The agency of the security guard involved in the viral “Sampaguita vendor” video said he has apologized for his action but remains employed on off-detail while the investigation into the incident is ongoing. On Monday, Jan. 20, the security guard, together with representatives from his agency,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) issued a memorandum order to remind security personnel to adhere to professional conduct and ethical standards when performing their duties in the wake of an incident where a security guard was caught in a viral video kicking a young girl selling sampaguita...
The girl vendor being ejected by the security guard from the mall. The Mandaluyong City Police on Friday, Jan. 17, belied claims that the young female sampaguita vendor who went viral on social media after being ejected from a mall by a security guard is a member of a crime syndicate. The police...
Centro Escolar University (CEU) is set to stage its annual Sampaguita Interlude, a cherished tradition that marks the transition from student to graduate. This year, the event will be held on July 17, 2024, for the Manila campus and July 18, 2024, for the Makati campus at the CEU North...
LAGUNA – The city government hopes to boost its local sampaguita industry through the revival of Sampaguita Festival on Monday, May 1. The opening ceremony was led by Mayor Art Mercado with Laguna Gov. Ramil Hernandez, Vice Governor Karen Agapay, and Board Member Bong Bejasa. Photo courtesy of...
It's February! Here are the Philippine agricultural festivals to look forward to for this month. Kagang Festival | Dapitan City, Zamboanga Kagang, or mud crab, celebrated by the locals of Dapitan City at the Kagang Festival. (Bhny / Wikimedia) Dapitan City’s Kagang Festival started way back in...
The Quezon City government launched on Thursday, Nov. 24, a city-wide rescue and reach-out operation for child laborers, medicants (beggars) and street dwellers in the city. The reach-out operation was led by the Task Force Sampaguita headed by Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and composed of...
House Strategic Intelligence Committee Chairperson Rep. Johnny Pimentel has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to lift suspension of oil and gas drilling activities in the Recto Bank, also known as the Reed Tablemount. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) This, following the total...
WALA LANG Alone with his flock in a meadow high above the hamlet he called home, a small boy with blue-green eyes sat dreaming of what lay beyond the peaks that surrounded his world. The boy’s papa once took him to the lowlands where he saw the boundless sea, heard screeching seagulls,...
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, the chairperson of the House strategic intelligence committee, said that the slated deep-water drilling in the Sampaguita gas discovery is expected to forcefully assert the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea. “We are counting on Forum...
It supports Filipina farmers, too! Images from Proclamation Gin website If there is one flower that best represents Filipinas, it would be the sampaguita. The flower's simplicity reflects their humble beauty, while its intoxicating scent echoes their strength and resilience. Those are the things...
By Neil Ramos and Vanne Elaine Terrazola Maria Azucena Vera-Perez Maceda, “Manay Ichu” to most, passed away today, Sept. 7. Maria Azucena Vera-Perez Maceda (FDCP / MANILA BULLETIN) She succumbed to cardio respiratory failure in a Quezon City hospital, her family said in a statement. She was 77....
