Beyond the Game Ex-Azkals face off in rare 7s Football All-Star Game By Brian Yalung It was with the Manila Bulletin when former Philippine Azkal Anton Del Rosario revealed plans about putting up a 7’s football league in the Philippines back in 2019. The league has since grown with Del...
PAGBABAGO The month of May is National Heritage Month, established through Presidential Proclamation 439 in 2023 for the purpose of “creating among the people a consciousness, respect, and love for the legacies of the nation’s cultural history.” The purpose is not merely to make people...
Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corporation reported that its consolidated net income inched up 1.3 percent to P490.9 million in the first quarter of 2024 from the P484.56 million earned in the comparative period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said core consolidated...
PAGBABAGO Last Wednesday, my two nieces, Mayette and Leah, and their mom, my sister Lynn surprised me with a visit. It turned out to be an advanced Mothers’ Day treat – a sumptuous take-out lunch of Pampanga cuisine! One of the desserts, maja blanca, which was made of rice flour and...
PAGBABAGO Yesterday was the 31st anniversary of the declaration of press freedom by the United Nations. At the beginning, the annual themes focused on violence perpetrated on journalists. The Philippines, having been for several years “one of the most dangerous countries for journalists according...
PAGBABAGO My column, “Letting go” where I described my efforts to whittle down my earthly belongings elicited more comments than previous pieces. I suppose people within my age and social group empathize with my attempt to re-organize my life by decluttering – either by selling or...
Del Rosario controlled-PHINMA Corporation is optimistic on growth this year and is raising its capital expenditure budget by 50 percent to P4.5 billion from the P3 billion it allocated for the expansion of its businesses in 2023. PHINMA Chief Financial Officer Edmund Alan A. Qua Hiansen In a media...
PAGBABAGO This title was suggested by a friend after I told her that I was almost at the end of a task that many seniors had to face – letting go of possessions that had been accumulated over the years. Actually “letting go” started six years ago when I moved from an old house...
PAGBABAGO As we reflect on the lives of our national heroes who had fought against oppression and tyranny to enable us to enjoy our freedoms today, we had forgotten a large sector in our society which had toiled and struggled to enable us to enjoy freedom of food security – our farmers and...
PAGBABAGO The main message of the resurrection is hope – hope that we can do something to improve our “material world” and to alleviate its present condition. Studies show that the primary concerns of our people focus on their economic and personal wellbeing – freedom from hunger and...
PAGBABAGO Our friend, Dr. Ciel Habito, in his recent column, aptly captured the various ways our middle class demographic profile group spends the four days of the Lenten season. Like taking the family out to a beach in or out of the country. And preparation for the season starting with the...
PAGBABAGO A big stride that would benefit senior citizens is the bill that Albay Rep. Salceda and the House Joint committee on senior citizens and ways had approved recently – expanding senior and PWD discounts by 20 percent on promotional items and services. They will also enjoy a 15...
