On Philippine-American Friendship Day, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippines and United States should continue to stand together. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a short message on Tuesday, July 4,...
CEBU CITY – A 37-year-old American was arrested after he was allegedly caught stealing faucets from a mall in Barangay Talamban here on Thursday, June 29. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/AMERICAN_THIEF_45840dc630/AMERICAN_THIEF_45840dc630.jfif) JEREMIAH Michael...
NEW YORK, USA- As gun-related death rates continue to rise each year in the United States, a new Pew Research study found that while views about gun ownership and gun policy remain starkly divided along party lines, Americans across the political spectrum increasingly see gun violence and violent...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez seized the opportunity Wednesday afternoon, June 21, to highlight the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) before members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (AmCham). This, as the proposed...
United States (US) Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson on Sunday, May 28, honored war heroes from the United States and the Philippines who served during World War II, noting how their contributions became the foundation of a “strong alliance” in the region. Philippine and American flags stand...
THE PIANIST'S PIANIST Cecile Licad Performance photos by Jojo Mamangun At some point during the one-night-only American Ballet Theater (ABT) Studio Company “Rising Stars” performance in Manila, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater at Circuit Makati, I was unsure whether to focus on Cecile...
CEBU CITY – A 67-year-old American national drowned while diving off Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu on Friday, April 21. Police identified the fatality as Mark Alan Shea, who was temporarily living in Barangay Logon, Malapascua. Police said the victim was recorded at...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested an alleged American pedophile wanted by authorities in Wisconsin for sexually molesting a child nearly two decades ago. Bureau of Immigration Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as Francisco Gomez, 62, who was arrested in...
A US citizen with Filipino descent died in a Lunar New Year mass shooting incident in California, the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Los Angeles reported on Tuesday. In a statement, the PCG identified the victim as 68-year-old Valentino Alvero, who was among the 11 people killed after a...
In Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle app commonly referred to as China's Instagram, thousands of posts bearing the hashtag “American farm style” have taken social media by storm. Photo by Tony Mucci/Pexels While imitating American life has been an evolving theme for many social media influencers...
The American Film Institute (AFI), “a nonprofit organization with a mandate to champion the moving image as an art form” established in 1967, announced the 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs selected as honorees of its AFI Awards 2022. “AFI AWARDS shines a light upon...
Foreign business groups in the country are keenly watching the proposed creation of a Maharlika Wealth Fund, a Philippine sovereign wealth fund, being pushed in the Lower House. “We are following it with great interest,” said Lars Wittig, president of the European Chamber of Commerce of the...
