HOTSPOT Becoming a campus journalist was a defining milestone in my student days. This passion for writing is something tried out, practiced, nurtured, and encouraged – wittingly or unwittingly – by several women. Of course, my Mama is on top of the list. A public school teacher, she was...
HOTSPOT Prabowo Subianto’s strong, first-round victory in Indonesia’s Feb. 14, 2024 presidential elections has made many pundits and observers draw parallels with the Philippines’ 2022 presidential election won by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. I cannot blame them. Prabowo served in the military...
San Miguel guard Jericho Cruz savored the moment as a PBA champion as he is set to leave the country and suit up for Guam in the FIBA Asia Cup window later this month. San Miguel's Jericho Cruz (PBA Images) The Filipino-Guamanian player said SMB's title victory against Magnolia gave him the...
Filipino swimmers finally made a splash at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships after resetting the national record in the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay on Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Doha, Qatar. The team of Jerard Jacinto, Thanya Dela Cruz, Jarod Hatch and Kayla Sanchez clocked 3 minutes and 53.91...
Filipino swimmers continue to struggle in the World Aquatics Championships on Monday, Feb. 12, after failing to advance to the next round of three events. Thanya Dela Cruz came in at 26 th place out of 53 participants in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke after timing 1 minute and 9.12...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has expressed her desire to support the Philippine film industry as she met key industry players in Manila last week. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos meets Philippine film industry key players in her office in Manila on Feb. 6, 2024. (Liza Marcos/Facebook) On her...
Here comes San Miguel’s potential 29th franchise title. From a Game 3 suspension, Jericho Cruz more than made up for his absence after steering the Beermen to a 108-98 victory over Magnolia in the 2023-24’ PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series on Sunday night, Feb. 11, at the Smart...
Jericho Cruz equaled his career-best playoff performance to steer San Miguel past Magnolia, 108-98, and retake the lead at 3-2 in the 2023-24‘ PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jericho Cruz catches fire to lift the San Miguel Beermen....
HOTSPOT Many say sharing content on social media isn’t exactly an endorsement. But despite the disclaimers, the choices we make reflect a lot about ourselves and our views on what’s happening and the situation of the world. I don’t know if you also notice it with your circles, but quite a lot...
HOTSPOT It didn’t strike me until my ex recently told me bluntly about it. Cubao really seems to be my favorite place, because I also happened to live here around 20 years ago this year. Back then, it was still Araneta Center and the LRT-2 (then called MetroTren) was still brand new. The original...
For parents, a child's first birthday is a milestone. And the same goes for content creator Whamos Cruzand her partner Antonette Gail who went above and beyond by throwing a space-themed birthday party for their son, Adriel Meteor Cruz who turned one year old recently. Whamos expressed his...
HOTSPOT Can you guess the name of the American leader who said this? “Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvization of...
