According to the guidelines set by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA), President Benigno Aquino III should be able to confer the Order of National Artist recognition to chosen individuals preferably by June 11 (June 12 is set aside for the Independence Day festivities
In our previous post, we outlined factors that led to Fernando Poe Jr.’s (FPJ) narrow loss to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the 2004 presidential elections. First is his inability to present a clear platform of governance to the electorate. There’s also the failure of his camp
Call it Senator Grace Poe’s own version of “Throwback Wednesday.” The first-term senator delivered her first-ever privilege speech last May 28, attacking former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for allegedly robbing her father, the late actor Fernando Poe Jr., of victory during the
Voter registration for the 2016 national and local elections may have just began early this month, but the jockeying for votes is already underway. Take a look at Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano won his second term last year, getting the third highest number of
The feud featuring music legend Freddie Aguilar and his 17-year-old partner Jovie on one side and his estranged daughter Maegan Aguilar on the other has apparently spilled over the social media. As of May 26, Ka Freddie’s controversial sister, singer and author Marlene Aguilar, has joined the fray, siding with
In an exclusive report published May 24, entertainment website Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP) featured an interview with businesswoman Emy Madrigal. She claims to have been in a relationship with singer Sheryn Regis. According to Madrigal, she came to know Regis through a pamangkin (We are
Filipinos all over the world will be celebrating the Philippines’ 116th Independence Day on June 12, Thursday. As mandated in President Benigno Aquino III’s Proclamation 655, June 12 is one of the country’s 10 national holidays for 2014. And given the date’s historical significance, it
Rizal province will be marking its 113th foundation anniversary this June 11, Wednesday. The day has been declared a special non-working holiday in the said Southern Luzon province through Proclamation 762, which was signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa last May 7. Access the full text
Nothing can be sadder for a mother than seeing the daughter she nurtured inside her body for nine months die just two days after she gave birth to it. That’s what happened in the case of Andrea Rosal, daughter of Ka Roger Rosal, the spokesperson of
With just two weeks left before the start of school year 2014-2015 in most schools, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has released its list of suggested retail prices (SRP) for basic school supplies. The department published the price list through its website, adding that