Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS member J-Hope will be releasing his solo album. Big Hit Music announced on June 25 that J-Hope’s solo album will be titled “Jack In The Box.” BTS' J-Hope (Big Hit Music) “We would like to announce the release of ‘Jack In The Box,’ J-Hope’s solo...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS surprised fans on June 14 when they announced that they are taking a break from group activities and focus on solo endeavors but emphasized that they are not disbanding. BTS debuted in 2013 and have been working non-stop as a group. Now they will focus on...
charlie gorayeb By Charlie Gorayeb Charlie Gorayeb The country’s real estate industry has good reasons to hope that the country’s housing backlog now affecting some 6.7 million poor families will receive higher priority in the next six years under the administration of President-elect Ferdinand...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD An SVD missionary in one of the Pacific Islands related how surprised he was one day to be visited in his parish by a woman carrying a handful of sand. “Do you know what this is?” she asked. “It looks like sand," replied the missionary. “What does this all...
A mobile application that allows voters to guard their votes in the May 9 elections was launched Friday, April 22, and will be used for the first time by opposition coalition 1Sambayan. (Photo courtesy of 1Sambayan) Voters and poll watchers will be able to upload photos of election returns and send...
Conti’s Bakeshop and Restaurant, known for its mouthwatering cakes, dessert, and savory meals, collaborates with a non-government organization to spread hope and delight to Filipino families living in off-grid communities. While many people turned their lights off in observance of Earth Hour,...
Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson and assistant secretary Celine Pialago believes that her party-list, the Frontliners Ang Bida Party-list, is gaining ground among voters with just over two weeks to go before the May 9 polls. Frontliners Ang Bida Party-list...
Despite the grueling campaign season, Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, April 18, reminded her volunteers and supporters not to lose hope as there are only 19 days left before the May 9 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo waves to the crowd of supporters during the Marinduque People’s...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Easter Sunday and the Resurrection of our Lord has always signified new hope; and how a better ‘second life’ can await those who have the faith. How exactly the Easter bunny and Easter eggs entered the equation is a story unto itself, driven by...
How can a tribe protect its 100-hectare ancestral domain? It’s a dream too big to reach for a tribe whose members are small farmers, each struggling to provide daily sustenance to their families, with a few of them on the way to leaving the land to seek jobs in the big cities. But hope – and a...
A mother will bring light to the Filipino nation this coming May elections. This was the closing statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, April 3, during the second presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila in Pasay...
The Covid-19 outlook for the country continues to improve significantly. For the period April 1 to 15 including the Holy Week observance, Metro Manila and 198 other areas nationwide have been placed under the least restrictive Alert Level 1. This is more than four times greater than the 48 areas...
