LANDSCAPE More accurately, it has been six centuries, but if you start counting from 1953 when the Philippine Legation opened in Mexico City, it is indeed a 70-year relationship, a Platinum anniversary the legation was elevated to an embassy on July 25, 1961, and in 1964, Mexico and the Philippines...
HOTSPOT Straight from the quiet time of Holy Week, tempers exploded on Twitter after somebody lamented that Metro Manila supposedly had “no culture” compared with other metropolitan centers abroad. The fury was completely understandable because “culture” refers generally to a people’s...
LANDSCAPE Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, astronomer and polymath declared that the earth revolves around an immovable sun and not the other way around. In the 15th century, that was definitely heretical because it contradicted what was written in the Holy Scriptures. Poor Galileo was almost...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Tuesday, April 11 that it aims to train around 2,000 fisherfolk in the municipalities of Mindoro which were affected by the recent oil spill. In coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), TESDA said...
HOTSPOT Holy Week used to present an opportunity for total rest of the senses and contemplation. If one would not attend church services, or is simply far from the loud and ardent singing of the Pasyon at the neighborhood Pabasa, one could really take a pause from everything. No TV and radio, and...
LANDSCAPE Malaya, Philippines, Indonesia–MAPHILINDO– was formed in Manila by virtue of an eponymous declaration signed in 1963 by Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman of the Federation of Malaya, President Diosdado Macapagal of the Republic of the Philippines and President Sukarno of the Republic...
A passenger expressed disappointment recently via social media against an airline company which supposedly "off-loaded" their group to accommodate what she described as a "celebrity family." Several netizens reacted to the post, initiating a guessing game of sorts as to the identity of the supposed...
HOTSPOT As a son of a public school teacher and also a graduate of public schools, I fully support ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro. I’m pretty sure many do so too, considering that she has 25 years of teaching experience and a record as a globally-recognized leader of teachers. It would be hard...
Former honchos of ABS-CBN's talent arm Star Magic Johnny "Mr. M" Manahan and Mariole Alberto recently got together with some stars. Those who graced the reunion were the likes of Heart Evangelista, Jericho Rosales, Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Maja Salvador, Diether Ocampo, and Kyle...
LANDSCAPE When the USA sneezes, the world catches a bad cold, tectonic plates shift figuratively and tsunamis hurl destructive forces on faraway shores. That is because the United States of America has been the insurmountable world power since Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin and Franklin D....
De La Salle’s Leila Cruz will likely be out for the rest of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury she sustained in their second-round win over National University last March 25. Cruz had to be carried out of the court after a non-contact fall in the first set of the...
The Ramil De Jesus-coached De La Salle tries to continue its perfect run when it meets Far Eastern University in the second round of the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday, March 29, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The Lady Spikers (8-0), who carry much momentum...
