Last month we were in the 29th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, where *Apag* (Feast) was in competition. Brillante “Dante” Mendoza was born in Pampanga and *Apag* is his tribute to his hometown, the food, the culture, and its people. *Apag* film poster All actors are...
Filipinos have been divided on the issue of the jeepney phaseout. The internet, especially social media, has been flooded with opinions, often opposing. The jeepney drivers, directly hit by this issue, have voiced out their thoughts through a transport strike. But what would it be like when an...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera said the observance of the Holy Week in the region was relatively peaceful. PRO-Cordillera chief Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. said no major security-related incidents were reported and only one drowning incident in Kalinga and...
Look Ma, No Cables! San Pedro Street corner Pelayo Street after the underground cabling project was completed. Jesse Pizarro Boga, born and raised in Davao City, is a firsthand witness of pre- and post-underground cabling in the King City of the South. "Underground cabling brings a feeling of...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Mount Pamitinan is a popular destination for hikers and adventurous travelers. It is located in Sitio Wawa, Rodriguez, Rizal and has a height of almost 1,400 feet above sea level. Hiking has never been my thing. I have always been a laidback, sit-in-a-cafe,...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has reported that index crimes in the Ilocos region went down by 44 percent during the Holy Week compared to the same period last year. Only nine incidents were reported from April 3 to 9, nine fewer that than the 16 logged from April 11 to...
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans can expect another spectacular cosmic adventure as Marvel Studios releases the first trailer of its forthcoming movie "The Marvels." The teaser opens with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) at the S.A.B.E.R. Space Station with Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), who...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has activated another free Wi-Fi site in Central Luzon, but this time it was located in the municipality of Bulakan in the province of Bulacan. “The DICT Region 3, with the support of local government units (LGUs), has installed...
Only 65,154,570 subscribers have so far registered their units, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) 15 days before the mandatory measure ends. In its latest bulletin, DICT said a total of 65,154,570 Filipinos have registered their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Tuesday, April 11 that it aims to train around 2,000 fisherfolk in the municipalities of Mindoro which were affected by the recent oil spill. In coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), TESDA said...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon is mighty proud of her father, retired Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge Sixto Roxas Guanzon. In her musing on Twitter during the observance of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on Monday, April 10, the formed Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced that the government will pay the one-year health insurance premiums of senior citizens nationwide. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that DBM will release P42.93 billion to settle the health insurance premiums of over...
