Trees and treats
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA Christmas is bustin’ out all over, but nowhere as robustly as the malls have it. I promised I’d visit every SM mall in sight…
Dams in the news in wake of floods
Two dams were in the news last week – or rather, an old established dam in Isabela and a proposed one in Quezon Province. The Magat Dam in the…
Jesus went up on the mountain
GOSPEL: Mt 15:29-37 * At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him,…
Iniintriga!
BY ROWENA AGILADA Iniintriga ang personal na paghatid ng relief goods ni Alden Richards sa mga biktima ng bagyong Ulysses sa Marikina. Ito ay dahil siya mismo…
Sophia vs Gina
BY RONALD CONSTANTINO Italian actresses Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida can’t stand each other. “Sophia Loren plays peasants. I play ladies.” – GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA “Who? I never…
Malamig ang Pasko?
BY RUEL MENDOZA Hindi sapat na dahilan ang hiwalayan nila ni Derek Ramsay upang maging malamig ang Pasko ni Andrea Torres. Ani ng seksing dalaga kumpleto pa…
‘Darna’ to take flight in 2021?
BY NEIL RAMOS Looks like Jane de Leon will be able to strut her stuff as Darna after all. Or is she? Reports have it that de Leon…
Paalam, idol
BY JUN NARDO Nagluluksa ang local music industry sa pagpanaw ng music icon na si April “Boy” Regino. Kinumpirma ng kapatid niyang si Vingo Regino sa Facebook…
Boxer Marcial confident of pro debut
BY WAYLON GALVEZ The highly anticipated professional debut of Eumir Marcial will likely happen this month, but MP (Manny Pacquiao) Promotions President Sean Gibbons is more excited…
CBCP sets time of ‘Simbang Gabi’
BY LESLIE ANN AQUINO Although the Christmas celebration this year will be different due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the…
Brace for heavy rainfall, public told
BY MARTIN SADONGDONG The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has cautioned the public to be prepared after three weather systems were forecasted to bring…
Returning Pinoys to boost hotel industry – HSMA
BY HANAH TABIOS The return of balikbayans in time for the holiday season also means jobs for some hotel workers who lost their livelihood at the height…
P2-M cocaine seized in GenSan
BY JOSEPH JUBELAG GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Authorities discovered some R2 million worth of cocaine from an empty containerized van at a private container yard outside the…
Raped OFW wins case, returns home after 8 years
BY LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO The longest staying distressed worker in the government’s half-way home in Kuwait finally went home on Sunday after winning her case against a…
