Vice President Sara Duterte paid her last respects on Monday, Dec. 5, to former Chinese president Jiang Zemin who died of illness at age of 96. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) signs the condolence book for the late Chinese president Jiang Zemin during a visit to the Chinese Embassy in Manila on...
A fan club of Korean actor Kim Seon-ho of the hit dramas “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” and “Start-Up” donated to a non-government organization working to help the vulnerable sectors in Korea. Pebble of Hope, an NGO based on Gyeong-gi Province in South korea, announced on Dec. 5 that Kim...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in Metro Manila and Luzon Provinces as of December 3, 2022 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research on Monday, Dec. 5 observed a continuous increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila over the past week. In an update shared on social...
Manila Water Company continues to ramp up its water and wastewater service expansion program particularly in Rizal Province. In a statement, the firm said more than 7.4 million consumers in the East Zone of Metro Manila and Rizal Province now enjoy 24/7 clean and potable water supply because of its...
The second and most likely final Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will take place Monday, Dec. 5, the Manila Bulletin learned. (Unsplash) The site of the meeting will be the Manila...
TAKING CUES Everyone at the table watched how Israeli Ambassador Ilan Fluss ate the proper way, using his hands One of my biggest regrets in life was going to Israel in 2008 as a young, university student. Don’t get me wrong—I still think it was one of my most memorable trips ever. I got to...
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN arrived in Manila on Dec. 2 for their fan meeting. ENHYPEN landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 with fans waiting outside the airport. ENHYPEN at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (center, right) (Twitter, screenshots from @sofingers...
Metro Manila Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila rose again from the seven-day average of 264 cases on Nov. 24, to 411 cases as of Dec. 1, which means a weekly growth rate of 56 percent, according to the latest...
Project AMORsolo exhibit at The Manila Hotel Art Gallery (Photo by Richard Lo) “It is our way of thanking them for their support. In a way, it’s like giving back, and for the artwork, it’s just like going home,” shared Leslie Leshen Araujo, president and LAN (LEGO Ambassador Network)...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel speaks not only of correct teaching, but also of correct practice. The Gospel passage ends the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5–7. It is in these three chapters that the teachings of Jesus on discipleship can be found. Today’s Gospel clearly states that...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz-Araneta In case you have not heard of Our Lady of the Abandoned (Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados), she is the patroness of Santa Ana, the 6th district of Manila. Santa Ana used to be called Sapa, the capital of the Namayan kingdom that included Quiapo, San Pedro Macati, San...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza First chance I got close enough to chat with the 6’ 4”-tall San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora without standing on a chair, I asked, “How tall is Mrs. Zamora?” “Five-six,” he replied. “And my mom is five-eight.” Mayor Zamora has a new reason to be someone to...
