(UNSPLASH) Christmas is known to be a time for indulgence of food and drinks. However, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public, especially those with comorbidities, to eat and drink moderately. “Ngayon pag Kapaskuhan, marami sa atin ay kumakain ng mga bawal, especially yung mga lechon,...
To commemorate the death anniversary of former Benigno ‘Ninoy’ S. Aquino, Jr., “August twenty-one of every year is hereby declared as the Ninoy Aquino day which shall be a national nonworking holiday.” This is according to Republic Act No. 9256 that was signed into law by President Gloria...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS The world has most definitely opened up in all corners. Here in Manila, the social scene is most definitely abuzz. And while I do not think we will ever know a world without Covid-19 anymore, I think most of us have learned to live with it in our midst. Physical school is back...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged on Tuesday, Aug. 9, all Filipinos to help in recognizing and protecting the rights and collective well-being of the Indigenous People. In celebration of the ‘National Indigenous Peoples Day and...
Messages poured in on the commemoration of the 13th death anniversary of democracy icon, former President Corazon Aquino, who died in 2009 at age of 76 because of advanced colon cancer. A supporter of former president Cory Aquino visited her tomb at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City on...
Lawmakers on Sunday, July 31, paid tribute to former President Fidel V. Ramos who died at the age of 94, with Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto of Batangas 6th District calling him “Steady Eddie” who steered the Philippines to economic development at a time of great crisis in the early 1990s. Former...
‘’Maid in Malacanang’’ tickets are now available in the Philippines and some countries around the world, but they are not for free. ‘’Yes, cinema tickets are available just now; go back to your favorite malls and don't believe the posts of losers (in the May 2022 elections),’’ the...
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis on Saturday said the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada amounted to a genocide, after a six-day trip where he apologised to survivors of abuse at Catholic-run schools. Graves are seen in the municipal cemetery of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, July 28, 2022....
SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Canada -- Indigenous women briefly protested as Pope Francis celebrated mass during his visit to Canada on Thursday, demanding that he retract centuries-old Church doctrine that empowered Europeans to colonize non-Christian native lands. Indigenous people hold a protest...
SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Canada -- As Pope Francis in his vestments prepared to celebrate mass inside a Canadian shrine on Thursday, a young Indigenous woman stood outside in a bright orange beaded dress stitched with dozens of tiny metallic cones. Abigail Brooks is a jingle dress dancer -- an...
LAC STE. ANNE, Canada -- Pope Francis called for "healing" Tuesday as he joined a pilgrimage to a sacred lake in Canada, one day after making a landmark apology for the abuse of Indigenous children at Catholic-run schools. Pope Francis is wheeled back from the shore after blessing the water of Lac...
Almaciga resin or Manila copal. Photo by Jason Houston from Wikimedia Commons. The resin extracted from a native tree called almaciga ( Agathis philippinensis ) has long been traded by the Philippines under the name of Manila copal. It is used to manufacture varnish, lacquer, and paint....
