National Scientist Dr. Gavino Trono will be honored during the 9th National Symposium and Scientific Meeting of the Philippine Phycological Society, Inc. (PPSI) on Nov. 12 to 13. National Scientist Dr. Gavino Trono Jr. (Batangas State University/DOST Calabarzon) The virtual symposium is jointly...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo When you recycle something in a way that the resulting product is perceived to be of higher value than the original item, it’s called upcycling. But what of metal scraps turned into steampunk art? It’s called Ram Mallari. Once you’ve seen one of his works,...
The Archdiocese of Manila has a new chancellor and vice chancellor. Photo RCAM FB Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula appointed Fathers Isidro Marinay and Carmelo Arada as chancellor and vice chancellor, respectively. The Archdiocese of Manila Office of Communications posted the circular...
We wonder, how heavy were the coins? Posted early on the evening of October 20 are photos of a man named Manny Herrera of Bacoor, Cavite who dropped by the shop in Metro Manila to purchase a bicycle. What the netizens, and even bicycle enthusiasts, love about the post is that Herrera brought...
Unlike other presidential aspirants, Renato Jose Valera has no track record to brag as he, in his own words, is “just an ordinary Filipino” who wants to become the father of the nation. Renato Jose Valera (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) On Monday, Oct.4, Valera who was just wearing a simple...
The 53-year-old succumbed to COVID-19. In a Facebook post earlier today, September 13, the wife of Rafa Dinglasan confirmed that the former De La Salle University captain has succumbed to COVID-19. He is survived by his wife and two children. "Rafa is healed! He has won the biggest game of his life...
He's a 94-year-old PWD. No one is immune to COVID-19. And it pains us to see our senior citizens suffering or going through this virus' painful symptoms. But Angel Locsin remains strong in her recent post as she shares her father being placed in the ambulance, "It’s been a week of feeling...
From straight out of left field, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque denied on Tuesday night, Sept. 7 any relation to a man in a TikTok video who called him his "biological dad". Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (left) and the man on TikTok claiming to be his son (Photos from Facebook,...
As in previous polls, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will not endorse candidates in the May 2022 polls. Father Jerome Secillano (Screenshot/Radio Veritas) "Based on history, the CBCP has never endorsed candidates. And for this 2022, I don't think they will do otherwise,"...
"StarStruck" Season 7 Ultimate Female Survivor Shayne Sava is not new to suffering. She once cried buckets for a man. No, the guy was not his boyfriend. It was her own father. The 17-year-old actress-singer related in "Mars Pa More," "'Yung tatay ko... siya 'yung unang-unang nag-break ng heart...
The House Committee on Population and Family Relations' approval of the divorce bill saddened an official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). CBCP/MB Father Jerome Secillano, CBCP Public Affairs executive secretary, said he was saddened that lawmakers prioritized such...
Nine years after former Interior secretary Jesse Robredo died unexpectedly in a plane crash, his daughters—Aika, Tricia, and Jillian—with Vice President Leni Robredo remember how he was always present in their lives despite being Naga City’s mayor for almost two decades. The Robredo...
