(From left) Tim Cone of Barangay Ginebra, Chito Victolero of Magnolia and Chot Reyes of TNT As the PBA braces for its return, the 12 teams are ready for the resumption of the Philippine Cup anytime this week at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. Just like the other...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Four years ago, the siege in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, left a trail of death and destruction. What was once a lively and culturally vibrant city was turned into complete ruins after five months of battle. There was massive displacement of communities and loss of...
Indonesian director Edwin on Saturday won the Golden Leopard for the best picture at the Locarno Film Festival with "Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash", a homage to 1980s Asian all-action movies. The feature paints a humorous portrait of a violent young man who falls for a woman after...
As the Delta variant spreads, China is determined to help bring "health for all" following its pledge to supply other countries with more vaccines to protect against the coronavirus. President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian welcome the arrival Sinovac...
The local armed communist struggle will eventually be over following the government's strides in the anti-insurgency operations, according to President Duterte. President Duterte arrives at the Batasang Pambansa to deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, July 26,...
Malate and Ermita in Manila used to be the pre-war Forbes Park, where prominent clans lived and prospered. Premier universities stood there, including Ateneo de Manila and Assumption; apart from University of the Philippines, De La Salle, St. Paul and St. Scholastica which stayed. And in this city...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo As expected, many economists and analysts missed on their forecasts of the Philippine inflation rate of 4.1 percent for June 2021. Public announcement of the monthly inflation rate is highly awaited by the market because it is both a history of price...
Malacañang assured the public that the government will go "all-out" in getting to the bottom of the illegal sale of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying no one should profit from the suffering of the nation. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
Now, the hard part begins. After co-signing a joint manifesto of commitment with the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), the government must demonstrate its capacity to deliver the goods: further easing business regulations, completing vital infrastructure projects, and most...
Some netizens have tagged the Facebook pages of their respective local governments and mayors on their social media posts about the P1,000 gift certificate (GC) of Makati City, urging them to follow the example of the city. “Sana all, whole nation will receive. Hehehe. Ang bait naman ni mayor...
After gaining access to cashless transactions to pay the bills and whatnot, one only needs two more things to be able to isolate oneself in a condominium for as long as there’s a pandemic — good food and coffee. Vista Residences understands the basic needs of its existing and future homeowners...
(Clockwise from top left) Korean scriptwriter Park Ji-hyun, drama 'All About Eve,' Direk Joey Reyes, Rona Co, Lee Hyo-young and Amor Aljibe (KCC / MBC) The Korean Embassy in the Philippines and the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the country gathered a group of Korean and Filipino experts to...
