Vol. 30 No. 09 »
Duterte awakens the sleeping Philippine social volcano
The Philippine social volcano is ready to erupt. It might be worse than the infamous Mt. Pinatubo when it exploded and covered many provinces, cities and towns by lahar. This social volcano has been
Read More »New Albums to Check Out This Year (part 3)
In the previous issue, you’ve seen short reviews of the new albums that the Pop singer Rihanna, the New Wave band James, and the Progressive Rock band Dream Theater released this year. Those were
Read More »Duterte: A phenomenal phenomenon
Underfinanced and overly maligned for his brand of leadership, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte jumped into the presidential derby two months after the official campaign period had started. And with no national political machinery,
Read More »Eric’s better half: in and out of the boat
By Divine My sport fishing career (if you could call it that) is fairly new. I got my feet wet in tournament fishing in 2013 when we fished the Generation Next Angler Walleye Tournament
Read More »PH hosts World Street Food Congress
For the first time in three years, the World Street Food Congress (WSFC) was held outside Singapore with the Philippines hosting the 2016 event. Foodies from all over the world who considered street foods
Read More »Lumad leaders to raise awareness in US tour
Lumad leaders from the Philippines are now on speaking tour across the United States to raise awareness of politically motivated violence and forced displacement allegedly due to U.S. foreign policy and multinational corporate interests
Read More »Guingona espouses “Team Philippines”
Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona III is advocating “Team Philippines,” to start unifying the Filipinos people after the political fever dies down. Guingona said the people should support all winners in the May 9 national
Read More »Comelec eyes voting hours extension in some precincts
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez said voting hours might be extended in some polling precincts which suffered a delay in voting. In a press briefing Monday (May 9, 2016) at their headquarters
Read More »Zsa Zsa Padilla confirms breakup with Conrad Onglao
Singer-actress Zsa Zsa Padilla confirmed through her spokesperson that she and celebrity architect Conrad Onglao have split up. Zsa Zsa and Conrad were introduced to each other by Sharon Cuneta who happens to be
Read More »Ryan Agoncillo, Judy Ann Santos renew wedding vows
Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo are still very much in love with each other after seven years as a married couple. Over the weekend, the two renewed their wedding vows at a private
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