Malacañang has clarified that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has not designated former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia to lead the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). Former Elections Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec FB) Press...
Veteran diplomat Enrique Manalo has been named as the new Foreign Affairs chief, Press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed on Friday, July 1. New DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission to the United Nations/DFA) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been advised to use a teleprompter for his much-awaited inaugural speech on Thursday, June 30. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) The teleprompter will aid Marcos on the outline of his speech, "to ensure sequencing and coherence",...
Outgoing Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar turned over pertinent agency documents to incoming PCOO Secretary lawyer Rose Beatrix 'Trixie' Cruz-Angeles on Wednesday, June 29. Outgoing Communications Secretary Martin Andanar and Communications...
Is John Lloyd Cruz set to star in a new GMA show? This is the question of many after the seasoned actor and his managers in Crown Artist Management Rambo Nuñez and Mikki Gonzalez, were seen with GMA executives, including network chairman and CEO Annette Gozon-Valdes, GMA First Vice President for...
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made a low-key announcement over the weekend about an incoming official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Felicito Valmocina (Facebook) A statement from Press Secretary-designate Trixie Cruz-Angeles, which quoted...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Had the cynics prevailed, there would be no Pride events this year. This year’s Pride events in the Philippines come at a most challenging time: A new Marcos is set to become president while the outgoing leader presides over a period of escalating prices of petroleum and basic...
John Lloyd Cruz celebrated his 39 th birthday last June 24. He celebrated it in the set of his show on GMA, “Hapi ToGetHer.” Videos of the celebration have made it to social media. https://www.instagram.com/stories/imjaysongainza/2867068808395599126/ Seen having fun with the birthday boy are...
Maria Elena "Balsy" Aquino-Cruz, eldest sister of former President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III, on Friday reiterated her late brother's message to the Filipino people to keep their faith amid challenging times. In her speech during the commemoration of Aquino's 1st death anniversary at the Church...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Like many of us today, Jose Rizal must have wondered whether the first batch of natives who were baptized knew what was going on. Language was a barrier; Spanish missionaries had not yet learned our native tongues, nor compiled those monumental glossaries and grammar...
The Roman Catholic Church will observe the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on June 19, in commemoration of the institution by Jesus Christ of the Holy Eucharist to His apostles during the Last Supper. Corpus Christi (CATHOLIC ONLINE) Church rites will be held at the Santa Cruz Parish also known as the...
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has revealed nominees for two top posts in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), which is undoubtedly among the agencies that must perform well if the country is to get its economic bearings back. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM...
