PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Remarks delivered by Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia at the 75 th Anniversary of the National Council of Women of the Philippines (NCWP) on June 4, 2021.) To the officers and members of the National Council of Women of the...
ILOILO CITY (PNA) – Incoming Manila Archbishop Jose Advincula received his insignia as cardinal in a bestowal rite at the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Capiz, Roxas City Friday, June 18. Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, His Excellency Most Rev. Charles...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, June 19, called on a “new generation” of Filipinos to fight for what is right and just as the country commemorates the 160th birth anniversary of its national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Magsilbi nawang huwaran si...
Senate Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, June 19, called on the Filipino youth to register and vote in the 2022 elections as he reminded them of the advocacies of Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The country commemorates Rizal's...
Former "Pinoy Big Brother" housemate Niña Jose recently called out people who keep meddling into her personal life, particularly those against her marriage to Bayambang, Pangasinan Mayor Cezar Quiambao. "Unang una Bakit ba Ang dami nakikialam sa buhay ko? Hahahaha nakakatawa Kayo!!!!...
The Archdiocese of Jaro has asked the government for help amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the province. Jaro Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo leads the Holy Mass at Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo City as part of the celebration for the 500 years of Christianity in...
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...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Today, as we commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal’s 160 th birth anniversary, we recall his contribution as a poet, essayist, novelist who inspired his fellowmen to aspire for freedom and democracy. Through his novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, he opened...
José Rizal was born a very small child on this day 160 years ago. His father, Francisco Mercado, was a successful farmer while his mother, Teodora Alonso-Realonda, a gobernadorcillio ’s daughter, had a flour mill, a drug store, and a general store to her name. Rizal’s parents were among the...
Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown on Friday, June 18, spoke of Pope Francis' great love for the Filipino people and church. Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles John Brown in the Vatican in December, 2018. (VATICAN MEDIA FILE PHOTO) He cited the elevation of outgoing Capiz...
After being postponed twice, the "red hat" ceremony for Cardinal Jose F. Advincula will finally take place Friday, June 18. Photo courtesy Archdiocese of Capiz Father Emilio Arbatin, spokesperson of the Capiz archdiocese, said the ceremony will push through as scheduled. The bestowal ceremony will...
Stock broker Eusebio H. Tanco has formally declined his nomination as director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) for the Board elections on July 1 after his brokerage Venture Securities Inc. has been penalized by regulators in relation to illegal transfers of shares worth P700 million. In a...
