The month-long celebration of Filipino food and culinary heritage was launched at the Manila Metropolitan Theatre last Tuesday, championing the theme, “*Pagkaing Sariling Atin, Mahalin at Pagyamanin.”* As per the Proclamation No. 469 s. 2018, April is declared “Filipino Food Month'' or...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it would respect the move of the Office of the Ombudsman to place some of its officials under preventive suspension for their involvement in the alleged irregularities in the procurement of Covid-19 supplies with Pharmally Pharmaceutical. "The Department of Health...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has certified as urgent the bill creating the country’s own Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which would institutionalize the government’s response to pandemics and other public health emergencies. In a statement on Thursday, March...
For the forthcoming Easter season, The Manila Hotel, in partnership with Manila Bulletin, brings back HATCH—a one-of-a-kind showcase of artfully crafted Easter eggs. Displayed as a focal point of the Grand Lobby of the hotel, guests will be treated to a delightful display of novel collaboration...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, concerns were raised over the reported slide in the ranking of our country in terms of the average “intelligence” of our population based on the metrics called “intelligence quotient” or IQ. This was apparently triggered by some posts on social media which...
Gospel • John 5:17-30 Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason they tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God. Jesus answered and said to them,...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Many know me as a public servant and an entrepreneur. I spent 21 years of my life in government serving both as Senate President and Speaker of Representatives, accomplishments which I am extremely proud of. And I have been an entrepreneur all my life — starting with the time...
One hundred outstanding practitioners of the accounting profession were honored last week with the Centenary Award of Excellence to celebrate the 100th year since the enactment of the Accountancy Act of 1923 by the Philippine legislature on March 17, 1923. This law provided for the creation of the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is giving guarantee to the grid integration of more than 13,000 megawatts of new renewable energy (RE) capacities to be on commercial stream in the next three years. That had been the assurance given by Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina L. Guevara when she laid...
Part 2 of the Korean revenge drama “The Glory,” starring Song Hye-kyo, continued to captivate viewers worldwide as it stayed on the No. 1 spot for the second straight week. Netflix released its latest weekly Global Top 10 for the most viewed TV shows and movies covering the period March 13 to...
One of the leading men of blockbuster releases in the 1990s such as *George of the Jungle* (1997) and the *Mummy* trilogy (1999 to 2008), Brendan Fraser was absent for nine long years in Hollywood. “I started in this business 30 years ago, and things, they didn’t come easily to me. There was a...
FINDING ANSWERS It was nothing short of extraordinary when, for the first time ever, the most coveted acting award was given to an Asian. It certainly was history in the making as the amazing and very inspiring Malaysian-born Michelle Yeoh won last week the Academy Award for Best Actress. “For...
