Coach Tim Cone and the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings try to defend their Governors' Cup title as the season-ending conference begins on Sunday, Jan. 22. (PBA Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER The PBA will revert to its five playdates a week schedule as it begins the season-ending Governors' Cup on...
A group of education workers on Monday, Jan. 16, called the attention of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the challenges encountered by teachers regarding their incentives. (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a letter, addressed to Vice President and...
Election season has long been over for us hoomans in the Philippines. But tell that to the dogs. (Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Specifically, P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon's cute little pooch, Dolly. In a tweet Monday, Jan. 16, Guanzon shared a photo of Dolly in a pink dress that the latter...
"I always believe in gratitude. Without it, we will never appreciate the beauty of a glass half full / half empty. The moment you feel it in your core is the only way you can summon the Universe." This is what Miss Universe Bahrain 2022 Evlin Khalifa wrote on Instagram as she thanked those behind...
There ought to be a law setting a timetable for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to decide whether or not a certain poll bet is indeed a "nuisance candidate". (Zanorte News Flash Facebook) Thus, said congressman-elect Romeo Jalosjos Jr. of Zamboanga del Norte's first district, who, despite his...
While she did not succeed in her 2022 presidential bid, that did not stop former vice president Leni Robredo from fulfilling one of her promises to two supporters who asked her to be their wedding godmother. Former vice president Leni Robredo (left) with kakampink couple Pinky (center) and GM...
Distributors and sellers of vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products must comply with the requirements of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) following the seizure of tons of smuggled and untaxed vape products from five big time illicit vape...
Air travel recovery continues, according to the latest statistics of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) posted Monday, Jan. 9. “Traffic results in November reinforce that consumers are thoroughly enjoying the freedom to travel," said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General....
The latest employment figures show that the Marcos administration’s aggressive move to resume face-to-face activities has begun to bear fruit. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave this assessment Friday, Jan. 6...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday, Jan. 5, announced that 1,515 out of 3,759 successfully passed the Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination, and 49 out of 263 passed the X-Ray Technologist Licensure Exam given last December. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) The date and venue...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda would rather look a the bright side amid the Philippines' rather depressing 8.1 percent inflation rate for December 2022, which pushes the whole year average to 5.8 percent. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “There is good reason to believe that...
The Metro Rail Transit-3 (DOTr MRT-3) served a total of 98,330,683 passengers in 2022, more than double than its 45,691,914 total ridership in 2021, and its 31,887,174 total in 2020. "The increase in ridership in 2022 came as the MRT-3 completed the massive rehabilitation of the rail line, which...
