When the covid-19 pandemic hit, just like many others, lawyer Anastacio “Jun” Muntuerto and his wife Nora faced an uncertain future. They were cut off from the world and confined to their property in Carcar, Cebu. There, they found themselves staring down a crisis that threatened to leave them...
For 18 years, Edgar Retardo worked as a janitor, diligently doing his job while holding onto a dream that seemed distant—earning a college degree. Last week, at 40 years old, he finally achieved that dream, graduating with a degree in Broadcast Communication from the Polytechnic University of the...
For Renita Ulep-Beronilla, the humble kalabasa, or squash, is not just an ordinary vegetable seen in popular Filipino dishes like pinakbet. It is also one of the easiest vegetables to grow. And for decades, farmers have found it a source of steady income. Not until a deadly virus known as...
DAVAO CITY – ACT-Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, former Bayan Muna president Satur Ocampo, and 11 others who were convicted of child abuse filed an appeal before the Tagum City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2 on Monday, July 22. Their counsels filed a five-page notice asking the trial...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on July 16, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The conviction of ACT-Teachers...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV and IVY C. TEJANO DAVAO CITY – ACT-Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, and 11 others were convicted for child abuse by a Tagum City court for exploiting 14 Lumad students of the Salugpongan Ta Tanu Ingkanogan Community Learning...
Retired Australian businessman Bob Murray holds one of the cacao pods from the slopes of Mt Mayon. On the slopes of Mt. Mayon, an active volcano in the Bicol region of the Philippines, farmers have discovered a different kind of gold that has been there for centuries—cacao. Naturally growing in...
By JUNEP OCAMPO A retired English expatriate is sounding the alarm over an unexpected threat to the local ecosystem in Davao City: incessant karaoke noise. Frank Woolf, who settled in Davao to enjoy a peaceful retirement 12 years ago, has been battling noise pollution which he says has been...
By JUNEP OCAMPO What is the secret to a long and happy life? If you asked 96-year-old Reynaldo de Dios, he would readily share these two pieces of advice: “Never retire. And never stop learning.” De Dios put his own mantra to good use, living to the ripe age of 96. Up to his death on May 5,...
RETRO BEAUTY. Rosanna's new store takes inspiration from the bold styles of the '70s I don’t k now how designer Rosanna Ocampo does it, but she’s a marketing genius whose genius is in not doing any marketing at all, at least as far as appearances go. She just lives her life. Rosanna needs no...
DAVAO CITY – A city councilor has vowed to take bold steps to ensure the protection of the critically endangered Philippine Eagle as well as other wildlife species in the remaining forests here. DR. Reesha Rona Datukon, an ophthalmologist, examines a rescued one-eye blind Philippine Eagle at the...
Miles Ocampo and Elijah Canlas are back on speaking terms. Miles herself revealed this in a recent interview. It came several months after Elijah confirmed their breakup in November. The actress told Karen Davila, “I'm happy na naiwan lahat ng issues namin na yun sa 2023, Miss Karen. And then we...
