Human rights lawyer Harry Roque earned flak from netizens Tuesday after he posted on his blog gruesome photos of Jennifer Laude (born Jeffrey Laude), the Filipina transgender who was murdered inside a motel in Ologapo City early this month. Roque said his aim is to rebuff
Schools around the country will be celebrating this November the annual National Reading Month (check here the Department of Education’s school calendar for 2014-2015). This month-long occasion is usually spearheaded by the schools’ respective English Department. The designation of November as the National Reading Month was
The drama surrounding the relationship of Camarines Norte Gov. Edgardo Tallado and his estranged wife Josefina have received national attention in recent days. The saga began when the governor tearfully announced before the media over the weekend that his wife might have been kidnapped. That
United States Marine First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton has been tagged in the killing of Jeffrey Laude (alternately Jennifer Laude), a transgender resident of Olongapo City. While this case brings back memories of the infamous Subic rape case involving accuser Suzette Nicolas (identified publicly as
Alan Cayetano began hinting about a possible presidential run in 2016 even before he officially won a second term in the Senate last year. Speaking during the final campaign rally for his wife, Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano, the 44-year-old senator told the crowd: “Ayaw
A private video of two students from a top university in Metro Manila has gotten a lot of attention from netizens in recent days. The two students, identified by news blogs as AJ Ramos and Abby Santiaguel, are from Ateneo de Manila University. The video has
Today, October 5, marks the last day of the National Teachers Month (NTM) celebration here in the Philippines. As mandated by President Benigno Aquino’s Proclamation 242, activities related to the NTM should begin by September 5 and end by October 5, which had been declared