HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL On Nov. 24, 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH) at Arca South, Taguig. AC Health, a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation is responsible for the new hospital; and on hand during the...
Now that it’s the beloved holiday season, venues from all over the nation have put up their grandest displays to show their love for Christmas. Each place tries to dazzle and amaze all that would pass through their halls. We’ve gathered up the best-looking festive locations for you and the...
Researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) gently remind the public to thoroughly wash and cook market-bought fresh vegetables and seafood to prevent parasite-related health issues. Photo credit to Unsplash. Based on the study's findings, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) emerges...
Fr. Efren Esmilla, a priest from Nagcarlan in Laguna, has been named auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Photo from CBCP / ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA In a statement released on Saturday, Dec. 9, the 61-year-old joined priests Keith Chylinski and Christopher Cooke, who are...
It’s feeling a lot more like Christmas for consumers, and one of their early gifts will be big-time rollback at the pumps next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry players, the price of diesel will have sizeable reduction of P1.65 to P2.05 per liter;...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The life of the Israelites, like most of the people, was bound to the cycle of the seasons. Harvest time was the time to rejoice and to make pilgrimage to God in Jerusalem to thank him for his providence. The harvest often symbolizes God’s last judgment (Is 9:2-3; Hos...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS It is the second of week of December – Christmas is truly here again! Though to be honest it sounds quite redundant saying that given that we Filipinos have been celebrating since September came around. I write this on a long haul flight en route back to Manila from a...
KEEPING CLASSICAL MUSIC ALIVE Members of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) posing in front of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Photo Rodel Valiente) Has there ever been a classical musician more known than Ludwig van Beethoven? Beethoven has long been credited as one of the...
Defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), dementia is an umbrella term for a variety of conditions that impede memory, cognitive functioning, and the ability to carry out everyday activities. Dementia is a neurodegenerative condition caused by a range of illnesses and injuries to the brain;...
REFLECTIONS TODAY On Dec. 8, 1854, with the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX officially pronounced the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception that states that even at the first moment of her existence, Mary was free of the condition of original sin, which is the inheritance of...
The Philippine design economy generated P2.9 trillion in turnover, contributed P1.2 trillion in gross value added (GVA) and generated 705,000 jobs in 2020, thus accounting for 6.6 percent of the national GVA and 1.8 percent of total national employment, according to the “Making Design...
Japan is extending P13.27 million-worth of grant projects that will benefit three local government units in the Philippines as part of Tokyo's strategic partnership with Manila for sustainable and inclusive growth. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Wednesday, Dec. 6,...
