Catch Cecile Licad in virtual post-Valentine concert at New York’s historic Lotos Club on Feb. 22 By Pablo Tariman CLASSICAL PIANIST Cecile Licad Internationally acclaimed Filipino pianist Cecile Licad is all set for a post-Valentine virtual concert on Feb, 22, a Tuesday, at 5 p.m. A fund-raising...
Filipina-American named deputy mayor of NYC NEW YORK’S FINEST Maria Torres-Springer A 44-year-old daughter of immigrants from the Philippines is one of two Asian-Americans who took their seats as deputy mayor of the largest city in the US. Maria Torres-Springer officially assumed her position as...
Former youth leader is first Filipino to win City Council bid in New England FILIPINO IN NEW ENGLAND Councilor Constantino Alinsug (seated, first form left) with other members of the City Council of Lynn, Massachusetts. The former Cebuano youth leader is the first Filipino to be elected to a City...
Pinoy students encouraged to apply in the 2023 postgraduate scholarship in Japan As it looks to help the country produce more scientists, Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation is opening its application for its 2023 postgraduate scholarship in Japan to deserving Filipino students who need financial...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo wants to empower women by providing them economic opportunities through her flagship poverty alleviation program, Angat Buhay. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Angat Buhay Women, the women empowerment arm of the Office of the Vice President...
Without naming names, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, November 4, posed a rhetorical question to voters: are they willing to hire someone who lied about being a college graduate? (Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV/Facebook) “Question: Kung meron kang negosyo at naghahanap ka ng...
A few years ago, this statement was splashed all over newspapers, magazines, and social media: “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use, and water use.” It came from...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP A pediatric infectious disease expert recommended to the government that it should first inoculate at least 50 percent of its target population...
The camp of presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Oct. 23 stood by its claim that he obtained a special diploma from the University of Oxford, one of the world’s leading universities located in England. Oxford University Degree Confirmation “We...
The Oxford Philippine Society clarified on Friday, Oct. 22, that Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., did not finish his degree and "failed the preliminary examinations" in Oxford University. Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) OPS, composed of Filipino students and...
The CFA Society Philippines, an association of chartered financial analysts, has awarded Security Bank Trust and Asset Management Group’s SB Peso Bond Fund as the Best Managed Fund for the Long-term Peso Bond Fund Category. During the CFA Society Philippines’ 2021 Best Managed Fund Awards, the...
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is set to mount on Sunday, Oct. 3, a special mass for the animals and annual pet blessing on World Animal Day and in honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 4. (Photo from PAWS Facebook page) St. Francis of Assisi is known as the patron...
