Features
Giving women 'lifestyle options', inspiring girls with grit at 25
March 23, 2022, 9:54 pm
MANILA – Lifestyle options and convenience for women now gently find their space in the community, with more slogans echoing gender equality, but for some, it still has a long way to go. June Lei Vitangcol, 25, a public Math school teacher, seems to find her quarter-life fulfillment in a… Read More
BP2 recipient wants his children to experience prov’l life
March 23, 2022, 1:31 pm
MANILA – The prevailing impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in a highly urbanized city like Metro Manila has pushed Gerardo Bueno, 49, to restart his business back to his hometown in San Antonio, Zambales. Gerardo and his wife, Mary Grace, 45, along with their 11- and… Read More
FVR turns 94, online presidential library unveiled
March 18, 2022, 5:03 pm
MANILA – Former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) celebrated his 94th birthday on Friday by unveiling the online FVR Presidential Library, the first and only online presidential library so far in the country today. A preview of the online presidential library was shown on the internet wherein… Read More
Manileña joins husband returning home to Masbate for fresh life
March 17, 2022, 2:17 pm
MANILA – Rommelyn Francisco, 36, was born and raised in Manila. Her partner Godofredo Lupango, 61, was a native of Mobo, Masbate who ended up in Metro Manila in search of a better life. The two met in the garment industry. Godofredo was a tailor while Rommelyn was a trimmer. They became a couple… Read More
Makeshift farm facilities sustain ‘agri-preneurship’ for kids
March 16, 2022, 9:18 pm
MANILA – Sustaining adequate food supply in the country is undeniably vital to ensure multi-sectoral stability, but early training to learners for such a mindset in these trying times is an extra mile. Mann F. Lee, 43, a public school principal in Capiz province, has intentionally included in… Read More
Ilocos Norte residents share tips to cope with oil price hike
March 15, 2022, 6:48 pm
LAOAG CITY – In light of the rising cost of fuel, Ilocanos here shared some practical tips on how to cope with it. In Burgos town, Julius Managad Castillo, 38, of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, has shifted gears from commuting via motorcycle to bicycle to save on… Read More
Future looks bright for NorMin sericulture industry
March 12, 2022, 8:41 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In 2020, Alfredo Angcop used a hectare of his farmland to venture into planting mulberries in Claveria, Misamis Oriental. Months later, he started rearing silkworms. In his town, there are 20 of them who are engaged in sericulture, but it was not easy for starters like him.… Read More
Inequality, stigma push Filipinas to keep soaring
March 11, 2022, 8:46 am
MANILA – It could not be denied that gender stereotypes are still pervasive, thereby affecting women’s self-esteem and career progression. But Janicka Cristine Mendoza remained unshakable and proved that women, just like men, can also take the lead. Mendoza, a 27-year-old business development… Read More
How could space tech help protect one's territory?
March 10, 2022, 8:23 pm
MANILA – Countries around the globe are watching the war between Russia and Ukraine. Aside from strengthening a country's armed forces, what else could be done to prevent an invasion? "Through earth observation satellites, we would have an 'eye in the sky' that would get images of different… Read More
Struggling couple to start anew in Camarines Norte thru BP2
March 10, 2022, 4:51 pm
MANILA – Struggling in Talisay, Camarines Norte way back in 2018, couple Ervie Dumasig San Fernando, 29, and Jeric Miranda, 25, sought chances of having a better life in Metro Manila. The couple, along with their then one-year-old son, left their simple life in the province to seek a better… Read More
Investing in women empowers dreamers, future
March 7, 2022, 4:53 pm
MANILA – Quite literally, investing in women-led businesses can lead to an empowered future. From a realization that education is not accessible to many, Carmina Bayombong and her partner Ronald Replan now sustain hundreds of students through InvestEd, a social enterprise that provides loans to… Read More
How 6 ex-PH VPs also became fortunate to sit at Malacañang Palace
March 3, 2022, 2:07 pm
MANILA – Did you know that of the 13 former Filipino vice presidents from 1935 to 2016, six had been more fortunate enough to also assume the top elective seat at Malacañang either through constitutional succession or direct vote by the people? Yes, they were: Philippine Commonwealth Vice… Read More
Seeing opportunities amid pandemic: Pinoy inventor
March 2, 2022, 9:16 pm
MANILA – Finding opportunity amid the Covid-19 pandemic helped Filipino inventor Gary Vasquez to come up with an idea that eventually became popular, his mist-dispensing innovation, Misty Kool."Covid is a disaster, but it also gives an opportunity,” Vasquez said at the virtual launch of his… Read More
Lessons from PNA, the govt’s official newswire service
March 1, 2022, 4:47 pm
MANILA – The Philippine News Agency (PNA) has been providing daily news services to both local and foreign readers on the policies, activities, and programs of the government and the presidency since March 1, 1973. It's no secret that the agency’s success is heavily dependent on the writers… Read More
Ex-hog raiser finds bigger profit in catfish farming
February 15, 2022, 8:27 pm
MANILA – A former hog raiser in Nueva Ecija has generated big savings on feeds since she shifted to catfish (hito) farming when the Covid-19 pandemic began. For 20 years, Noemi Mata tended to pigs, which cost her PHP3,000 on three sacks of commercial feeds per week before her shift. She spends… Read More
Love prevails amid Covid-19 pandemic
February 14, 2022, 8:56 pm
MANILA – Not even the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic can dampen the innate romantic traits of Filipinos on Valentine’s Day Monday. Social media platforms were filled with posts and photos of flower gifts among couples and within families. Au Pangan-Martillo proudly posted a… Read More
'Memory, justice': Israel, PH remember victims of Holocaust
January 28, 2022, 8:00 am
MANILA -- The Philippines and Israel on Thursday honored the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, the darkest point in history that saw the mass murder of around six million Jews. "Six million Jews were murdered – one-third of the Jewish population, only because they were Jewish,”… Read More
Strawberries help MisOcc farmers recover from pandemic
January 19, 2022, 9:09 pm
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental – Larry and Pearly Mansog were married for 26 years and things were already steady with their farm delivering good produce in Barangay Nueva Vista, Don Victoriano Chongbian town of this province. Until the lockdowns due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)… Read More
Chibi saints win hearts as ‘visual reminders’ of Catholic faith
January 16, 2022, 8:50 pm
MANILA – While scrolling through her Facebook newsfeed one day, an image of a tiny Santo Niño de Cebu caught the eye of Karen Fontillas. She instantly wanted one for her brother who collected sacred images of the Child Jesus. Little did she know that other saints depicted as childlike would… Read More
New homes, productive lives for ex-NPA rebels
December 28, 2021, 6:38 pm
MANILA – In a remote village in San Isidro, Leyte, former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels try to rebuild their lives shattered by years of armed conflict, together with their families and through the help of the government. “Ka Mayang”, 50, told the… Read More
