And the tortured writer When these writers, solitary creatures of the night burning the midnight oil, seek to satisfy their nocturnal cravings, what do they seek to fill up—their grumbling stomachs, their hollow minds, their aching hearts, their restless souls? Hunger is a form of loneliness, or...
DOH COVID-19 TRACKER/ JULY 23, 2022 The nation's total number of active Covid-19 cases has already increased to over 25,000 on Saturday, July 23. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, there are 25,743 people who are still sick with the viral disease nationwide. Another 3,604 new cases were recorded on...
The United States government cited the Philippine government for its relentless efforts in fully achieving the minimum standards against trafficking in persons (TIP) amidt the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, July 23....
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines -Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant people (CBCP-ECMI) expressed his support for the swift and safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers in Sri Lanka. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos...
After its successful showcase in Madrid, Spain, Kidlat Tahimik’s “Magellan, Marilyn, Mickey, and Padre Damaso: 500 Years of Conquistador Rock Stars” is on its way to the Philippines. Images from @ museoreinasofia /Instagram Earlier this week, the National Museum of the Philippines announced...
The embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes, AECID, and UN-OCHA collaborate on an exhibit that sounds alarm bells on climate change IMAGES OF DESTRUCTION The exhibit paints a clear picture of the tragedy and wreckage caused by Typhoon Rai As most of Western Europe grapples with a heatwave, the...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is funding Kiangan Mini Hydro Corporation (KMHC)'s P2.6-billion consolidation of three river systems into two renewable power projects in Ifugao. “DBP’s credit support to the Asin-Hungduan and Ibulao1 Mini Hydropower Projects demonstrates our...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez here was elected national chairperson of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP). BACOLOD City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez (3rd from left), along with other newly elected LCP officials, is sworn in by Interior and...
A new US Ambassador to the Philippines has arrived in Manila. MaryKay Carlson was welcomed by members of the US Embassy in the Philippines, including former Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Heather Variava, on Thursday night following consultations in Washington D.C. Photo courtesy of US Embassy in...
The new ambassador of the US to the Philippines has assured President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that he has "a reliable partner" in America in addressing issues involving trade, clean energy, marine resources and climate crisis. In a Presentation of Credentials to Marcos Jr. at the...
Volunteers from Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. recall their experiences in dealing with the parasite-caused disease VOLUNTEERISM REWARDED Laurensa Joldanero (front row, leftmost) and other volunteers conferred with the 2018 Dangal ng Bayan award given to those who have significantly improved the...
The Philippines is the most stressed and the second angriest and saddest country in Southeast Asia in 2021, according to a report conducted by global analytic firm Gallup. The Gallup Global Emotions Report measures "the world's emotional temperature" through extensive surveys and studies that...
