Probinsiyano na!
BY ROWENA AGILADA Sa Batangas na nakatira si Piolo Pascual. Ilang buwan na rin siyang namamalagi doon. Lumuluwas lang siya ng Manila kapag may trabaho. Masaya siya sa buhay probinsya.…
A prayer for Ben
BY RONALD CONSTANTINO I said a prayer for Ben Farrales, Dean of PWe (Ethel Ramos, Ricky Lo, and I) met Ben through Danny Dolor many years back. And since then,…
Joaquin Domagoso to melt hearts in ‘First Yaya’
BY NEIL RAMOS Newbie actor Joaquin Domagoso, son of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, could only be happy being cast in “First Yaya.” He likes that it allows him to work…
Smartest birds
BY KIM ATIENZA There are more than 10,000 bird species worldwide, but which among these can be considered smart or intelligent? According to wingspan optics, crows should probably be at…
STRIKE 2: Senators hit Sinas for defying protocols again
BY VANNE TERRAZOLA Senators were again not amused with Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Debold Sinas' reported skipping of health screening in Oriental Mindoro before learning that he was…
COVID-positive QC resident presents fake swab test result in Palawan
BY ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN A 24-year-old coronavirus carrier from Quezon City is now in deep trouble after he presented a fake document when he went on vacation in Coron, Palawan.…
CHR to join probe on Calabarzon killings
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed willingness to join the inter-agency committee on extra-judicial killings in investigating the March 7 deaths of unarmed activists during…
6 of 10 families teach kids under blended learning – SWS
BY JHON CASINAS Sixty percent of families said they dedicate more time now to teach and guide children in the blended learning modality than in the traditional face-to-face educational system,…
Let’s not abuse God’s overbending mercy
BY FR. BEL R. SAN LUIS, SVD There’s a saying: “A face that only a mother can love.” But with God, he loves even faces that a mother cannot love.…
Teach children how to become strong
BY MARILYN C. ARAYATA Overprotective parents shield their children from the simplest forms of discomfort and pain. They give them everything they want. They do everything for them and then…
Fun alternative
BY RICA CRUZ Dear Doc Rica, I am bisexual and most of my life I have been with girls. But recently, I guess I missed a dick in my life…
Electricity bills on downward trend – until coming summer
WITH roughly four million of Filipinos out of work, compounded by the incessantly rising prices of basic commodities, Filipino consumers are indeed in a dizzying ride for survival through the…
Parañaque imposes liquor ban
BY JEAN FERNANDO Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez has ordered the suspension of all licenses and permits to sell and serve liquor and intoxicating beverages starting March 15 until March…
P4-M shabu seized in Bohol, Cebu City anti-drugs ops
BY CALVIN CORDOVA Police seized over P4 million worth of shabu from two high-value drug personalities in Bohol province and in Cebu City on Friday. According to the Police Regional…
Buffer zone in wetland park needed – Villar
BY HANNAH L. TORREGOZA Senator Cynthia Villar has cited the need to set a buffer zone in the 182-hectare Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park to better provide protection in the area.…
Taal continues to rumble
Volcanic earthquakes continue to rock Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours as it continues to manifest unrest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin…
