• The Clean Air Act aims to ensure a “balanced and healthful ecology” for all Filipinos, in tune with “the rhythm and harmony of nature,” emphasizing the “polluters must pay” principle. • The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) acts as the...
Budget season in the House of Representatives can be a very nerve-racking experience for first-time congressmen. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (left) and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos Luckily for neophytes in the current 19th Congress, there are those like Senior Deputy Majority...
Actor Smokey Manaloto is now a father. The 51-year-old welcomed his firstborn Aug. 4. He proudly shared the milestone to fans via TikTok. He said: "Sabi nila 'Wala ka ng pag-asa.' Sabi nila 'Huli ka na sa biyahe.' Akala ko nga huli na pero hindi pa pala. Ito na yung something big na nangyari sa...
A Filipino domestic helper in Singapore, who reportedly pleaded guilty for threatening to leak explicit photos of her male employer, will serve her jail time there before facing deportation, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, July 20. "She will serve her sentence at Changi Prison,"...
Were you thrilled by this week's "big time" price rollback on pump fuel products? Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Facebook) If so, you shouldn't, based on former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate's perspective on fuel price movements so far this 2022. "Since January this year diesel prices...
NAGA CITY (PNA) – A pet owner faces a maximum penalty of imprisonment of not more than a month or be fined P5,000 or both for failure to bury the remains of a pet in the designated resting place. The penalty forms part of the provisions contained in the approved Ordinance 2022-042 of the city...
Former Vice President Leni Robredo shared she had “mixed emotions” about spending her last day at the Quezon City Reception House (QCRH), as her three daughters took to social media to express pride about their mother’s six-year stint as the country’s second-highest official. Outgoing Vice...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It’s difficult not to discern the similarities. But the impact of the crisis in Sri Lanka on the people’s lives is many times more severe even school examinations were called off. Their pupils had no pad paper to write on. People struggle with fuel,...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK achieved another milestone when their subscribers on their official YouTube channel reached 75 million. YouTube Music announced on June 29 BLACKPINK’s record of becoming the first artist to have 75 million subscribers. “Congrats to @BLACKPINK for becoming the first...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD The gospel message of this 13th Sunday is about the failure of the three men who offered to become disciples but could not let go of their attachments. The first man could not follow the Lord due to the ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. Jesus said that discipleship or following...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Had the cynics prevailed, there would be no Pride events this year. This year’s Pride events in the Philippines come at a most challenging time: A new Marcos is set to become president while the outgoing leader presides over a period of escalating prices of petroleum and basic...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS It is amazing what some quiet and down time can do – even the kind that happens when you are stuck in traffic and have the leisure to scroll through social media or group chats. Catching up physically with dear friends you have not been able to see face to face in two years...
