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Vignettes about the former Novaliches town
September 26, 2020, 3:18 pm
MANILA – If the town of Novaliches was not erased from the map of Rizal province over a century ago, it would have been 165 years old last Sept. 22. History shows that Novaliches was created as a municipality of Bulacan province on Sept. 22, 1855. After three years, it was transferred to the… Read More
Cebu blind masseur builds own business thru gov't aid
September 23, 2020, 5:24 pm
CEBU CITY – Jordan Pardillo became blind at the age of eight due to measles. But despite being a differently-abled person, he pressed on, looking beyond his situation. He set himself out to plot what he must do to achieve his goals in life. After finishing high school and knowing that his… Read More
Strengthening family ties vital to defeat Covid-19
September 22, 2020, 4:04 pm
MANILA – As families suffer drastic changes due to the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday cited the importance of strengthening family relationships and accessing psychosocial and mental health support. DSWD, as chair… Read More
PH's ‘smallest’ jeepney brings smiles to Baguio crowd
September 21, 2020, 1:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A mini jeepney, probably the smallest in the country, beeping its way through the city's streets brings smiles to locals for its novelty. Ronald "Tonton" Tan, who made the jeepney in 2015, said over the weekend that he wanted to revive the "Trip ni Jeepito" campaign to help boost… Read More
Blind masseurs in Iligan City find alternative livelihood
September 20, 2020, 2:22 pm
ILIGAN CITY - Blind masseurs are finding themselves another alternative livelihood after the Covid-19 pandemic cost them their jobs. When the pandemic started in March, non-essential businesses, including massage clinics, were shutdown. They lost their jobs when the massage clinic in a mall they… Read More
Group uses social media to help E. Samar schools in 'new normal'
September 17, 2020, 2:43 pm
MANILA – A volunteer organization has turned to social media to create a platform to extend help to schools in Eastern Samar province amid the shift to distance learning. In just a week, Ugop PH raised some PHP40,000 which they used to procure a photocopier machine for their first school… Read More
Teacher thanks PRRD for 'zero balance bill' for stepson's surgery
September 16, 2020, 1:04 pm
CEBU CITY – A public school teacher took to social media to thank President Rodrigo Duterte for the “zero balance billing policy” that saved her family from the huge payment for the surgery of her stepson who was injured in a road mishap. Cydtheresa Alivio Vito, a high school teacher of the… Read More
What's in street names? Say it and Nova probably has it
September 15, 2020, 3:17 pm
MANILA – Whenever the topic of conversation involves street names, whether of former Philippine presidents, Filipino heroes, foreign countries, Bible personages, kings, cars, cigarettes, birds, etc., say it and the former town of Novaliches, which was reduced to a barrio over a century ago, most… Read More
No spoilers: Finding ways to celebrate Christmas amid Covid-19
September 15, 2020, 10:21 am
MANILA – As movement restrictions were implemented due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) health crisis, the plans of many Filipinos to travel and enjoy precious moments and occasions with their families and loved ones have been called off. However, many Filipinos won't let the disease… Read More
Who are qualified for DSWD’s social protection programs?
September 14, 2020, 8:39 pm
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is currently updating its Listahanan or the master list of poor Filipino households that will serve as the agency’s basis of identification and selection of potential beneficiaries for various poverty alleviation and social… Read More
Rise in number of PH cities from 60 in 1987 to 146 in 2020 traced
September 12, 2020, 2:01 pm
MANILA – When the present Constitution was promulgated in February 1987 during the term of then-president Corazon C. Aquino, there were only 60 chartered and highly-urbanized cities (HUC) or component cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metropolitan Manila and the country's 73… Read More
Sept as birth month of 3 former PH presidents
September 9, 2020, 1:10 pm
MANILA – Not many millennial Filipinos may be aware that of the 16 Philippine presidents from 1898 to the present, three were born in September and one of them died exactly on the birthday of his immediate predecessor. Yes, the September-born former presidents were Sergio S. Osmeña Sr.… Read More
Ex-4Ps beneficiary shares rice packs to indigent neighbors
September 8, 2020, 9:27 pm
MANILA – Having an empty stomach without any means to get food was a struggle this family in Agusan del Sur went through. Seeing their neighbors suffer the same ordeal at the time of the pandemic, a family beneficiary of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has exhausted… Read More
Family sells artwork to help son buy laptop for online classes
September 8, 2020, 4:09 pm
MANILA – How does one move on with their lives amid the pandemic and the challenges that go along with it? It's not easy, according to Jaramine Manalang, a solo parent of five. She said Christian Ribay, her eldest son, is doing portraits or artworks in exchange for some money to raise funds for… Read More
Seniority matters: The 'class' that ruled PNP
September 5, 2020, 3:03 pm
MANILA – As in the military, appointments to critical posts in the Philippine National Police (PNP) are primarily determined by competence and seniority. This was proven true by the recent appointments of four top cops all belonging to the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1986,… Read More
Samar student fights pandemic stress through leaf art
September 5, 2020, 10:08 am
TACLOBAN CITY – Poor and fatherless, a student from the sleepy town of Tarangnan, Samar has been fighting lockdown stress by making portraits that come alive on leaves. Since he started the leaf art three weeks ago, Ryan Rio Legatub Managaysay, 21, has already earned PHP4,000, double his… Read More
Baking helps family survive Covid-19 lockdown
September 1, 2020, 11:34 am
MANILA – When the going gets tough, the tough get going. For couple Myro and Jhoy Fernandez, baking helped them go through the tough times brought by the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Fortunately, the couple from Barangay Muzon in Malabon did not have to start from… Read More
Honoring past, present heroes on Nat’l Heroes’ Day
August 31, 2020, 5:28 pm
MANILA – Filipinos on Monday commemorated the National Heroes' Day, honoring and remembering known and unknown heroes of the revolution who laid the foundation for the country's independence after centuries under foreign rule including Spain, the United States, and Japan. This day also… Read More
Learning in the new normal: From teacher to 'broadcaster'
August 31, 2020, 11:17 am
MANILA – The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic on everyone's daily life is beyond one can imagine. As the world continues to grapple with the health crisis, life must go on, and so is learning. In the front lines of blended learning amid the pandemic are heroes without… Read More
Nation marks birthdays of Magsaysay, Cardinal Sin Aug. 31
August 30, 2020, 8:34 pm
MANILA -- As the nation marks on Monday the 113th birthday of the late beloved President-statesman Ramon F. Magsaysay, the Filipino Catholics also observe the 92nd birth anniversary of the departed Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal L. Sin. Monday is an official holiday nationwide as it coincides… Read More
