There is something exciting (or even anxiety-inducing) about reconnecting with someone you have not seen in a long time. Even the mere thought of it is enough to rattle or rile someone. The same, perhaps, can be said of these eight artists when the idea of exhibiting together after 30 years of not...
Words by Diego Lerma If you no longer go for the gap, you are no longer a racing driver. —Ayrton Senna The spirit of racing, as it applies to life, entails doing whatever it takes to seize opportunities and make the most out of your circumstances. Just as Ayrton Senna always seized the moment, I...
YouTube is no stranger to pranks and scripted stunts, with vloggers and content creators uploading videos and materials for their respective channels. But it seems like one YouTuber’s prank wasn’t received well by his supposed victim when he got shot while filming. On April 2, 2023, 21-year-old...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT We concluded last week our two-part series on engaging in global value chains (GVCs) as a possible way out of lower middle-income trap with the warning that there are risks surrounding it. If only to stress the significant impact of this route to breaking through the income...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The government highlighted the bamboo’s capabilities as a strategy, especially for local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao, in reducing disaster risk during the occurrence of natural hazards as well as climate change adaptation during the HANDA Pilipinas: Innovations in...
The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), on Wednesday, Oct. 4, released its new chapter of the journal “Transactions” of the NAST Philippines. Photo credit to NAST "We are excited to announce that Transactions NAST PHL has...
ILOILO CITY – The island-province of Guimaras is hosting the Philippine National Championships for Enduro and Cross Country Marathon this month. Gov. JC Rahman Nava said that hosting the race is part of the island-province’s goal to become a biking paradise. The October 21 to 22 sports event...
Congress is not likely to push for the proposed junk food tax nor an increase in the tax imposed on sugary drinks due to the difficulty in enforcement as well as their mixed impact on health and nutrition. “Junk food tax—I don’t find a way of implementing,” said House Ways and Means...
For Sen. Risa Hontiveros, things could have turned out differently had the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) canceled the Proposed Protected Area Community-Based Resource Management Agreement (PACBRMA) of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" four years...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Facebook) A government agency that's deemed not entitled to confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) must be completely stripped of such funds. Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep....
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The "small committee" tasked to collate individual amendments from House members in connection with the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024 has until Oct. 10,...
Land titles from the state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) were given to at least 70 beneficiaries under the Pabahay sa Bagong Bayaning Manggagawa (PBBM) initiative. The PBBM initiative is a GSIS housing program that was introduced last May. It is a three-tiered strategy to support...
