Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the Duterte Administration is different from its predecessors because of how the present government helped break the cycle of neglect and exploitation Filipinos have supposedly experienced in the past. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin...
"Tapang at malasakit changed lives of Filipinos." This was how Communications Secretary Martin Andanar summarized in seven words the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) As President Duterte celebrates his 77th birthday on Monday, March 28, Andanar added another...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Harry Roque said that President Duterte's signature drug war should be continued by the next administration as it has reduced the crime rate in the country significantly. Senatorial candidate and former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (MANILA...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has promised to continue two specific 'legacy programs' of her father, the current President Duterte, if and when she wins in the elections. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from...
While people are raving about Kristen Stewart’s performance as Diana, Princess of Wales, in the movie “Spencer,” the same cannot be said on Netflix’s movie adaption of the Princess Diana Broadway musical, “Diana The Musical,” as it garnered multiple nominations at the Golden Raspberry...
Barbie Forteza Loyal viewers of GMA and Regal Entertainment’s hit primetime series "Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune" will have more reason to get hooked to their favorite soap as it moves to an earlier timeslot beginning Monday, Feb. 7, after "I Left My Heart in Sorsogon." Top-billed by Barbie...
David Chua For all the raves and critical acclaim heaped upon the trendsetting Kapuso primetime series, Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune, none could be prouder to be part of the stellar cast than Fil-Chinese actor David Chua. With such big names as Sunshine Cruz, Boots Anson-Roa, Maricel Laxa,...
The anime’s original producer, Toei Company, also expressed its excitement over the project. “The whole scale of the production is overwhelming. I think this is one of the biggest projects of GMA,” actor Miguel Tanfelix says in a featurette released on New Year’s Eve presenting a...
As it modernizes the naval fleet, the Philippine Navy (PN) has decommissioned two of its legacy ships which have been in service since the World War II. The Philippine Navy decommissions BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19) and BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20) on Dec. 10, 2021 after being in the PN service for 44...
Biography of former DBP chairman launched DEVELOPMENT BOOK At the book launching at the end of October were, from left, Butch Dalisay, Luis Juan L. Virata, and DBP president and chief executive officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa. State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently hosted the...
The Archdiocese of Cebu has launched the 500 Legacy Trees for 500 Years of Christianity program to help promote environmental care and protection. (Archdiocese of Cebu Facebook page) The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Environmental Concerns (CACEC) led the recent launching in line with Pope...
Celebrating a man who changed an institution—and the country—forever ‘O, Ilaw: The Life & Legacy of Leonides S. Virata’ When Leonides Virata, secretary of Commerce and Industry in 1969, and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) chairman 1970-1976, passed away at age 58 in 1976, he...