RIZAL IN CANADA From left: Jun Martin, Consul General Zaldy Patron, Mayor Peter Brown, and associate minister Muhammad Yaseen came together to unveil the Dr. Jose Rizal Monument in Nose Creek Regional Park, Airdrie, Alberta. Standing behind them are two members of the Royal Canadian Mounted...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our brother Oscar was 13 and we were 9 years old when we lost our dearest, loving 45-year-old mother Casimira to tuberculosis in September 1945, which left us with vast emptiness for a long time. Growing up in our hometown Dagupan, Oscar...
Jaclyn Jose is seething. She doesn't like it that Albie Casiño has revived matters concerning his past with her daughter Andi Eigenmann in recent interviews. The awarded-actress took to social media to make her displeasure known to Lauren Dyogi, ABS-CBN's Head of TV Production and the Executive...
The Keepers Holdings Inc., the liquor import and distribution business of leading retailer Lucio Co, has set its final follow-on offering price at P1.50 per share which is at the bottom of the reduced price range. Prior to this announcement, Keepers had informed the Philippine Stock Exchange that...
University of Santo Tomas (UST) College of Nursing student Qjiel Giuliano Mikhl Z. Mariano, and students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences under the Occupational Therapy program, Jose Maria Miguel Burgos and his team members Sherry Lee, Reem Barakat, and Crystalia Evelyn Liaw bagged...
A Catholic priest from the Diocese of Libmanan was suspended from his clerical duties for seeking public office. Photo from DIocese of Libmanan FB Libmanan Bishop Jose Rojas said Fr. Granwell Pitapit action merits suspension as canon law is clear that priests can’t play a role in politics....
As COVID-19 infections in the country start to wane, government must take this opportunity in prioritizing mental health issues that have confronted Filipinos as a result of the pandemic. Rep. Florida Robes2 San Jose del Monte Rep. Florida “Rida” P. Robes aired this call as she noted a growing...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House We join the American people in mourning the passing of a distinguished soldier and remarkable statesman, General Colin Powell. General Powell served as national security adviser during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, chairman of the Joint...
After 37 years of service, a senior officer of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) credited for reforms in the agency bowed out of the uniformed service. PCG Rear Admiral Jose William U. Isaga was honored in a retirement ceremony held on Monday in Cebu. During his stint at the District Central Visayas...
Through a film, historians rehabilitate the memory of the Philippines’ third President, seen as a wartime Japanese collaborator in popular memory IN BLACK AND WHITE The docu-drama, as the title suggests, revolves around the misunderstood nationalist and former Philippine President Jose P. Laurel....
Investment house AB Capital Group is beefing up its operations after it suddeny hulked up with the entry of some of the country’s top billionaires into its board of directors. This comes after private investment holding firm The Campden Hill Group took control from the Gaisano family’s Vicsal...
Health workers from the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) staged a lunch break protest on Wednesday, Oct. 20, to press for a higher 2022 health budget and to demand the release of their unpaid COVID-19 benefits. Health workers from Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center stage a lunch break...