If elected president, Vice President Leni Robredo plans on equipping Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), modernizing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and enforcing the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States. Vice...
Melissa de Leon Joseph and family Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) still rank as one of the top 10 leading causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality in the Philippines, according to a Philippine Heart Center Journal. Its incidence of 5-10/1,000 live births is high among children with congenital...
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David led the national consecration of Filipino families to St. Joseph on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (Screengrab Diocese of Kalookan FB) Held at the San Roque Cathedral in...
Photo from PHILSPADA Facebook page Filipino tanker Ariel Alegarbes splashed his way to the country’s first gold medal in the Asian Youth Paralympic Games in Bahrain Friday, Dec. 3. Alegarbes clocked 1 minute and 1.96 seconds to capture the gold in the 100-meter butterfly S14 multiclass for boys...
A "poltical exercise". Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former Senator Bongbong Marcos (Photo from Mayor Inday Sara Duterte's Facebook) Such was the simple description given by Malacañang to the much-ballyhooed consolidation of support between former presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Joseph...
With Joseph Morong, Adrian Ayalin and friends My eight-year stint as TV news reporter (ages ago!) is special to me because aside from it opened doors for me in the media industry, it also introduced me to colleagues who became my friends like Adrian Ayalin of ABS-CBN and Joseph Morong of GMA. (pero...
An association of Catholic men called Men of St. Joseph- Philippines (MOSJ-P) will be officially launched in all parishes across the country on Dec. 8. St. Joseph (CBCP file photo) Formed to spread the devotion to St. Joseph, the launching will also coincide with the National Consecration of...
Estranged half-brothers former Senators Jinggoy Estrada and JV Ejercito are expected to be included in the senatorial slate reportedly being finalized by Partidong Federalismo ng Pilipinas Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Senators Jinggoy JV Marcos will attempt to put an end to the animosity...
The Magsasaka Partylist seeks anew to represent farmers and fisherfolk in the House of Representatives, hoping to continue to pursue a legislative agenda that would protect and ensure the welfare of its constituents. Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat, Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat will...
Kapamilya actor Joseph Marco celebrated his 33rd birthday posing in the buff. He went on to post the said picture on social media going on to garner huge attention. "Year 33," his caption read. Local stars like RK Bagatsing, EA Guzman, Ria Atayde, Rufa Mae Quinto, Sofia Andres, and Yam Concepcion...
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to compel the Commission on Elections to extend for one month the registration of voters originally scheduled to end on Thursday, Sept. 30. House of Representatives plenary With all 193 congressmen present at the...
Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat on Friday, Sept. 17 decried as illegal government’s decision to transfer the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Finance. Sugarcane farmers In a press statement, Cabatbat said various farmers...
