The confectionery wonderland becomes a place full of nightmares with a killer on the loose After spending Halloween cooped up in our home in the past years, we are definitely in need of major “revenge scaring.” If you and your friends are on the hunt for something to do this spooky season,...
Amid temptations of substance abuse, rebellion, and extremism that face today’s Filipino youth, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Oct. 26, called on the Church to shape the minds of the youth and guide them toward the “right path” as she vouched for the...
Netflix Philippines invited Filipino Evers and Nevers to a grand soiree Just in time for the spooky season, Netflix Philippines gathered Filipino Evers and Nevers to a grand event celebrating the release of its newest film “The School for Good and Evil,” last Oct. 21 at the Enderun Tent in...
A progressive youth group on Thursday, Oct. 20, underscored anew the urgent need to include labor rights as a mandatory subject in the Senior High School (SHS) curriculum regardless of the strand. (DepED file photo) “As the promise of employment remains attractive to our youth, it is their lack...
To provide free cloud computing training to youth pursuing a career in tech, YouthWorks collaborated with AWS re/Start to offer free cloud skills training to young Filipinos. (Photo from Pixabay) YouthWorks PH is a private-sector driven youth employability program of the United States Agency for...
The Philippines’ first edition of the hit drag reality competition show definitely took us to the moon Like all things, everything must come to an end. After running for two months, the maiden season of “Drag Race Philippines” has crowned its first Filipino drag superstar. Out of the 12...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed support for scholarship opportunities for Filipino youth. (Photo from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) On its Facebook page, DepEd posted announcements for scholarships that Filipino learners can apply for such as the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and...
To hone the reading skills of Pasig City’s youth, the local government and the Schools Division Office (SDO) launched on Friday, Sept. 30, the “Home Reading Library” program wherein over 722,000 storybooks were procured for kinder to third grade learners. Photo from Pasig PIO Some students...
An advocacy group expressed optimism that the government will double down on equipping the youth with the proper skills to become productive members of society. (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We support the administration’s push to provide learners with the right skills...
There is a special person in every person’s life who goes by the name of “teacher.” Some met that special person in nursery school, most in elementary and high school, others in college. The memory of a special teacher comes around when there is a need to provide a solution to a problem, like...
Literacy is literally life, as one’s ability to read and write translates to the rise and fall of opportunities in life. An illiterate person, no matter his or her other skills, will be at a disadvantageous position. He or she will be left behind in a world that is increasingly dominated by...
It’s a 'no' for Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez when it comes to the proposal of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to start offering online lotto. (LOTTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The veteran lawmaker from Mindanao said that making gambling accessible online would make it...
