It’s the accomplishment of 6.5 million Filipino workers TRAVERSING CAGAYAN RIVER Pigalo Bridge in Angadanan, Isabela (Wilzon Valdez for DPWH) Build, Build, Build has been the target of fake news, trolls, and critics. They have tried to redefine it far from its scope — and in their “proud,...
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked for the technical support of the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in turning Zamboanga Sibugay into a production hub for king crabs and oysters. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said he has recently discussed the aquaculture and...
Women's groups have mourned the death of urban poor leader Carmen Deunida also known as "Nanay Mameng." Nanay Mameng (Photo from Kadamay) Deunida passed away on Monday, July 19, at the age of 93. She served as the chairwoman-emeritus of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay). Center for Women's...
Monsta X’s Shownu (Twitter, Monsta X’s fan cafe) K-pop boy band Monsta X’s leader Shownu, 29, enlisted in the military on July 22 to fulfill his duty as a Korean citizen. Shownu entered the Korea Army Training Center in Nonsan at about 2 p.m. sporting short hair and wearing a face mask due to...
A peek at how the literary community copes with the repercussions of the pandemic The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), celebrates the National Children’s Book Day (NCBD). In accordance, the NCBD commemorates the...
A collaboration in harmony Billed as “PERFECT 10”, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) – Office of the President brings the decade-long celebration to the virtual screen on July 24, 2021, 6 p.m. on its official Facebook page. This is made possible through CCP’s “ Sining Sigla ”...
The 25 year-old call center agent who cursed Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano in his Facebook page appeared at the Mayor’s Office on Monday, July 19, and apologized to her. A certain Nino from Malibay reportedly cursed Rubiano and the city’s frontliners in his Facebook post last week which...
International think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has backed the Philippine government on its stand at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and harmful fisheries subsidies....
Let’s make reading more accessible to everyone The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) recently donated various books and other materials to a youth group called Lahat ng Bata in Singalong, Manila. Lahat ng Bata Lahat ng Bata is a youth group that intends to make reading accessible to the...
Johnny Manahan Less than a week after being introduced as GMA Artist Center's new consultant, Johnny Manahan, better known as the starmaker Mr M., has already begun one of his main tasks, that is to help the agency discover promising new talents. As a talent agency, GMA Artist Center has discovered...
Among other surprises, a drive-in cinema! With the flow of our global health crisis still gripping the country, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival navigates through the social current and plugs in the life support for the industry as it journeys anew to the digital platform this coming...
A new health center in Malabon City was inaugurated Monday to accommodate more residents who are in need of medical assistance from the local government. Mayor Lenlen Oreta led the opening of two-storey Super Health Center in Barangay Catmon which he said was launched "to give residents additional...
