House deputy speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda urged the government to ensure aid and other compensation for the families of soldiers who perished and were hurt in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu on Sunday, July 4. The wreckage of a crashed Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane is...
Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero and Antique Representative Loren Legarda on Wednesday, June 23 confirmed they would be seeking a fresh mandate in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial elections. Legarda said she is going to bring to the table her vast experience as a three-term senator in the past...
What would one of the Philippines’ greatest revolutionaries do in this pandemic? HONORING A MAN OF LETTER AND SCIENCE Poster of the documentary On this day, June 19, in 1861, a Filipino icon was born. This well-traveled intellectual not only helped liberate the Philippines with his beliefs and...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called on the government to increase the wages and benefits of nurses in the Philippines. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Legarda issued the appeal after lauded as a "welcome development" the Malacañang's move to reverse the Department of Budget...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Wednesday, June 9 urged government to promote the preservation and conservation of the country’s coral reefs, which she said can highly sustain the basic needs of Filipinos and provide livelihood, as well. “Beyond aesthetics, the degradation of coral reefs...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Monday, May 3, called on the government to increase protection and support for journalists and media practitioners in the Philippines. The Antique Representative said it is necessary for the state to launch programs that are responsive to the needs of...
On colonialism and neoliberalism in Philippine architecture STRUCTURE X CULTURE Biennale Architettura 2018, Philippines Pavilion I’ve always thought of architecture as a very technical field or at least too technical for me. Although it is among the seven fields of arts, I...
DESTINATION: ART Arsenio "Nick" J. Lizaso This is my debut as a columnist in this esteemed publication. I am grateful to our section editor for giving me this weekly platform to give voice to my life-long passion for culture and the arts. In my columns, I will be talking about our country’s...
