#MINDANAO John Tria ILIGAN CITY — Walking along the halls of a major shopping mall in this northern Mindanao city, I see a large art exhibit. What impressed me was that near the exhibit were restaurants that serve wonderful native food and a music store that offers a rather substantial...
And how one of the Seven Wise Men behind the 1935 Constitution tried—and failed—to bring it back home A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT A museum volunteer shows visitors Juan Luna's Spoliarium at the National Museum of Fine Arts In the Philippines, Filipino creativity is celebrated during the entire month of...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who served as his country’s president from 2001 to 2008, recently died in Dubai where he had been living in self-imposed exile since 2016. He was the first Pakistani head of state to visit...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Last Sunday’s column was about the importance of soft skills; and how, when coupled with hard, technical skills, the combination was what workforce solutions firms were looking for in top-rated work placement candidates. The consensus was that...
As this is still February, the Month of Love, let’s give importance to the central figure of it all, which is equally significant as your hopes, dreams, and feelings — your heart. The heart is the physical organ that needs no introduction, as science has not discovered any alternative for it....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Feb. 18, urged for solidarity, which he said would pave the way for a more progressive future in the country, during the Muslim Filipino community’s observance of Al Isra Wal Mi'raj or The Night Journey and Ascension of the Prophet...
The Spartans prevailed over the combined forces of the G2 Army and Agents. The 300 team (Photo from Rumble Royale) The 300 gave G2 Blacklist a rude welcome to the Wild Rift scene, essaying a dominant 2-0 sweep of the newly formed squad in the upper bracket of the PH qualifier for the first season...
Be catalysts for change. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, a lawyer and President of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), recieves a token of appreciation from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) National President Burt Estrada (right) and IBP Davao City President Maceste...
It looks like the time of setting aside a whole day just to register motor vehicles and renew driver’s licenses will soon be history. On Feb. 14, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) launched a program for the online renewal of vehicle registration. The onset of information technology and the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I have heard this term countless times, and much more frequently recently in podcasts and vlogs. With all that has happened in this world in the past few years, and in a moment of introspecting, I decided to ponder upon this thought further. Much more so recently, I have...
SENIOR BYAHERO Ever since I retired, I did many things that I never thought I will do. One of them was during my recent visit to Obando, and doing its famous fertility dance. I was not asking Santa Clara to give me a child, but it was more of dance of gratitude for giving me the strength to do many...
Members of Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman held their first-ever Oblation Run after a 2-year halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic on Friday, Feb. 17 at the UP Diliman campus, Quezon City. "Members of the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity (APO) participate...
