For 16 years, viewers have followed the journey of lottery winner "Pepito Manaloto", an ordinary man who went from struggling to make ends meet to becoming a millionaire navigating life’s unexpected twists. But according to show stars Michael V. and Manilyn Reynes, the enduring success of "Pepito...
For many Filipinos, education is not just a personal pursuit but a lifelong promise to family and community. This holds true for Kris Marianne Collado-Galapia, a 26-year-old Filipina who recently graduated with Summa Cum Laude honours from York University in Canada. Hailing from the small town of...
AVANT GARDENER 2023 is the year of the rabbit, which is a wonderful coincidence because the local rabbit industry continues its steady growth in the livestock sector. Many cultures breed rabbits for meat, but in the Philippines, they are still mostly seen as pets. Many people will cite the...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that "the success of the Philippines is the success of the United Nations (UN)." In his remarks during the UN Day last week, Manalo believed that the country's contributions to the 193-member organization not only enabled it "to...
A resounding success. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s performance as a first-timer to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
There must be, by now, thousands of success stories of poor entrepreneurs whose small businesses have performed well enough to provide food, shelter, clothing and education to families. Many of these entrepreneurs have also developed other products that have created livelihood for people in their...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I sat down with Arsenio “Toto” Barcelona, president of Harbest Agribusiness Corporation, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. As anyone who’s met him knows, he’s fun to talk to and is a font of knowledge. He was also a good friend of former Manila...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's campaign manager has described her "Mahalin Natin ang Pilipinas Ride" or MNPR as an "enormous success". Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) gives House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez a fist bump...
President Duterte has officially announced the second round of national vaccination days, which will take place before Christmas. (Mufid Majnun/ Unsplash) "We will have a second round of 'Bayanihan, Bakunahan' from Dec. 15 to 17," Duterte said Monday, Dec. 6 during the slightly delayed airing of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, declared the first day of pilot face-to-face classes a “success.” First day of face-to-face classes in Laserna Integrated School in Nabas, Aklan (Photo from DepEd) In a virtual press briefing, Education Secretary Leonor Briones and other...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina After two weeks of wrangling, 197 countries adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact with advocates divided on whether the recently-concluded COP26 climate summit was a success, a failure, or simply somewhere in between. The climate agreement brokered by...
Rocky Ignacio (left) and Joee Guilas The tandem of PCOO Undersecretary Rocky Ignacio and Joee Guilas, both news anchors of the People’s Television (PTV) Network’s Ulat Bayan Weekend, bagged the latest Philippine Faces of Success awards for their individual contributions in their respective...