WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS Jot down your resolutions and revisit them regularly so you never forget Among the things, I find interesting about the New Year is its aspect of renewal. Depending on the place, there are various traditions concerning the theme of starting over. In Johannesburg, South Africa,...
The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City admitted only two people with minor fireworks-related injuries on Saturday, Jan. 1. According to a report by DZBB Super Radyo, the victims were a 12-year old girl and a 46-year old woman. An explosion from a rocket firework grazed the 12-year old...
Derek Ramsay and Ellen Adarna (Instagram) Filipino stars have taken to social media to show the various ways they celebrated New Year. Our celebrities enjoyed a quiet celebration at home, although some of them rang in 2022 abroad. Some of these celebrities are Bea Alonzo, Sylvia Sanchez, Allan K,...
Senatorial aspirants from the opposition expressed hope for a new and better Philippines in 2022, with former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, a staunch critic of President Duterte, saying he is wishing for a “new government.” LIGHT UP THE SKY (Rakicevic Nenad) In messages posted on their official...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced on Saturday, Jan. 1, that there were no untoward incidents and zero COVID-19 cases in its jail facilities as the agency welcomes the New Year. “We do not have any untoward incident in any of our district, city and municipal jails across...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula told the Catholic faithful to pray for peace and be instruments of peace as the world crosses over a new calendar year on Saturday, Jan. 1. Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose F. Advincula (MANILA BULETIN FILE PHOTO) Advincula said that the new year is the...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The new year is a new beginning. We would divide the house on May 9 and on June 30 witness the inauguration of a new president and administration. We were told that elections are the most solemn democratic exercise. We convinced millions to register to vote, and gave them the...
Editorial A new year always brings with it a renewed sense of hope. Compared to the start of 2021, citizens of the world welcomed 2022 with optimism and more merriment, tempered slightly by the resurgent threat of the Omicron variant. Here in the Philippines, the New Year was welcomed with more...
Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one. ―Brad Paisley LIGHT UP THE SKY (Rakicevic Nenad) Next year I resolve to start anew I’ll try and leave everything behind But this resolution is making me feel blue It’s...
“Sa 2022, kung magtutulong-tulong tayo, ang pagnanakaw, tapos. Ang magnanakaw, ubos. (In 2022, if we help each other, thievery will end. Thieves will be wiped out.) Sen. Panfilo Lacson Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, Dec. 31 delivered this short but possibly the most powerful New...
After completing the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed hope that more schools in basic education will be allowed to hold in-person sessions in 2022. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Next year, we are hopeful to expand the number of schools...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Seized illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices worth P149,445 were destroyed at Camp Gen. Pantaleon Garcia on Friday (Dec. 31). Cavite PNP PIO / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN The ceremonial disposal was led by the officials of the Cavite Philippine National Police...
