(Courtesy of 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army) A suspected communist rebel died after the Philippine Army (PA) and New People’s Army (NPA) engaged in an armed encounter in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro on Friday, March 14. Elements of the Army’s 4 th Infantry Battalion under the 2 nd...
ARGENTINIANS IN MANILA Argentine consul Fabricio Sordoni and Antonio with furry friends Malthe and Gaucho Antonio Ressano carries with him the spirit of two worlds, half-Portuguese and half-Argentinian by blood and by heart, yet it’s in Manila where he found his home. He arrived 20 years...
With the battle cry of ‘It’s Not Just a Book Fair, It’s a Book Experience’, the Philippine Book Fair was launched March 13, and will run until Sunday, March 16. Mounted by the National Book Development Board, the Board’s Chairman Dante Francis Ang II, and Executive Director Charisse A....
BUTUAN CITY – Two leaders of the CPP-NPA were killed in a gunbattle in Barangay Iba, Cabanglasan town, Bukidnon province on Monday, March 10, the military reported Thursday, March 13. Major Gen. Michele B. Anayron Jr., commanding general of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, identified...
China said that it is “closely monitoring” the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for crimes against humanity of murder, and warned the international body not to politicize the issue or engage in double standards. Chinese...
The Gallery C at Conrad was a warm, abuzz center of art appreciation, family support, and newly forged friendship; as an appreciative crowd gathered for the opening of Kara Pangilinan’s Woman in Progress exhibit. I overheard several saying it was the first time they were viewing her works, and...
IMMACULATE TASTE The buro-inspired Fregola by Boutwood and Callo The Child Protection Network (CPN) Philippines had their annual fundraising dinner, and for a change, had three chefs on board - Miko Callo, Josh Boutwood, and Shangri-la’s Executive Chef Joris Rycken. It was a five-course...
Jude Tiotuico is coming close to two decades of creating exquisite metal work and sculptures that are statement pieces at several stately homes and public spaces. Based in Pampanga, his Industria showroom at Greenbelt Residences, Makati, is where his creations find a way to reach a wider...
BACOLOD CITY – The military has identified the two New People’s Army leaders killed in an encounter in Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 8. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/8/2-npa-leaders-killed-in-cadiz-city-clash The 79th Infantry Battalion said on Sunday,...
BACOLOD CITY – The military neutralized two New People’s Army leaders in an encounter in Hacienda Paraiso, Barangay Caduhaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 8. 1st Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, civil-military officer of the Army 79th Infantry Battalion, said they were conducting...
The Women’s Business Council Philippines pulled out all the stops when they mounted their Unstoppable Filipina Summit 2025. Held annually, the forum is a wonderful meeting of the minds of women who hold important and top managerial positions, and have over-achieved in diverse arenas - from the...
ONE BIG GATHERING Dioceldo celebrating with his family Silliman and Leah Sy with family After a succession of birthday parties tendered in his honor, hosted by his best of friends, Dioceldo Sy thought that the night of his actual birthday would be spent in relative peace, with just...
