The Philippines will be observing its 117th annual Independence Day this June 12. This day has been declared a regular holiday all over the country as stipulated in President Benigno Aquino III’s Proclamation 831, which was released last July. Since the said day falls on a
The story of Liam Madamba, an 18-year-old student from the British School-Manila (BSM) who committed suicide last February, is back in the news this week following his mother’s testimony during a Senate hearing. He was a 13th grader (a scholar at that!) and would have been
Now serving his seventh non-consecutive term as the Mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo Duterte has long earned a national reputation for his iron-fist approach to criminality. In 2002, he was even described in a Time Magazine article as “The Punisher.” His tough guy image is bolstered
Last week, a picture of the table of contents of a recently-released Filipino textbook went viral on social media. According to the book, the Epic of Gilgamesh came from Egypt though it’s from the former Mesopotamia while the mega-popular Harry Potter book series is included
This time six years ago, then-Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas III launched his first infomercial for his long-anticipated 2010 presidential bid. The 30-second ad shows Roxas riding a pedicab driven around by a young boy. Upon hearing the boy’s life grievances, Roxas memorably said: “Anak, itabi
Filipinos will forever associate Kapampangan cuisine with highly-delectable dishes. From meat products like tocino, delicacies like sisig, and kakanin desserts, Kapampangan cuisine has got it all. Luckily, us living in Metro Manila need not go to Pampanga anymore to enjoy the majesty of Kapampangan food
Every country in the world is witnessing a mass transformation in terms of trading environment and mode of transaction. Instead of going out and spending entire day out on the streets shopping, people now prefer to buy en masse material online and get it delivered
After three days of heated debates, a special committee from the House of Representatives passed earlier today the proposed Basic Law for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, more popularly known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law or BBL. In the final tally, 50 House solons backed the proposed measure,
Teen singing sensation Darren Espanto is all-set for his upcoming birthday concert this May 29 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. According to his home network ABS-CBN, he will be the youngest performer to have a solo show on the said venue.
With just two weeks to go before classes in public elementary and secondary schools nationwide begin, the Department of Education will have its annual Brigada Eskwela from May 18 to 23. Officially known as the National Schools Maintenance Week, the theme for this year’s Brigada Eskwela