Ateneo ENTABLADO (ENterteynment para sa TAo, Bayan, LAnsangan at DiyOs) begins their 33rd theatrical season with a homage to Severino Reyes, one of the most iconic playwrights in Philippine history who did his masterpieces under the pen name “Lola Basyang.” This July 2016, the group will
The draw to determine the groupings of participating teams for the coming 2015 FIBA Asia Championship happened last June 27 in Changsha, China. The results are as follows: Group A: Iran, Japan, Malaysia, still-to-be-determined South Asian team Group B: Philippines, Palestine, Kuwait, Hong Kong Group
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will be celebrating its 28th foundation anniversary this July 15, Wednesday. The theme for this year’s festivities is “Conserving the Environment Towards a Greener Cordillera.” The day is a special non-working holiday in all provinces under the region through President Benigno Aquino
Voting 5-4, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made history Friday morning (Washington time) when it declared that all state governments throughout the country, regardless of party affiliation and religious beliefs, are required to allow same-sex couples to marry. Its full text can
KUWAIT CITY – A suicide bomber from the international terror group Islamic State or ISIS attacked a Shia mosque in Kuwait City late Friday afternoon (Manila time). The attack left 27 killed and over 200 injured, most of them just took part in the Friday morning prayer. This
Manila is no Macau, and it’s certainly no Las Vegas. But when the “City of Dreams” opened in Manila earlier this year, many agreed that the Philippine capital is now well on its way to establishing a reputation as one of the foremost gambling destinations in Asia.
(UPDATED, JULY 9) Muslim Filipinos will be joining the rest of the Islamic world in observing the end of the holy month of Ramadan or Eid’l Fitr on July 17. The day has been declared by President Benigno Aquino III as a nationwide holiday through
Three provinces in Region XI, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, and Davao del Norte will be celebrating their 48th foundation anniversary this July 1. The day, which this year falls on Wednesday, is a public holiday on the three provinces by virtue of Republic Act
UPDATED, June 26: Pasig City will be celebrating its 442nd foundation anniversary next week, July 2. The day, which this year falls on Thursday, has declared a special non-working holiday by President Benigno Aquino III through Proclamation 1061. Below is the proclamation, taken from Mayor Maribel Eusebio’s Facebook
Jonas Paolo Ferrer, an Electrical Engineering student from the Technological Institute of the Philippines – Quezon City, died late last week on campus following a heart attack. His sister Joydee made a post on Facebook essentially blaming the school administration for her brother’s death, saying