Scholarship program for women engineers The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has awarded 18 female college students from different universities with scholarship grants that will help them pursue their dreams of becoming professional electrical engineers. The scholarship will cover the expenses of the...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna distributed on Friday, Dec. 30, grocery packs and cash assistance to families affected by the fire incident in Barangay 388, Manila last Dec. 29. The Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) has already registered 424 affected families or 1,574...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has donated P1 million for the victims of flash flood in Mindanao. “Help is on the way to our friends in flood affected areas,” Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said Friday. Huang said the embassy partnered with a foundation to extend support and...
EDITORS DESK ROBERT REQUINTINA Looks like the people are finally heading back to movie theaters! Acting Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Romando “Don” Artes revealed that the ongoing 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival is a certified box-office hit in terms of...
2022 emerged as the year that people started returning to their normal lives after the Covid-19 pandemic. This included those in the entertainment industry, which was crippled by the pandemic as restrictions were imposed. In the Philippines, this year saw the resumption of in-person events such as...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Six persons died while four others were hurt in a fire that gutted more than 50 houses and rendered 500 families homeless at 1003 Labor Compound, Arlegui Street in Quiapo, Manila, on Thursday, Dec. 29. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the fatalities as Rul Daniel...
American rock band Saosin will be touring Manila next year. Pulp Live World together with Skesh Entertainment announced that the “Saosin Asia Tour 2023 Live in Manila” will be held on March 26 at Skydome at SM City North EDSA. American rock ban Saosin (Saosin) Saosin will hold a show in Manila...
Caritas Manila FB The Caritas Manila is appealing for donations to help those affected by the recent flooding in Misamis Occidental. “Caritas Manila calls for donations to provide relief and rehabilitation assistance to our brothers and sisters in Misamis Occidental who were affected by the...
K-pop boy band Treasure will be holding their first solo concert in the Philippines. YG Entertainment announced on Dec. 28 that Treasure, now composed of 10 members, will hold their “2023 Treasure Tour: Hello” in Manila on April 15 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Treasure (MAMA Awards) The...
Metro Manila (UNSPLASH / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila's air temperature dipped to 20.5 degrees Celsius (°C) on Wednesday, Dec. 28, making it the coldest day so far since the start of the 2022-2023 northeast monsoon or "amihan" season. Based on the data of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Luke and Matthew narrate their respective versions of the Infancy Narrative. Compared to Luke’s version, which is characterized by a joyous tone, the Matthean Infancy Narrative tells of the struggles of the Holy Family and of all those who are related to them, like the innocents...
A motorcycle rider was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) after hitting two minors and firing a gun while evading arrest in Malate district on Sunday, Dec. 25. The police identified the suspect as Norberto de Chavez, a delivery rider and resident of San Andres St., Malate...
