CEBU CITY – The Manila Bulletin Sketchfest made a successful return from a two-year hiatus with the staging of its Cebu leg on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the City Wing of SM Seaside Cebu here. TWO artists compete in the on-the-spot category of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest 2022 in Cebu City on...
Last Sept. 2, 2022, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) issued a resolution that ordered the Dindo Espeleta and Tonyboy Cojuangco-led group to cease and desist from involving themselves in connection with Okada Manila’s operations. PAGCOR, with the assistance of the...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Manila City Mayor Maria Sheila "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan on Thursday, Sept. 15, said the city government is adopting the national government's policy on the voluntary use of face masks in open spaces in the city. City Ordinance No. 8091 on the voluntary use of face masks in open...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The message of the cross is shocking both to the Jews and Greeks. A crucified Messiah as God’s agent of reconciling a lost world is a bizarre message, not “good news.” The cross can only be “good news” if its meaning is completely overturned. This was shown in the...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. summed up the results of his state visits to Indonesia and Singapore in his arrival speech: “I am proud to announce that we have signed and sealed a total of 10 letters of intent and 12 MOUs (memorandum of understandings) in the sectors of renewable energy, data...
By Roselynn Jane Villa Public relations practitioner and urban farmer Roselynn Jane Villa shares, in her own words, three lessons she learned from tending her rooftop garden. READ: Public relations practitioner shares how she started her rooftop garden in Manila Two pots of Greek basil that I just...
To welcome the traditional Chinese mid-autumn festival activities, the famous Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch in Binondo, Manila was lit up on Friday night, Sept. 9, reinvigorating the beauty of the capital’s Chinatown. Photo from Manila PIO Guests, visitors, and spectators gathered at the Plaza...
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has passed at 96. After several health-related scares over the past few years, there was something different with how her doctors’ concerns over her health were reported on Thursday, Sept. 8. BBC programming was halted then followed by a...
Fifteen minors believed to be used in cybersex crimes were rescued by joint teams from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday, Sept. 8. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos / Twitter DILG Secretary...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus teaches his disciples to stop judging and condemning (Lk 6:37). This should not be taken to mean that Jesus is doing away with courts of the Law or even with judging in the sense of evaluating people. What Jesus points to is condemnatory judgment, especially in interpersonal...
Two separate fires hit residential areas in Manila on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7. Fire at Villafojas St., in Tondo, Manila on Sept. 7, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Manila DRRMO) According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the fire on Villafojas St. in Tondo, hit the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” has a counterpart in Matthew’s “Sermon on the Mount” (5:1—7:27). Luke’s introductory portion consists of four blessings and four woes. The theme of beatitudes and woes is one of Luke’s central themes. Those who are favored by God are...
