Roni Meneses (Facebook) Miss Philippines Fire 2021 Veronica Michaela Meneses was the special guest during the opening of Mango Tree Cafe at the second floor, SM Mega Atrium recently. The new restaurant in Mandaluyong City is the seventh Mango Tree outlet in the Philippines. The other Mango Tree...
Destiny Wagner of Belize (Ali Vicoy) A 25-year-old businesswoman from Belize who promotes marine life and conservation of natural resources was crowned Miss Earth 2021 during a virtual presentation last Saturday night. Destiny Wagner edged out 88 other candidates in the pageant that advocates the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tells us that many of the changes that scientists have observed in the climate are unprecedented and worse, some of these changes, like continued sea level rise, are irreversible over hundreds to...
Meet one of the top bets in this year’s Miss Earth Philippines and how her personal advocacy and lifestyle set her apart QUINTESSENTIAL QUEEN Roni in her MPE pre-pageant evening gown (Hair by Valerie Corpuz, makeup by Jr Constantino, photo by Bryan Emanuel Termulo) Beauty for a cause. This is...
The local government unit (LGU) of Pasig City hailed the Urban Garden of Barangay San Antonio as the most sustainable urban garden in the city and named it the champion in the Sustainable Urban Gardening Contest 2021. (Photos courtesy of Barangay San Antonio's FB page) Mayor Vico Sotto personally...
On July 29, Earth Overshoot Day, we have used up all ecological resources and services the planet can regenerate this year, three weeks earlier than in 2020, seven months earlier than in 1970. Happy New Year 2022? The year has come to a sudden end—at least resource wise. July 29, 2021 marks the...
Jennylyn Mercado and Paolo Contis Prepare for more magical Sundays filled with exciting adventures and values worth keeping as GMA Network's award-winning weekly magical anthology ' Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko ' airs ' Last People on Earth ' beginning Sunday, July 18 . For its initial fresh offering, the...
The majority of the Earth’s lands are facing a loss of ecological integrity. Ecological integrity, or the capacity of an ecosystem to naturally protect all the organisms and habitats, can be assessed in three measures of intactness. These are habitat intactness, faunal intactness, and...
By REY C. LACHICA When PBA legend Vergel Meneses was still soaring and gliding over his defenders, two of his avid fans were his daughters. One of them was Roni. Roni and her sister were often seen sitting enthusiastically behind the bench of his father’s team and would celebrate with their...
Because of sustained philanthropic works, among others, there's huge clamor for seasoned actor Dingdong Dantes to run in the next elections. He set things straight in a recent interview, declaring, "I don't intend to run for a government position in 2022." The actor also cleared rumors that there...
Environmental groups called on the government to reassess its rule in requiring the wearing of face shields in public places as the measure is deemed ineffective and would only worsen plastic pollution. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public...
At least two candidates in this year's Miss Philippines Earth pageant have expressed their disapproval of members of LGBTQ+ community competing in beauty pageants for natural-born women. Daena Yapparcon, the representative of El Nido, Palawan and Jeremi Nuqui from Caloocan City shared their two...
