted their wives and partners on Instagram....
VICTORIOUS HOMECOMING - Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors on February 13, 2021 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (AFP) Kevin Durant made a triumphant return to the San Francisco Bay Area Saturday, scoring 20 points to boost...
The Laguna Heroes displayed grit in trounced the Mindoro Elgin Tamaraws, 16-5, to remain at third in the All Filipino Conference Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. The Heroes rode on Grandmasters Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez to...
The Christian period of penitence, Lent, begins this week with Ash Wednesday on February 17. These are the six weeks before Easter Sunday on Holy Week. Ash Wednesday is named from the rite of placing ashes on the foreheads of participants with the words “Repent and believe in the Gospel” or...
Newly married couple Alex Gonzaga and Mikee Morada plays a game with Toni Gonzaga and Paul Soriano. The game, "Never have I ever," requires the couple to answer questions related to their relationship. Here are some of the highlights: Never have I ever did "it" in Amanpulo. Toni and Paul: "Doon...
