This private Facebook group raises funds to keep the less fortunate in school By Noel B. Pabalate Mommy Joy and her daughters were one of the many beneficiaries of Ayuda pang Eskwela, photo courtesy of DJ Rivera TV Distance learning is kicking off in less than two weeks. Students, however, are...
Savor the dishes of one of the best Japanese restaurants in Metro Manila in the comfort of your home Photos by Sonny Thakur PACKED DELIGHT Ibérico Misoyaki Don At the Covid-19 cases are increasing daily, chances are the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) will be extended. Extended or...
CI RICORDEREMO DI TE Portrait of the beloved former Italian ambassador, photo by specchioeconomico Most ambassadors fulfill their three-year posts and leave, checking the Philippines as one of their more memorable postings. Not former Italian Ambassador Massimo Roscigno who, in his posting in the...
The Games and Amusements Board has given embattled Philippines Football League side Global FC 10 days to explain its failure to settle the unpaid wages of players and staff. The Philippine News Agency reported that Global is facing the prospect of having its license revoked if it fails to respond...
Senior high school student and co-founder of The Coding School, Sieh encourages young people like herself to up-skill by learning basic coding during quarantine By Isabel Sieh Illustration by Stella Sieh Like most kids, growing up I loved playing games. I spent hours playing Brickbreaker on my...
Practical strategies for parents to help their children learn when the school year begins again, from a public school teacher By Khristian Ross Pimentel Parents, guardians, siblings, and other family members have an important calling this pandemic. We must all help teach our children. But teaching...
GET SCHOOLED A teaching fellow based in Cagayan de Oro conducting an online class as a way to adapt to the new normal in education (Photo courtesy of Teach for the Philippines) One of the incalculable losses of the Covid-19 pandemic is in how children and teenagers have, in many ways, been forced...
Alfredo Lim, 1929-2020 At the age 90, Filipino politician and retired police officer Alfredo Siojo Lim passed away, his daughter Cynthia Lim , as well as his chief of staff confirmed. On Aug. 7, Mayor Isko Moreno confirmed that Lim had been infected with COVID-19. From the Manila slums, this orphan...
NBA-style bubble will help prevent the spread of COVID-19, says ex-special adviser to the National Task Force Dr. Tony Leachon, former special adviser to the National Task Force against COVID-19, suggests to adopt a bubble-style for pro leagues in the Philippines. (PBA Images) A former special...
Teresita Abanilla Mariano joined Manila Bulletin in 1949, leaving only in 1988 By Gary Mariano REMEMBER HER Teresita Mariano My mother was born Teresita Abanilla on May 6, 1931 in Pagsanjan, Laguna. She died Aug. 4, aged 89, at home in Parañaque. In 1956, she married my father, Crispin...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation has extended additional funding of P800,000 to Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo to cover his training expenses in preparation for next year’s Tokyo Games. The amount will be given to the Gymnastics Association...
The legendary screenwriter will hold two storytelling masterclasses next week With over 70 trophies from several award-giving bodies and more than 180 film screenplays in his name, Ricardo Lee, or Ricky Lee as he is commonly referred to, is a towering figure in the Philippine film industry. Lee,...
