MINESTRONE SOUP FOR THE SOUL Minestrone Soup is a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice Cold nights and chilly mornings have finally driven away the oppressive heat and humidity of our long hot summer. The weather change means taking out...
By JACQUELINE LUCERO Photos Lala Escober Ouradnik and Jacqueline Lucero MEET THE CACAO MASTER Crave Cacao Orchard CEO Lala Escober Ourandik In the realm of impromptu escapades, it’s often those spontaneous journeys that weave the most captivating memories. A recent unplanned bumpy road trip,...
By Joel Cuello, Ph.D. VIVA LOS TAMALES Mexican-style tamales in Tucson, Arizona made of corn dough filled with shredded beef and spicy green chiles and wrapped in corn husks Tamales, whence comest thou? I drove on purpose the other day to a Mexican tienda de conveniencia in the southern part of...
Couples join the Kasalang Bayan 2020, which was organized by the Manila local government. (Photo from the Manila Public Information Office) The Manila local government announced the opening of registrations for Kasalang Bayan 2024 slated on Feb. 14. “A most awaited event on Valentine's Day for...
ONE LAST TIME The TXT members embrace each other during their finale encore concert in Seoul By Bianca Ysabelle Lucanas In the new year, we have a series of concerts to look forward to. Various artists will embark on tours and visit the Philippines as one of their stops. Tours usual happen after an...
By Jellyn Gueco CAN YOU FIX THE PAST? In Rewind, John travels back in time to make up for his shortcomings to his wife Mary This is not an expert movie review. I’m not a worthy film critic who could give you a rundown of a film’s technical aspects and its cinematic excellence. I am just one of...
By Gavin Sanson Bagares A TRAILBLAZING QUEEN Doña Remedios Martinez Duterte del Mar was a Cebuana journalist, suffragette, and Cebu's first beauty queen on record In February of 1908, Cebu’s premier Cebuano language newspaper Ang Suga launched a beauty contest in its pages, the first...
The Philippine envoy to China was summoned by the Chinese government to explain why President Marcos congratulated Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te on his victory. The Chinese Embassy in Manila confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 16, that Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz was summoned by...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and Department of Public Services (DPS) Chief Kayle Nicole Amurao view the details of the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) mobile donated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (Photo taken by Jerry Tan/MANILA BULLETIN) The local government of Manila...
Police confiscated two transparent plastic sachets of alleged shabu with an estimated weight of one kilo and 50 grams during a buy-bust operation in Sampaloc, Manila on Monday evening, Jan. 15. (Photo Courtesy of Manila Police District/MANILA BULLETIN) Police confiscated a total of P7,140,000 worth...
More than 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to benefit from the decision of Taiwan’s immigration authorities to grant multiple visa entry for foreign workers, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 16. MECO chairman Silvestre H. Bello III said the...
Gilas Pilipinas Women will be at the forefront of the Manila Hustle 3x3 Season 2, with the national team looking to defend home court this Feb. 3 and 4 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Manila Hustle 3x3 The Nationals are just one of seven Filipino teams which will compete in the women’s 3x3...
