Book reviews on Bournville, Molly and the Captain, Secret Lives, Bleeding Heart Yard, The Aosawa Family Jonathan Coe and Anthony Quinn clock in with two magnificent novels—Coe’s storyline takes on the last 75 years of UK history, while Quinn muses on art, time, and love. The other three novels...
Richard Bachmann’s first order of business as the newly appointed Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman would be the continuous financial support to the athletes. Richard Bachmann, second from left, joins Commissioners (from left) Walter Torres, Bong Coo and Edward Hayco in his first flag...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is all geared up for what it considered as the “busiest year in sports” with several major international competitions, as well as tournament hosting responsibilities lined up this year. POC president Bambol Tolentino said this will be the busiest year in...
The country's trade gap dropped 21.9 percent in November last year as imports continued to outpace the country’s exports, but at a narrower level, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA said on Tuesday, Jan. 10, that the country’s trade gap, or the difference between the...
The reported unidentified falling object followed by a mysterious explosion in Palawan "could have been caused by a meteor as it enters the atmosphere," said the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in a statement on Monday, Jan. 9. "Astronaut Soichi Noguchi captured the Philippines from the...
Another new spot to check out in Poblacion, Makati Chef Robert Lilja is an "old hand" here in our country. The Swedish chef first came to the Philippines some 35 years ago and started with Danish Connection. He then set up French cuisine restaurants in Cebu and Manila. Recently, he was the resident...
The headline above is not complete as any effort to “cleanse” the police membership of scalawags must be supported by all Filipinos, as there is no place at any time or in any administration for rogue cops. Any personnel in uniform must not, in any way or form, be involved in the illegal drugs...
(PCSO) No one guessed the right number combination for both Grand Lotto 6/55 and Mega Lotto 6/45 games, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said. PCSO announced the result of the draws for both games on Monday night, Jan. 9. The lucky numbers for the 6/55 lotto were 35-07-11-30-23-55...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) Health facilities can still file their application for renewal of accreditation with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) until the end of this month. "Please be informed that PhilHealth will extend the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has provided medical assistance to over 600 devotees who joined the different activities for this year's Feast of the Black Nazarene. In an advisory, the DOH said that from Jan. 8 to 9, a total of 642 "consultations were reported, managed, and addressed from the...
The local stock market resumed its upward trek after a brief respite last Friday, as investor sentiment was boosted by upbeat overseas markets. The main index jumped 122.27 points or 1.83 percent to close at 6,790.24 as Miners and Banks led all sectors in the rally. Volume was also firmer at 2.46...
Filipino fencers, led by Juliana Gomez (second from left), show off their silver medals. By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine fencing team has once again impressed in the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships after two podium finishes in the team events on Sunday, Jan. 8, in Kuala...
