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His Crowning Glory
By Nene Pimentel As he was growing up during his mother’s presidency in the mid-eighties, I saw Noynoy Aquino as a child of privilege. In that stage of his life, he did not manifest
Read More »Senators belie constitutional crisis
Senators on Thursday contradict speculations that a constitutional crisis is brewing as a result of the impeachment of the Chief Justice. Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said the verbal clash between President Benigno
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Government declares state of calamity in Iligan, other worst-hit areas
A state of calamity was declared in areas worst hit by the floods namely Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City in Mindanao, as well as the cities of Dumaguete and Valencia in Negros
Read More »Aquino signs 2012 budget, vetoes provision on debt cap
President Aquino has signed the P1.8-trillion budget program for 2012, boasting it was the swiftest budget approval since the restoration of democracy in 1986, and promised that every peso would be spent on uplifting
Read More »Pokwang rebuffs competition issue with Ai Ai delas Alas
Comedienne Pokwang has refuted rumors that she and Comedy Queen Ai Ai delas Alas are avoiding each other because of the reported competition between them. The “Happy Yipee Yehey” host said the rumor isn’t
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Fil-Am singer gets US recognition
Young singer Jasmine Villegas has just turned 18 last Dec. 7 and is excited with what’s ahead of her career. The half-Filipina, half-Mexican R&B, pop and soul singer can also be remembered for singing
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Fil-Am jeweler makes good in the US
It started out as a hobby but later on become a lucrative business for jeweler Guenevere Rodriguez who has now made a name for herself in Brooklyn, New York. The Filipino-American Rodriguez, who used
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Winnipeg’s Multicultural band haLf man haLf eLf’s Mella and Mazur go to the Philippines for a major concert
haLf man haLf eLf is aLfie vera mella’s Winnipeg reincarnation of his university-days band Half Life Half Death back in the Philippines. Now consisting of an eclectic mix of classical, bluegrass, folk, new wave,
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Nine-day Christmas dawn masses starts
The nine-day dawn masses held in honor of the Virgin started Friday and will last until Christmas Day. The “Simbang Gabi” marked by ringing of church bells at dawn, dates back to 1565, when
Read More »LBC, RCBC Change the Way Filipinos Remit
LBC Express, Inc. and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) forged a partnership to introduce a new and easier way for Filipinos to remit through the LBC Send & Swipe Card. LBC Express Executive Vice
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