Veteran actor and model Diether Ocampo was hurt after the SUV he was driving hit a parked garbage truck along Osmeña Highway in Makati City early Friday morning, Feb. 4. According to authorities, the accident occurred around 1 a.m. at the southbound lane of the service road of Osmena Highway....
A must-have for history buffs and bookworms alike! Established in 1871, the Gintong Aklat Awards is conferred bi-annually by the Book Development Association of the Philippines. Outstanding Philippine books are chosen based on overall excellence, which covers quality of production, design, and...
Health experts weigh in The global pandemic has pushed people to try out consumer health products that may help stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Some of the trendiest items during the pandemic are Ultraviolet (UV) lamps and air purifiers. But do they really work?...
Twenty-seven-year-old executive assistant Samantha Luna was engaged back in 2019. She was supposed to get married last December 2020, but her former fiancé broke up with her. They were together for seven years. "I felt sad, shattered, and devastated—as if it was the end of the world," she...
A significant part of the global workforce continues to suffer from the impacts of COVID-19, especially those in the non-essential sector. A significant number of the businesses were forced to close down at the height of the pandemic. After more than a year in quarantine, some local businesses are...
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...
Happy couple Carlyn Ocampo and Von Ordoña, and Z-GIRLS (Photos: Gabriel Altonaga via Ocampo and Ordoña’s Instagram accounts and Z-POP Dream) Carlyn Ocampo, a Filipino member of the pop group Z-GIRLS that was launched in Korea in 2019, announced that she is pregnant. Z-GIRLS and Z-BOYS...
Filipino female scientists with remarkable contributions to medicine and education When an imbalance in the system deprived women of the right to knowledge the right to knowledge and rendered them mere household figures, their skills and passion were obscured by male dominance and patriarchy as...
Did Miles Ocampo just indirectly reacted to rumor about her carrying Bimby Aquino's child? She recently posted a photo of her with raised eyebrow. She wrote, "2021 na.... naniniwala ka pa din sa fake news???" Note that recently, comedian-journalist Ogie Diaz slammed vloggers disseminating fake...
Ogie Diaz dipped into another rumor to create content for his vlog. This time, he decided to criticize other vloggers disseminating fake news about Kris Aquino's son, Bimby supposedly impregnating actress Miles Ocampo. "Utang na loob! Yung nabuntis si Miles -- para makagawa ng...
Wala Lang I received a message after my article last week hit the streets. On collectors feeling rich while tracking auction results, Jayson Ong texted, “It’s really very joyful to compute for the present estimated value of our collection but it’s also very hard for us to let go of pieces we...
We are kicking off Women’s month at Mesa ni Misis with our Bahay Kubo Kitchen series with Sheryl Ocampo, featuring El Nido. Hailed as “The world’s most beautiful beach” by travel magazines, El Nido also boasts a bounty of indigenous crops that are underutilized in our daily cooking. Through...
