The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed gratitude to international travelers after Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao were recognized among the Top 10 Islands in Asia in the 2025 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. Boracay ranked fourth with 90.54 points, Palawan fifth with 90.23, and...
THE WEEKEND READER : A grandmother of four recalls why she ❤️ Paris By Sally Velarde (Manila Bulletin/Unsplash) At the break of dawn, I hopped on the bus, bleary-eyed. We travel mates were to get out of the city to see two tourist monuments, and where the Loire river runs—yes, Virginia, there...
THE WEEKEND READER: A student mulls over how interactions in the cyber world, albeit necessary because of the ongoing crisis, are not what human beings are made for. By Ivan Beley In our current day and age it is a common phenomenon that people dive into the cyber world. Because of the COVID-19...
THE WEEKEND READER : This submitted essay proposes an alternative way of living this new year, with a mind set to be more international and conscious of what we do—beginning with what we eat By Khennan John Suarez The year 2020 has been… unhealthy. But if there’s one thing we were given a...
THE WEEKEND READER : This submitted essay deals with something many of us may have gone through particularly during this past year. The author offers a reflection and how he managed to come out of the experience with a positive outlook. By Mark Musni Under the silent slumber of the city, I lay...
Reading, in this day and age, has become even more important In the Philippines, National Reading Month is celebrated every November. The notion of commemorating reading and learning in the country started out in 2011, after former education secretary and Lasallian brother Armin Luistro declared...
