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Pandemic adds extra layers of protection on election day

Pandemic adds extra layers of protection on election day

May 6, 2022, 6:30 pm

MANILA – Election day on Monday will be unlike any other polling exercise as the world is still under a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Aside from making sure the electoral exercise will proceed without any hitch, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is also burdened with the… Read More

IP achiever returns home to serve community in Bukidnon

IP achiever returns home to serve community in Bukidnon

May 2, 2022, 7:08 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – As a member of the Umayamnon indigenous peoples (IP) in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Zacara P. Lastimado believes it is her calling to be one of the voices in her community.Lastimado, 22, finished this year her Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in Social Studies degree at… Read More

Pangasinense siblings top board exams

Pangasinense siblings top board exams

May 2, 2022, 7:06 pm

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Velasco siblings in this capital town of Pangasinan proved that being raised by a single parent is not a hindrance to pursuing academic success and even topping their respective board examinations. Twenty-two year-old Franz Fernand Velasco, the youngest among the… Read More

Marawi residents mark Eid at Grand Mosque, first time after siege

Marawi residents mark Eid at Grand Mosque, first time after siege

May 2, 2022, 6:32 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Marawi City's landmark, the Jameo Mindanao Al-Islamie Islamic Center or commonly called the Grand Mosque, is what defined the community for it to be known as the country's "Islamic City."During the 2017 siege perpetrated by extremists, the Grand Mosque was one of the places… Read More

Transport competition: Get to know more other TNVS players

Transport competition: Get to know more other TNVS players

May 2, 2022, 5:36 pm

MANILA – Ride-hailing, considered one of the more convenient forms of public transportation services, has been made even more convenient with the approval of multiple transport network companies (TNC) in recent months. While a big chunk of ride-hailing services is currently operated by Grab… Read More

Business as usual for rice cake seller as economy slowly reopens

Business as usual for rice cake seller as economy slowly reopens

May 1, 2022, 2:01 pm

MANGATAREM, Pangasinan – After two years since the pandemic hit, provincial buses have resumed trips from Manila to Pangasinan and vice versa and people -- who do not have other means of transportation -- can finally travel again. This, as the government continues to reopen the economy to allow… Read More

Dagupan’s Bangus Festival is back

Dagupan’s Bangus Festival is back

May 1, 2022, 11:21 am

DAGUPAN CITY – Amid scorching heat, a crowd whose excitement could not be hidden behind the masks were all going in the direction of the city’s central business district and on Saturday noon which was closed to vehicular traffic for the occasion. Then the familiar beat of drums to the tune of… Read More

Ex-NPA leaders get new lease in life as gov’t soldiers

Ex-NPA leaders get new lease in life as gov’t soldiers

April 29, 2022, 4:11 pm

DAVAO CITY – As former enemies of the state, serving in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was the last thing Daniel Castillo and Gelejurain l Alce Nguho had in mind. But fate has other plans.From being communist New People’s Army (NPA) officers, these surrenderers are now full-pledged… Read More

2nd booster shot welcome relief for most

2nd booster shot welcome relief for most

April 26, 2022, 7:17 pm

MANILA – The national government rollout of the second booster shot against the coronavirus virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) received positive feedback, mostly from citizens who are itching to get out of the pandemic. On Tuesday, local government units of Manila, Pateros, San Juan, and Pasig began… Read More

Taking COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas in Mindanao

Taking COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas in Mindanao

April 25, 2022, 6:02 pm

ILIGAN CITY – While many people living in urban areas across the Philippines have been inoculated against Covid-19, there remains a significant number of those living in the hinterland of Mindanao who are yet to be vaccinated. This is primarily because many are unable to bear the cost of… Read More

Senate 2022: Who leaves, who stays, who wants a comeback

Senate 2022: Who leaves, who stays, who wants a comeback

April 23, 2022, 3:43 pm

MANILA – A total of 12 Senate seats will be contested by 64 neophytes and reelectionists in the May 9 elections to join the remaining 12 in the 19th Congress. Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Pia Cayetano, Ronald dela Rosa, Bong Go, Lito Lapid, Imee Marcos, Koko Pimentel, Grace Poe, Bong… Read More

Innovating Northern Mindanao one 3D at a time

Innovating Northern Mindanao one 3D at a time

April 22, 2022, 2:42 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao's 3D printing industry is relatively new, its adoption being hampered by misconceptions that it's an expensive technology.At least this was the impression that Joseph Gaston had when he started his 3D printing business in 2020, at the height of a global… Read More

Catanduanes educator promotes abaca paper as artwork canvas

Catanduanes educator promotes abaca paper as artwork canvas

April 21, 2022, 8:35 pm

LEGAZPI CITY – Balancing the importance of science, economy, and art in promoting the abaca industry in the island province, Catanduanes State University (CatSU) president Dr. Patrick Alain T. Azanza has initiated an art exhibit that uses abaca paper as a canvas material. In an interview on… Read More

Finding precincts, avoiding virus on election day

Finding precincts, avoiding virus on election day

April 19, 2022, 8:44 pm

MANILA – Locating polling precincts is the most common problem every election day. Voters flock to their usual polling places or where they voted at least in the previous election only to find their names missing from the list. This year, the threat of Covid-19 also ranks high among election… Read More

Pinoy priest serves Christian community in Morocco

Pinoy priest serves Christian community in Morocco

April 18, 2022, 9:37 pm

MANILA – In the predominantly Muslim country of Morocco, Filipino priest Melito Pinili is serving a small community of Christians in the port town of Larache. Even with only about five Christians in the area, the Franciscan priest said he regularly celebrates the Holy Mass every Sunday. He… Read More

Cebu faithful back in churches after 2 years of virtual rites

Cebu faithful back in churches after 2 years of virtual rites

April 14, 2022, 6:48 pm

CEBU CITY – After two years of celebrating Lent at home using the online platform, the Roman Catholic faithful in Cebu are now back in churches to physically participate in the various activities commemorating the Paschal Mystery in the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The… Read More

In-person Visita Iglesia excites Catholics anew

In-person Visita Iglesia excites Catholics anew

April 14, 2022, 5:35 pm

MANILA – After two years of home and community quarantines during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) lockdown, pious Catholics felt again the excitement of physically doing the Visita Iglesia walk as they commemorate Christ’s agony and passion this Holy Week. Jiay Ducabo shared the… Read More

OAV 101: Exercising the right to vote abroad

OAV 101: Exercising the right to vote abroad

April 14, 2022, 8:40 am

MANILA – Filipino voters abroad began casting their ballots for their chosen leaders on April 10 as the overseas absentee voting (OAV) kicked off. Under the law, voters overseas have at least one month until May 9 to vote for national positions – one president, one vice president, 12 senators,… Read More

Covid-19 pandemic draw devotees to hold on more to their faith

Covid-19 pandemic draw devotees to hold on more to their faith

April 13, 2022, 6:44 pm

MANILA – The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) epidemic is not just seen as a health and economic scourge but also an arduous test of the people's faith in God and how it became stronger despite the curbs to practice religious activities in the past years. After two years of churches closing… Read More

Filipino penitent cancels ‘crucifixion’ anew due to Covid-19

Filipino penitent cancels ‘crucifixion’ anew due to Covid-19

April 13, 2022, 2:08 pm

MANILA – For the third time in a row, Filipino penitent Ruben Enaje has been forced to cancel his Good Friday vow to be nailed on the cross as the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) continues to pose a threat to public health. “I was informed by local government officials in San… Read More