For the record, it's "Lapulapu"--not "Lapu-Lapu"--when referring to the first Philippine hero. Photo from Wikipedia. The caption reads, “Imaginary posthumous portrait of Lapulapu by Carlo Caacbay for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, 2019.” The standard spelling of the name...
The health pandemic is not yet over but the world is now bracing for another kind of global pandemic – climate change. Like the virus which plagued the planet for more than a year and drastically changed the way we live, climate change also has the capacity to destroy lives and livelihood by...
A true kilig -fest Everyone has fallen in love with Kim Seon-Ho’s dimples even way back when he was Good Boy in the Netflix series “Start Up.” This time around, he gets paired with Korea’s original nine-tailed fox, a.k.a. “ Gumiho ” Shin Min-A, who also happens to have such loveable...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Thursday, October 7, vowed full support for Vice President Leni Robredo who joined the 2022 presidential race even as this will be an “uphill battle” against the resources of the current administration. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) Robredo...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Now that the Taliban have taken over the reins of government in Afghanistan, they now face their more difficult battle, that of governing and rebuilding their war-torn country. The future of some 38 million Afghans are now in the hands of...
SYDNEY, Australia -- As Australia's most populated states struggled to cope with the rising toll of the highly contagious Delta strain of COVID-19, an ever-growing number of people are overcoming their initial reluctance to get vaccinated. People line up outside a COVID-19 vaccination center in...
Angelina Jolie scored a win in her legal battle with Brad Pitt on Friday as the private judge overseeing their divorce and custody matters was disqualified from the case. Superstars Pitt and Jolie, who have six children and were once Hollywood's highest profile couple, filed to dissolve their...
President Duterte, catapulted to office on a campaign promise to eliminate illegal drugs and corruption in 2016, is on the final stretch of his presidency. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) And the President is first to admit that addressing the problem of illegal drugs and...
“It was heart-breaking seeing my two officers gasping for breath.” The captain of the cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge, which carried seafarers infected with India variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has shared what he described as a “horrendous” experience during their battle...
Wala Lang Mactan was not an impressive place in the 16th century. As late as 44 years after Magellan’s stay, Miguel López de Legaspi found Mactan “swampy, largely inhospitable, and sparsely inhabited” by “some 300 indios in four or five small settlements.” It was strategically located...
President Duterte is sticking to his belief that Lapulapu, who led a group of warriors to defeat Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan five centuries ago, was a Tausug from Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President made the assertion about Lapulapu's roots even...
Filipinos were enjoined to unite and overcome the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the same way that our ancestor-warriors came together during the historic Battle of Mactan 500 years ago. NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante and DOT Secretary BernadetteRomulo-Puyat. (Photo by Roy Mabasa/ File...
