The Taguig City government announced the designated firecracker zones in different barangays ahead of the New Year celebration. Under Taguig City Ordinance No. 87 approved in 2018, it is prohibited for “any person from selling, distributing, discharging, exploding or causing to discharge or...
Amid the challenges of the past year, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 90 percent of Filipinos remain optimistic about the coming year — a figure that, while still high, represented the lowest level of New Year hopefulness recorded in 15 years. A vendor along Tabora Street in...
We all have our fair share of family dramas and this becomes more evident come Christmas time when we are all forced by holiday circumstances to gather in one place. The Romualdezes have been described as far back as the late 1800s to be “as loud as an orchestra.” To this day, when...
Here’s a few things you might want to do with friends and family to celebrate the changing of the year Virtual salubong with family from all over the world Host a countdown party over a video call with loved ones working abroad. Include games, karaoke, and a toast of drinks local to...
Less than a week before the New Year celebration, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 26 new cases of firecracker-related injuries, bringing the total to 69. In downtown Davao City, sidewalk vendors showcase a variety of blow horns. With a 23-year ban on firecrackers in place, locals now rely...
A Night of Lights When: Dec. 28, 29, 30, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025; 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m. Where: Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa City Feel the magic of the holiday season at Alabang Town Center’s A Night of Lights. This last weekend of December, the shopping lifestyle center is going all out with...
The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a total of 25 firecracker-related injuries on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24. Sidewalk vendors display assorted blow horns in downtown Davao City. As firecrackers have been banned in the city for 23 years, residents turn to blow horns during Christmas...
CEBU CITY – A Cebuano realtor was named as the 2024 International Realtor of the Year by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the United States. CEBUANO realtor Anthony Leuterio, the founder of Filipino Homes, was named 2024 International Realtor of the Year by the National Association...
Former Public Works chief Rogelio L. "Babes" Singson has been hailed by the big business group Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) as its Management Person of the Year 2024. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 9, MAP said Singson, who is currently president and chief executive officer...
President Marcos has declared the period of Aug. 13, 2024 to Aug. 12, 2025 as the centennial year of Manlilikha ng Bayan Magdalena Gamayo. Magdalena Galinato Gamayo (Photo courtesy of NCCA) Marcos made the declaration through Proclamation No. 664 with an aim to conserve and promote the mastery of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, July 30, that a Senior High School (SHS) strand in a public school in Quezon City will not be dissolved. DepEd Central Office (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “After consulting with the Schools Division of Quezon City, we are...
Except in areas where it would not be possible, President Marcos has directed the Department of Education (DepEd) to make sure that the opening of School Year 2024-2025 on Monday, July 29, will push through despite the damages left by Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon in...
