The several months of isolation due to the health crisis has resulted in an increasing number of budding home gardeners. Gardening, for some, serves as a coping mechanism and stress reliever, while for others, it is a source of income that tides them over amid the difficulties that the pandemic has...
Back when we were younger — me with my waistline still there and Mr. Icban with a little bit more hair. My grief over the passing of our Editor-in-Chief (EIC) par excellence Mr. Crispulo “Jun” Icban, Jr., is akin to that of losing your own family member. While I am nursing a broken heart, I...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said the new concession agreement (CA) between the Philippine government and Manila Water Company, Inc will be beneficial to all — the government, the public, and the Ayala-led east zone concessionaire. Speaking for the first time since...
In Bauang, La Union, you’ll find Climasenrose Grape Farm, a 3000sqm grapes farm owned by Rosendo Calica, 73, who has been into grape farming since the ‘80s. Over the years, he has extended and shared this love for farming with his three children: Clifford Calica, 44, full-time farmer, Rosemarie...
It is the most difficult times that make us fall hard and rise stronger. Climasenrose Farm in Bauang, La Union is a thriving grapes farm that has experienced hitting the bottom before reaping the rewards of its success today. The farm first came into existence in the 1980s. Due to financial...
Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla A focused mind and team support became the key ingredients for the Laguna Heroes in clinching the historic first Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All Filipino Conference crown at the expense of the Camarines Soaring Eagles recently. Grandmaster...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno We in the city of Manila are indeed very fortunate and still blessed to be ahead of so many challenges being hurled our way by the ongoing pandemic. Last March 25, I signed Ordinance 8739...
The Manila City government has resumed its vaccination rollout for people with comorbidities ages 18 to 59 years old today, April 3. The Manila City government has resumed its vaccination rollout for people with comorbidities ages 18 to 59 years old on April 3. (Manila Public Information Office...
The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS), released a microsite that features academic resources on environmental conservation and climate literacy that the public and private institutions can use for their classes. It involves lesson...
In Madrid, Spain lies a 1.5-hectare farm managed and owned by Filipinos. Ghie, as she prefers to be called, 50, and her husband Ramon, 65, manage businesses in different industries: real estate, retail, and agriculture. The couple invested in these sectors both in the Philippines and Spain. ...
Visiting these two cities in the same week opens a window into the gradual opening of the Filipino mind from Old-World to New-World ideals and worldview Photos by Jules Vivas TOWN OF FERDINAND Calle Crisologo in Vigan My last international travel before COVID-19 wreaked havoc and summarily put the...
James Reid proves he could stand alone as an artist, not just one half of the JaDine love team. On Instagram, the actor-singer posted a video of  him performing Manila Grey's "Backhouse Ballin'" as shown via a huge digital billboard at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. View this post...
