Features
DA hails Bohol’s empowered 'ubi kinampay' farmer
February 21, 2019, 9:17 pm
TAGBILARAN CITY — She did not expect to be an ubi kinampay (purple yam) farmer, but when Concordia “Nang Cita” Alcomendras accepted the offer of the municipal agriculture’s office (MAO) of Sagbayan, Bohol to transform her small farmland into an ubi techno demo farm, it drastically changed… Read More
Creating happy experiences with San Mateo Artists Guild
February 21, 2019, 7:16 am
MANILA -- To build an audience of art enthusiasts, a group of artists has launched a month-long art exhibit in a shopping mall in San Mateo, Rizal. The San Mateo Artists Guild displayed some of its most precious artworks in SM City San Mateo last Sunday. About 20 artists showcased their paintings… Read More
Mangyan guru Annie Masongsong's love for teaching
February 19, 2019, 8:49 pm
MANILA -- Annie Lee Masongsong taught students in a private school for 14 years before she started teaching members of a Mangyan tribe at Sitio Labo in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro. She traded her comfortable life as private school teacher to be an inspiration for tribe members who are not convinced… Read More
An act of love
February 18, 2019, 2:15 pm
MANILA -- Valentine’s Day is a momentous occasion for lovers, married couples, families, and practically everyone who hopes to convey their feelings. It is a time of giving flowers, and chocolates, cards, and handcrafted gifts, all meant to be romantic gestures expressing love. For members of… Read More
PH divorce bill status: It's complicated
February 14, 2019, 3:05 pm
MANILA -- While Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love, not all love stories lead to a happy ending. In many countries, the best way to end these romance-turned-nightmare stories is divorce. However, it's not the case for Filipinos as the Philippines does not have a divorce law yet. Measures… Read More
Flowers: The best way to a woman's heart
February 14, 2019, 1:37 pm
MANILA -- While chocolates, stuffed toys, jewelry or other fancy stuff make hearts flutter, most women still choose flowers as their preferred gift this Valentines' Day. This is because women consider flowers to be the most romantic gift the planet has to offer. Be it roses, stargazers, tulips,… Read More
Veteran combat pilot retires
February 13, 2019, 4:32 pm
MANILA -- After 38 years in the military, Major Gen. Restituto F. Padilla Jr. bows out on Thursday after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56, leaving behind a sterling military career as combat pilot and lately as chief strategist for plans and programs of the Armed Forces of the… Read More
Why mandatory ROTC is needed again
February 11, 2019, 7:44 pm
MANILA -- It has been almost two decades since the government made optional the Reserved Officers Training Corps for college students. And this only explains why most youths have only learned of it from social media or even from hearsays. It is perhaps the reason why some of them do not get full… Read More
La Union town lauded for good governance, anti-drug efforts
February 5, 2019, 9:27 pm
MANILA -- Once a laid-back community, Caba town in La Union province is now more vibrant and established as it obtained both local and national recognition over the years. Even with the Department of the Interior… Read More
Chinese New Year in PH, more than attracting luck
February 5, 2019, 9:05 am
MANILA -- Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays for the Filipino-Chinese community in the Philippines, with the occasion largely recognized as a time when families reunite. In the Philippines, the Chinese New Year is a special non-working holiday that gives both Chinese-Filipinos… Read More
UnARThodox: Understanding art and the artists
January 31, 2019, 5:27 pm
Amado Dulnuan (left) and Jason Delos Reyes (right) from the Association of mouth and foot painting strike a pose after completing their on-the-spot paint at their stations (shown at the background). (PNA photo by Christine Cudis) MANILA -- Art may be regarded as a personal endeavor but it also… Read More
Heightened security at the airport -- What it means
January 31, 2019, 2:51 pm
MANILA -- Immigration officers have always been strict when checking passports and documents. How can we assure that heightened security measures are being implemented? Are there differences in performing their jobs during ordinary days compared to when an airport is on "full alert"?In an… Read More
SAF 44 gallantry did not go in vain: Magalong
January 24, 2019, 6:14 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The gallantry of the 44 fallen members of the Special Action Forces (SAF 44) during an encounter with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters in Mamasapano, Maguindanao four years ago remain etched in the memories of Filipinos. Every year after the Jan. 25, 2015 bloody… Read More
Justice for SAF 44 elusive as ever
January 24, 2019, 3:16 pm
MANILA -- Four years on, the cry for justice for the slain 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers in what was dubbed as the Mamasapano massacre remains elusive as ever to date. The slain troopers were part of a 475-man SAF unit that successfully raided the secret hideout of Zulkifli bin Hir, alias… Read More
TIMELINE: The Bangsamoro peace process
January 22, 2019, 3:29 pm
MANILA -- In less than two weeks from now, the much-fought-for Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will finally come to fruition after a decade and three administrations of work put into it. We call it the best step towards peace. And to start building peace in a community where corruption, conflict, and… Read More
Mentorship key in raising successful youth entreps
January 21, 2019, 2:46 pm
MANILA -- Young people see things in a different yet equally valuable lens and this is visible in the way they do and handle their businesses. Young entrepreneurs think out of the box. They provide solutions to current community problems and people's needs in a quick manner through distinct… Read More
Dead expensive: Why is it costly to claim bodies abroad?
January 17, 2019, 10:56 am
MANILA -- Everyone sympathized with the family of the newly-wed couple who died overseas after it was reported on Jan. 13. Sadly enough, in situations like these, the victim's next of kin should set aside the pain to deal with the unexpected consequence of paying more than half a million pesos to… Read More
Windel Alvarez: A champion of Alternative Learning System
January 15, 2019, 6:45 pm
MANILA -- The learning process has no boundaries. Windel Alvarez lives by this saying to a tee as he serves as an Alternative Learning System (ALS) mobile teacher to residents of Sitio Lipata in Caramoan, Camarines Sur. ALS is a parallel learning system encompassing informal, non-formal, and… Read More
Journey to peace at a crossroads with BOL plebiscite
January 14, 2019, 1:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In an impliedly pivotal endorsement of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) by the National Ulama Council of the Philippines (NUCP), it appealed to the electorate to ratify the measure “in the name of peace, development and justice for all.” The NUCP, through its Ulama members… Read More
Tandang Sora gets flowers on 207th birth rites
January 9, 2019, 9:32 pm
MANILA --- A simple commemorative program and floral offerings highlighted the celebration on Sunday of the 207th birth anniversary of the revolutionary heroine, Melchora Aquino, otherwise known as Tandang Sora, at her national shrine in Sitio Banlat, Barangay Tandang Sora, Novaliches, Quezon… Read More
