With the rumored television comeback of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, fellow senator, Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, reminded him to always prioritize his work as a lawmaker. “Depende how he manages his time,” Dela Rosa told reporters at the Senate when sought for a comment on Revilla’s supposed return to the…
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should speedily conclude its investigation into the Panay Electric Co. (Peco) over its alleged failure to address the numerous incidents of fire affecting its utility poles, two congressmen urged Wednesday. Iloilo Rep. Julienne Baronda said the complaint against Peco, initiated by Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas,…
Sireethorn Leearamwat, the newly-proclaimed Miss International winner from Thailand, hopes her victory would show women that dreams do come true. “I worked hard to transform, because it is my ambition to become a beauty queen,” the 25-year-old pharmacist told members of international media after her coronation at the Tokyo Dome…
In line with its push to empower Filipinos with easy access to their favorite social media apps, PLDT mobile subsidiary Smart Communications is treating Smart Prepaid and TNT subscribers with FREE 1GB access to Instagram and Facebook (IG+FB) with every registration to select promos. With FREE IG+FB For All, millions…
As the Philippines reels from a measles outbreak, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III stressed the need for children to be fully vaccinated following a recent Harvard study which showed that contracting the respiratory disease made one susceptible to infections one was previously immune to. Researchers from Harvard Medical School (HMS)…
The Philippine kickboxing team is letting its performance do the talking when it makes its debut in the coming Southeast Asian Games next month. Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas secretary-general Atty. Wharton Chan is managing his expectations but is confident enough that the eight-man Filipino squad competing from Dec. 6 to…
The Catholic Church may have to look for other sources of funds for the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Christianization of the Philippines in 2021, according to an official leading the quincentennial committee in the Visayas. Cebuano designer Kenneth Cobonpue, head of the Visayas Quincentennial Committee, said that while…
Singer-actor Guji Lorenzana and his interior designer wife, Cheska Nolasco, welcomed their first child into the world last Sunday, Nov. 10. Lorenzana broke the good news by posting a photo of him cradling his newborn, Cassidy, in his arms on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 11. He said the sweet moment…
The Vietnamese embassy in Manila on Tuesday said it was fast-tracking its assistance to Vietnamese fishermen who had been stranded in Subic Bay for almost a week due to bad weather. In a letter to Olongapo City’s Public Affairs Office, the embassy said it had already coordinated with the Philippine…
Globe and ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. have joined forces to advocate for the health and safety of all Filipino children by offering toll free calls to Bantay Bata #163 helpline for all Globe and TM mobile phone users beginning November 18, 2019. Through the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement,…