THE LEGAL FRONT (Part I) Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. Much has been aired and written on the standards to apply in choosing our new President. The simplest (and perhaps the most authoritative) could be those drawn from our Constitution’s direct demands, from the roles the President is...
Top officials in charge of the policies in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will meet on Monday, Feb, 14., to discuss the new alert level status in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 13. Año said...
Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal There’s an old proverb, if I may paraphrase, that says something about how it may be easy to lead a horse to water, but it’s an altogether different matter to make the horse drink. I was reminded of this as I read about how the pediatric COVID...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has yet to reach the endemic stage at this point in time. “For now, we cannot say that it is really at that state where we have this endemic,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press...
LDRs are easier now with these exclusive gift boxes, especially curated for the Love Month. Mithi & Co., a premium ecommerce gifting platform, launches exclusive gift boxes for Valentine’s Day, especially curated by Mithi & Co. gift experts to make gift giving easy, thoughtful, and fun....
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...
A taste of amore (part 2) Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus is a proverb by Roman comedian Terence in the early modern period (1450-1800), which loosely translates to “love cannot blossom without food and wine.” Like a man and a woman locked in an amorous embrace, food is inextricably tied to...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE In the world of newspapers and media, there are two sayings that are super-familiar in every news room or news-gathering agency; one is that ‘S_ _ _ sells’, and the second is ‘If it bleeds, it leads’. This stems from the sobering reality that when it comes to...
VIP New York Fashion Week Filipino designers took their creations to the next level as famous Hollywood stars and personalities wear their outfits during Red Carpet and other events. They become popular not only in the Philippines but abroad as well. Rojen Embol Morris Rojen Morris, a Mindanao...
While it has approved the progressive expansion of in-person learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that there will be no going back to “pure” face-to-face classes. (Photo from DepEd) “At this time and at this age, to say that there is no other way to learn but face-to-face should...
Will you ace this class? Time to hit the play button on your Taylor Swift playlist, re-watch “Miss Americana,” and learn again her creative process as New York University introduces a new course—and it’s all about the pop-country music artist’s body of work. Taylor Swift (Still from...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada welcomed on Friday, Feb. 4 incoming commissioner Atty. Ryan Alvin Acosta to the central human resource agency of the Philippine government. Senate President and Commission on Appointments (CA) Chairman Vicente C. Sotto III leads the...
