The Senate on Wednesday adopted the committee report that pushes for the filing of criminal charges against 27 current and former personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) who were involved in the controversial bribery scheme that allowed the unabated entry of Chinese nationals to the...
"We were pregnant and then no more," Bettina Carlos-Eduardo posted last night. Married for a year now, Bettina has been living a blessed life with her family of three. They were supposed to welcome another member, but she had a miscarriage. "To all the mothers who have lost their children before...
Voting 23-0, the Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading the bill strengthening the Philippines’ law against human trafficking or Republic Act No. 10363, also known as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women, Children,...
“Other things may change us but we start and end with family.” This is what’s written on the art card that Kris Aquino shared with fans via social media on Jan. 25, what should’ve been her mother, former president Cory Aquino’s 89th birthday. She explained, “This art card was sent to me...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has recommended the filing of criminal charges against several Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel and some personalities who were involved in the so-called “pastillas” bribery scam. Senator Risa Hontiveros,...
Save time, save the earth, save your sanity Unlike last year's new year's celebration, ringing in 2022 was a more hopeful one as the alert level went down and people have learned from the past years. While we worked on home renovations and furniture rearrangements to go with WFH (work from home)...
Can you make a guess? Like most families during the pandemic, Vicki Belo chose to celebrate at home with her family. She posted on both her TikTok and Instagram account a fun game she did with Hayden and their daughter Scarlet. What's Scarlet's wish? "My simple birthday celebration with my loves....
Sharon Cuneta recently shared with fans the progress of their new home in Silang, Cavite City. On Instagram, she shared photos of her and her family as with the construction team behind the so-called mega-mansion. She wrote: "Our first visit to our home-in-construction in Silang today. By our...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public not to hold social gatherings or family reunions during the celebration of the Chinese New Year on Feb. 1 to prevent the further rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that such activities...
Celebrating lives lost to this ongoing pandemic By Ortrud Ting-Yao Last October 2021, I lost an aunt, a cousin, and an uncle, all to COVID-19. I could not understand why things were happening, and why they were taken away from us in a span of 12 days. COVID-19 hit the family hard. I couldn't...
Never let your guard down With the alarming news of people getting infected with COVID-19 being reported and shared between friends and family, it can get quite daunting to find out that it's possible you might not be 100 percent safe—even at home where it's supposed to be a place that protects...
"Adopted rights are human rights because though they may have been bought, sold, given away, taken, stolen, imported, exported, brokered, and treated like commodities adopted persons are human beings!" This is the quote that seasoned actress Lotlot de Leon recently shared on her social media...
