Sam Smith, rapper Future both released new materials, recently. Sam has a new single out titled “Love Me More.” The multi-awarded “Stay With Me” singer’s new song is a minimalist affair. A basic beat, rhythm guitar stabs and some layered backing vocals is all what Sam Smith needs to put...
WALA LANG Even before the last galleon sailed in 1815, the Spanish colonial government had begun to explore ways to achieve economic growth. Spain itself had fallen behind other European countries and was seeking ways to stimulate economic and intellectual development. Among other things, the...
Malacañang encouraged Filipinos to participate in this year's Earth Hour, an annual global movement that aims to raise awareness to protect nature and save our home planet. View of Makati City during night time. (Photo by Sean Yoro on Unsplash) "Let us switch off all non-essential lights tonight...
This coming Earth Hour 2022 celebration highlights the need to be decisive for the coming national elections. Filipinos must choose leaders who will actively respond to the dual challenge of climate change and biodiversity loss in the next six years. The World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines’...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma How important are the coming elections in shaping the future of the nation? An election could change the course that a country will take for an entire generation. Consider the snap elections held on Feb. 7, 1986. Recall that this event sparked a massive wave of protest...
Once an art form that is hidden in the dim lights of the night bars, drag has been a phenomenon that is taking nations by storm one amazing death drop at a time. Here in the Philippines, Filipino drag artists use their craft not only to bring to light the issues surrounding the LGBTQIA+ community,...
You’ll see the magic unfold right before your eyes The year I entered college was when dial-up modems were introduced, and when I started playing Dune—thanks to my younger brother who installed it in our personal computer with a pack of 3.5 floppy diskettes. It was my first taste of playing an...
A WORLD METAVERSALLY CONNECTED Will there be a need for ambassadors in a future without borders Back in November, the Caribbean nation of Barbados announced that they would be opening its first embassy in the metaverse, Decentraland. The island nation’s decision to build a digital diplomatic...
The Department of Education (DepEd) made an open call for the submission of studies on future learning spaces for Filipino students. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones invited experts and stakeholders to participate in creating an integrated...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid I guess it is either because I have been in isolation for so long a time, or because I have been spending more time than I should watching Netflix, that I find myself reflecting on questions of future survival. We all realize that even after Covid-19, we could...
Protecting communities and forests through coffee GREEN CAFFEINE Explore and wander Nespresso's limited edition Gifts of the Forest Nespresso partnered up with Colombian fashion designer Johanna Ortiz to introduce a limited-edition Festive coffee range this season. The collection, known as Gifts of...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid With the current challenges facing democracy and press freedom worldwide with trends towards autocratization and government manipulation of media, it is time to shift our attention to this continuing erosion of democracy. This is shown in the growing...
