HOTSPOT The Philippines has recognized Palestine since September 1989. Right now, we are among 138 member-states of the United Nations that recognize the State of Palestine. All member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the exception of Myanmar, also recognize Palestine. In...
HOTSPOT For the rest of us who have always been told by government officials “walang pera” when we inquire about social services, the revelations about confidential and intelligence funds give us a feeling of being lied to, defrauded or scammed. The figures are staggering. President Duterte...
With only weeks away before Miss Universe 2023 takes place in El Salvador, the Philippines’ representative, Michelle Dee, has been sharing glimpses of her training and preparations for the competition. One of her recent content releases is a fashion editorial featuring dainty jewelry pieces...
HOTSPOT As of press time, drag artist Pura Luka Vega (PLV) is still detained at the Manila Police District on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 36 Manila for violation of Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code and the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Bail has...
HOTSPOT As I write this, we in our Manila Science High School (MaSci) barkada are still in shock by the passing of our classmate and stalwart friend Eddie Akim on Wednesday night at a hospital in Dagupan City. What limited news we have swiftly spread among batchmates, straight to our group chat for...
HOTSPOT I’m as stunned as many others by what transpired at a press conference this week at Plaridel town in Bulacan. I’m just happy and relieved that Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro are alive and free. Others like missing University of the Philippines students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan...
LANDSCAPE As painful as the truth. Manila is right now losing yet another cultural heritage treasure. There are people, among them local government officials, determined to make our capital a maze of high rises with no distinguishing aesthetic features; they want Manila to look like New York, I was...
A suspected drug pusher was arrested and yielded shabu worth P112,000 in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Huwaran, Barangay Pagsawitan, Santa Cruz, Laguna, on Monday afternoon, September 18. Police identified the suspect as “Rafael” from Pasig City. Rafael was arrested by the Santa Cruz Municipal...
HOTSPOT An official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board this week said that provisional fare hikes may be approved by November, in response to petitions and pleas from transport groups and jeepney drivers. This is understandable because as Ibon Foundation points out...
LANDSCAPE Tomorrow is the National Day of the Estados Unidos Mexicanos. In English, the United Mexican States. That is the country’s official name for it is a federation of 32 states. In the Philippine context, their states are like our provinces. Mexico’s Independence Day is unique, it...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted six former officials of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) of their graft charges in the alleged irregular deals for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of various testing and training tools and equipment worth P358.4...
FROM LEFT: Gary Lim, Long Meija, CHED (Commission on Higher Education) Commissioner Dr. Ronald Adamat, Director Marinette Lusanta, Soliman Cruz, and Apollo Abraham (Carissa Alcantara) After the success of his recent series "Dirty Linen," veteran actor Soliman Cruz took on a new role as a...
