Truth to tell, I like Filipinas. There’s elegance to it, not to mention nostalgia. But I’ve never used it to refer to my country. I’d hear it in old, rare, trilingual Filipino movies, in which the characters would speak in Filipino, American English, and a smattering of Spanish. I was born...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated over 70 stranded residents in areas of Bagac and Pilar in Bataan due to massive flooding caused by southwest monsoon or “habagat” on Thursday, July 29. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated over 70 stranded residents in...
The beaches in La Union, the coves in Zambales, the cold breeze in Baguio, the sea of clouds in Sagada, and the Spanish colonial town in Vigan—these are some of the reasons why we frequent the North. Little did we know that just before these long-hour-drive destinations is a hidden gem filled...
A fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati on Friday afternoon (June 25), affecting some 50 families, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. (TXTFIRE PHILIPPINES Facebook page) The fire started at an old two-story house on Washington Street at 1:39 p.m. It reached...
The birthdate of Philippine revolution propagandist Marcelo H. Del Pilar every August 30 of each year will be commemorated as the National Press Freedom Day under a bill passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The legislative chamber registered on Wednesday, June 2 a...
Fort Pilar Energy Inc., which is the winning buyer of the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility, is a new company that currently has investment of P5.0 billion for 100-megawatt hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Zamboanga Peninsula, according to asset-seller Power...
Filipino firm Fort Pilar Energy Inc. emerged as the winning buyer of the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility with P3.123 billion price offer – the divestment process of which was through a negotiated deal consummated on Friday (May 7). State run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities...
Two zones in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati were placed under a three-day lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the community, Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay announced on Saturday (March 13). (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Makati City spokesperson Don Camiña said around 300 individuals are...
Broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas treated her children Pepe and PIlar with simple birthday party food as they turned two years old today, Feb. 12. On Instagram, Korina shared snaps of the simple birthday celebration for her kids. "Balloons and cake lang solve na! ?? " said Korina. "The thing about...
Pepe and Pilar Roxas Popular broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas has revealed that she and her husband former Senator Mar Roxas II wanted their twins to get down and dirty to nature. Korina and Mar believe that doing so would make the resistance of their children Pepe and Pilar stronger. "Pappi likes...
Hollywood star Rob Schneider announced on Instagram Jan. 13 that his Filipino mother, Pilar Monroe Schneider, has passed away. Schneider, star of the hit comic films "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" and "The Hot Chick," paid tribute to his mom who was a World War II survivor from the Philippines....
Since the birth of their fraternal twins, both Mar Roxas and Korina Sanchez have shown their followers how hands on they are in taking care of them. Turning two years old by February 2021, Korina has already started teaching them the alphabet with the use of the tablet. Though some experts...
