Citing “a new chapter of public service,” Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Saturday, Dec. 24, called on Filipinos to contribute to nation-building in an aim “to build a stronger nation” and uplift the lives of everyone. Vice President Sara Duterte (OVP photo) In her...
On the eve of Christmas, the rush to find the perfect gifts and the most delicious food for Noche Buena comes to a halt. Filipinos will gather with their loved ones to celebrate the meaning of Christmas, continuing traditions that were temporarily halted during the pandemic or creating new rituals...
The 10 family members killed in a fire incident that gutted down a residence in Muntinlupa City died of ‘asphyxia by suffocation’, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) City Fire Marshal supt. Eugene Briones said Monday, Dec. 19. Asphyxia is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen,...
HIGHER LOVE The author at 5,000 meters (15,000 ft.) above sea level, raising a DIY Philippine flag The other night, we had some friends over for dinner. School is out and many of our friends are going away on holiday so we decided to hold a final catch up with our kids with us before we go our own...
Megastar Sharon Cuneta was happy to share with fans a photo of her family recently. It was taken during the birthday celebration of her and Kiko Pangilinan's eldest daughter, Kakie. Her caption read: "Yaaaaay!!! Family pic!!! First in a loooong time!!!" In another post, Sharon greeted Kakie. "Happy...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) cited some gains in making family planning methods more accessible to Filipinos—ten years after the passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 or the RH law. More Filipinos have used family planning methods based on the 2022...
Nineteen (19) senators have signed the committee report endorsing the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill which mandates the government to address all forms of discrimination and violence on the basis of SOGIESC. “I am ecstatic that...
P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon warned against the creation of the controversial P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) by the Marcos administration, likening it to the mythical Tallano gold said to be in possession of the Marcos family. P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rep....
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is keen on inviting members of the Philippines’ Aviation Security Command (AVSECOM) to shed light on the human trafficking of Filipinos into Myanmar. The matter of inviting members of the AVSECOM to the Senate’s probe...
Dedicates post to her second child and daughter "Happy Birthday to you, my lovey, my Dollett! I am so proud to call you my baby girl! I love you for who you are," mom Chesca Kramer posted on her personal Instagram account. Cheka Kramer with birthday girl Scarlett She followed her lengthy post with...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) joined other progressive groups in seeking a “family living wage” amid rising rising costs of basic commodities in the Philippines. “We will benefit from the increase in workers’ wages because their ability...
Rowena Guanzon of P3PWD Party-list has two weaknesses: pictures and big Christmas trees. Rowena Guanzon (2nd from right) poses with a family in front of a Christmas tree (Twitter) Guazon, defender of persons with disabilities' (PWD) rights and a former Commission on Elections (Comelec)...