THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Several strong potential candidates have started to make their 2022 intentions felt, like Senator Bong Go, Senator Manny Pacquiao, former Senator Bongbong Marcos, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and others. Some of them have even started revving up their public relations...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto I moved to Benguet when the Luzon-wide COVID-19 lockdown started on March 15 th last year. I thought the lockdown would last for a month at most, so I thought that my northern escapade would be a welcome break from all of Manila’s toxicity. But what’s supposed to be a...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Over 7 billion human beings need the COVID-19 vaccine, and there are only a handful of people who manufacture them. There is a global vaccine shortage, hence the need to prioritize high-risk groups, especially medical frontliners. With demand vastly exceeding supply,...
Various Filipino food products are now available in 60 mainstream retail stores in Australia on growing demand not just from the Filipino communities, but from the increasingly adventurous Australian mainstream consumers, the Philippine Trade and Investment Centre (PTIC) in Sydney reported. PTIC...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Renowned economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, "The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics." Last week, House Speaker Lord Allan...
Here's to a healthier, greener dining this 2021 Editor's note: A food security champion and advocate for local produce and farmers, Juana Manahan Yupangco envisons for the Philippine agricultural industry to be sufficiently appreciated as truly integral to Filipino life and culture. She recently...
(Clockwise from top) Pinoy K-pop Star, kimchi and celebration of Seollal or Korean Lunar New Year (Photos: KCC, Jonathan Hicap, Korea Tourism Organization) The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and to mark the beginning of a new decade,...
Richard Juan Richard Juan shares lessons on becoming an entrepreneur In connection with an '"infomercial task" by the housemates of Pinoy Big Brother: Connect" (PBB: Connect), host Richard Juan was asked by "Big Brother" to guide the housemates about having the right entrepreneurial mindset. "Be...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto In a nutshell, the 1981 Soto-Enrile Accord is a document where then Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile promised UP student activist Sonya Sotto that the military and police would not enter the University of the Philippines without advance notice to senior UP officials. The...
Photo clockwise from top left: Allmo$t, Arthur Nery, Because, SB19 and The Juans Trends are fleeting. Nevertheless, for 2021 some music styles will dominate. Thought I’d try my hand at speculation and predict the trajectory of Pinoy pop for the next twelve months. Pinoy...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto The death of 23-year-old Philippine Airlines flight attendant Christine Dacera gripped the nation this past week. The gruesome manner by which her body was found disgusted the nation. Thousands, including celebrities Bianca Gonzales and Kakie Pangilinan, quickly joined the...
It was a pumped up month of December for the Zamora family as fashion model Amanda Zamora , the eldest child and only daughter of San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, fought hard for a chance to get into Pinoy Big Brother via the Kumu mobile app. After weeks of trimming down contestants, from 50 to...
