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Baguio landlords urged: Help students on mental health
BAGUIO CITY — A mental health expert on Wednesday appealed to landlords and landladies in the city to be the second parents to the students who are non-Baguio residents who temporarily residing at their boarding houses. During a dialogue at the Baguio City Hall, Baguio City Health Services Office Mental Health coordinator Dr. Ricky Ducas said they can help a lot to ease the depression among the students especially those who have no families and relatives that they can run to. He added that many of the young people who committed suicide are actually non-residents of Baguio, however, he did not elaborate on the number of suicides cases among the non-Baguio residents. According to Ducas, the owners and the operators of the boarding houses should lend their ears and understanding to the students who needs help, adding that most of the students who are busy thinking about their studies do not have the luxuries of time to go to mental health clinics and facilities or some of them are hesitating to consult the experts because they are not comfortable. Ducas also appealed to the teachers as they are considered the second parents of the children outside their homes to always be available to listen to their pupils or students. The post Baguio landlords urged: Help students on mental health appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Man on a mission
He has been to hell and back since entering the country’s premier military school, the Philippine Military Academy, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1982, to seeing action as a police officer, and lately to waltzing into the ring of fire by entering politics. Much has been written about the exploits of former police general Benjamin “Benjie” Magalong, Baguio City Mayor, since 2019, with the positive usually outweighing the negative. Love him, hate him, but believe me, Magalong is no lone ranger. He can sustain the hard yards of fighting criminality and corruption that one wonders where he gets all the energy and focus in addressing the challenges that come his way. Last month, Magalong and a few local chief executives launched “Mayors for Good Governance,” a campaign for responsible leadership and anti-corruption in local governments. They signed A2, a manifesto committing local executives to transparency and the rule of law. The movement has already received support from more than 150 city and municipal mayors nationwide, a testament to how much rests on his stewardship. Corruption is like a “communicable” disease that can easily transmit the evils that go with it from the lowest strata to the highest echelon of society. It has many forms and strains — from petty graft to large-scale kickbacks — and affects people from all walks of life, generations, and races. People get used to it until it becomes a way of life, and in the process, they lose their independence of thought because their eyes are shut. Pope Francis described it best: “Some people behave in relation to corruption as they would with drugs. They think they can take it and leave it as they please. They start with something minor: a kickback here, a bribe there. And between this and that, they gradually lose their freedom.” Fighting corruption is like fighting drugs; it is never one-sided. There are hits and misses along the way. Anything is fair game when you put a face into a noble cause. I was a field operative of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency assigned in Region 8 when Magalong was director of PDEA’s Special Enforcement Service, which was responsible for dismantling numerous drug laboratories and causing the dismissal of several police scalawags. Magalong is one straight arrow. He never compromises his name when it comes to fighting drugs and crime. However, he is also a caring leader who always looks after his men like he would his children. He never tolerates shenanigans but lavishes praise and support for a well-done job. That’s why it did not come as a surprise when he was made chairman of the Mamasapano Board of Inquiry in 2015, which investigated the carnage of 44 Special Action Forces in Maguindanao. I have seen firsthand Magalong’s sincerity when it comes to public service. A public servant who goes beyond his comfort zone to give timely and proper assistance to the public, Magalong has the integrity and bravery to stand by his ideals to the detriment of his career because he wants the country to succeed. Like Magalong, I also had my share of fighting the tentacles of corruption in PDEA and later at the Bureau of Customs, once touted as the most corrupt government agency, during my seven-month stint as a commissioner despite the brickbats and the Sword of Damocles hanging above me. It was a lonely battle indeed, especially since I came to the bureau all alone. Tormentors coming from opposite directions were having a field day — from the not-so-harmless Marites (Mare, ano ang latest?) and Mariposa (Mare, post mo na) to greedy politicians and industry shenanigans. I have no moral qualms regarding Magalong’s mission — to take the arduous and lifelong task of making a difference in people’s lives, especially the poor, who are most hurt by corruption. Taking the high road is never easy, and I am sure that knowing Magalong, he could surmount all the hurdles, including the legal ones, that come in the end. The post Man on a mission appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
DSWD hails winners of 2023 Natatanging Pamilyang Pilipino
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, together with partner agencies in the National Committee on the Filipino Family, recognized exemplary Filipino families during the awarding of the 2023 Natatanging Pamilyang Pilipino at SM City San Mateo over the weekend as part of the celebration of National Family Week. The NPP aims to recognize and award Filipino families who have significantly contributed towards nation-building and the development of the family as the foundation of Philippine society. In the message of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, which was delivered by DSWD Undersecretary for Policy and Plans Adonis Sulit, the DSWD chief highlighted the courage and strength demonstrated by Filipino families in overcoming life’s challenges as well as their contribution to nation-building. "You and the members of your family are not only exemplary in your love for each other but also in your significant contributions to your communities and society. Your stories of cooperation, care, and even the stories of overcoming life's challenges pave the way for a better future for all of us," Gatchalian said. "Today, I want to convey our heartfelt appreciation to Filipino families who continue to demonstrate the importance of unity, love for one another, and cooperation in our country. Your dedication to family and nation inspires us all," he added. From the regional winners, the NCFF chose the top five model families that will become a pool of ambassadors in promoting NCFF goals, promoting Filipino values, and acting as resource persons in Family Development Sessions, fora, and other family development-related initiatives. Natatanging Pamilyang Pilipino from Western Visayas The National Award Grand Winner was bagged by the Delgado family from the province of Antique in Western Visayas. Mr. Joaquin Delgado and Mrs. Benedicta Seguera Delgado were gifted with nine children. With their guidance, perseverance, and efforts, the Delgado couple now have two doctors, five teachers, one international nurse, and a merchant marine graduate. The Delgado family received different awards and recognitions for their invaluable contributions to their community such as in the Sta. Monica Parish; Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals; and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. The Delgado family members also did their part during the COVID-19 vaccination in Antique, volunteering to provide food to students and their families in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, and conducting feeding programs and reading sessions in their community, among others. “My children had their fair share as they struggled also to sell AVON [products], Sara Lee, butong-butong, coke products, and even did padyak para lang po matustusan ang pangangailangan sa med school at sa college (My children had their fair share as they struggled also to sell AVON, Sara Lee, butong-butong, and coke products, and even did padyak just to make ends meet for their medical school and college expenses.),” Mrs. Delgado said. “Again, I am proud of everyone and I gladly accept this award to challenge our family with shared decision-making despite differences and to inspire that despite how big our families are and how difficult life can be, we always be natatangi,” Mrs. Delgado added. The national winner received a plaque of recognition and a cash prize of P50,000 and another P50,000 from Secretary Gatchalian. The first runner-up was awarded to the Colmo family from Davao Oriental; the second runner-up to the Mandawe family from Cagayan de Oro; the third runner-up to the Bal-iang family from Baguio City; and the fourth runner-up went to the Manuel Family from Cagayan. As the chair of the NCFF, the DSWD vowed to continue to support policies and programs aimed at strengthening the foundation and protection of Filipino families. The post DSWD hails winners of 2023 Natatanging Pamilyang Pilipino appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Nina Lim-Yuson — A lifetime of girl scouting
The president of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, Nina Lim-Yuson, grew up in a family and home of Girl Scouts. Her grandmother, Pilar Hidalgo-Lim, was one of the co-founders of the GSP. “It was actually my Lola Pilar who suggested to Josefa Llanes Escoda, the GSP founder, to go to America to learn about girl scouting.” This tidbit of history, Nina shared in an online interview with the DAILY TRIBUNE. Pilar Hidalgo-Lim became GSP president, and so did Nina’s mother, Estefania Aldaba-Lim, who served as secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Nina’s sister too, the eminent broadcast journalist, Cheche Lazaro, was a Girl Scout. Coming from a lineage of women achievers, Nina could not have chosen a different path. It was scouting that formally introduced the family to social responsibility, skills development and citizenship. Her brothers were also Boy Scouts. “I started when I was six years old and it was my Lola Pilar who inducted me as a Brownie. It used to be called Brownie because we were still using the American pattern,” she related. She belonged to Troop Number One, the first to be organized by the GSP national headquarters. In high school at the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School of the Philippine Women’s University, she became a junior and later a senior Girl Scout. College would briefly end her Girl Scouting as she focused on her studies. Along the way, she also danced with the Bayanihan Folk Dance Company. It was not unexpected that she would return to scouting, her first love, and her first extra-curricular activity. For the last 36 years, she has been active in various organizations and volunteer work. She founded the Museong Pambata. She is a recipient of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service and is active in its various social development efforts. What Nina brings to her post is the legacy of leadership that had been passed on to her through generations of women leaders in the family. “My Lola Pilar was my idol. She was such a nice person and I never knew her totally as a president. I knew her more as a loving lola from all the stories she related when we rode up to Baguio. “My mother, on the other hand, was the opposite. She was very career-minded. I learned naman from her a lot of things, like being thrifty and having a list of things to do. In terms of organization, she was like that. Because she was in government. And, you know, when we started Museo, while it was actually my concept, I learned a lot from her. She would call me up at 5 o’clock in the morning and she would rattle off what needed to be done, like ‘number one, number two and so on.’ That was her. And I’m glad that I worked with her for six years in Museo. She was the president and I was the executive director for six years. I took over in 2000 as president and chief executive officer. And then, I stepped down in 2017.” Girl Scouts who read and tell stories Nina was elected president of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines for the term 2021-2024 during its 2021 national convention. From day one, she shared, “My purpose was to reach out to the community-based troops because we have always been school-based. Many young women now have social problems so we need to reach out to the communities through our community-based troops.” Also on top of her priorities is literacy development, a cause that she addressed even in the Museo Pambata. She explained, “My advocacy has always been education. So, I was very concerned because the Asian Development Bank reported in 2022 that the World Bank found out that our Filipino children at ages 9 and 10 cannot read. So, I felt that because girl scouting is all over the country, with 96 local councils, the organization could serve as a vehicle for improving literacy in our country. “We started the Girl Scout Storyteller project because storytelling affects the heart first before the mind. When young people start with storytelling, they will love the stories and then the written word. They would then want to read. “We now have storytelling in economically challenged communities and we have partners. We sent out 2,500 books throughout the country with the help of our partner couriers.” Initially, she sought the help of her family foundation “to give a donation. I also sought the help of Ging Montinola, who is into literacy development. Together, we founded the literacy program. We are building this fund to cover the cost of buying children’s books. We will have a storytelling contest next year.” Raising funds for Camp Escoda Nina then shifted the conversation to another major endeavor that she is spearheading as GSP president — fundraising for the 27-hectare Camp Josefa Llanes Escoda in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija, which was donated by the provincial government during the term of Governor Amado Aleta, the father of consul and civic leader Fortune Ledesma. “Palayan is beautiful because it has rolling hills, but it doesn’t have electrical and water facilities and roadworks. It doesn’t have a swimming pool, and it’s so hot in Nueva Ecija. It also does not have a conference hall. This is a big one-time fundraising project because it’s for the future of the girls who are going to the camp. Because as of now, if you go camping there, you have to walk up the hills to get your drinking water. You have to make buhos to take a bath.” She recalled, “In my time as a young Girl Scout, which was of another era, we had to walk in the dark to fetch water to fill up two drums. I was so scared because there were tuko in Los Baños. That taught me to be courageous. Camps really build up your lifetime skills and attitude. Camping is very integral in girl scouting and boy scouting. So, this camp will serve a purpose. It just needs various basic facilities to make it world-class and convenient with the proper amenities, but the girls will continue to learn all those survival techniques and appreciate nature right on the camp.” She praised architect Pippo Carunungan, “who is an environmental planner. He surveyed the site and drew up everything. It will be a beautiful camp, he said, because it’s a gift of nature.” First Lady as Chief Girl Scout Nina recently led the Girl Scouts in a fundraising ball attended by the “First Lady, Liza Araneta-Marcos, who is our Chief Girl Scout. It’s mandated in the GSP constitution that whoever is the female president of the country or the First Lady is the Chief Girl Scout. In the past, we had Imelda Marcos, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. All the first ladies were all Chief Girl Scouts. “Mrs. Liza Marcos spoke before us and she promised to help. She said, ‘We will make it the best campsite.’ Everyone was excited to see her and she obliged everyone who asked to have selfie with her. She is very friendly. She is really a Girl Scout.” Nina shared, “A generous couple is sponsoring the swimming pool at P6 million, while a gentleman entrepreneur is sponsoring the perimeter fence at P1.5 million. Many other businessmen and leaders have pledged to help build this dream GSP project. “We really need to raise about 50 million to have a very good camp. But when the First Lady heard about it, she said, ‘It has to be P250 million.’ But, really, when we have the funds, we can have deep toilets that have running water instead of tabo-tabo. Since we have a little Pampanga river that runs across the camp, we can build a bridge that crosses it and then the girls can have white-water rafting there in the Pampanga river. “Camp Escoda will be a very important and significant venue for our Girl Scouts to gather, bond, learn new skills and develop as morally upright citizens of the country and the world. It is especially so because camping is integral in any Girl Scout’s life. If you don’t have camping, it’s like half of your scouting life is missing. Every Girl Scout remembers that time of her youth. And being the national camp, it will welcome Girl Scouts representing the 96 councils from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao who will participate in various events and trainings.” Girl Scouts of all ages As GSP president, Nina travels to various parts of the country. “We have regional conferences aside from the meeting of the Central Board when regional heads and executives come to Manila. “I had just come from Baguio where I stayed for two-and-a-half days. I met our young Girl Scout representatives from ages 14 to 18. I enjoyed listening to them and exchanging ideas with them. I am so happy that we have a wealth of intelligent girls who want to serve the country. They are the ones who are going to take over. “It’s amazing that GSP is no longer limited to old people on the board. We finally have young ones on the board. Our Escoda committee is headed by Jade Delgado from Iloilo. Then we have Justine Bautista. She’s a psychometrician. She heads the Program Committee, which is a big committee because when we were in Baguio, we had 86 girls from all the councils throughout the country. Many of them are running for SK. “So, in my 70s now, which I don’t feel at all, I don’t take any medicines or something like that. Being with young people is what inspires me. Because at 15, 16 or 17, they already know that they have some kind of a mission.” Nina proudly shared that the venue of the Baguio conference, 'Ating Tahanan' on the South Drive was bought during the tenure of my Lola Pilar. We have four buildings there, including the houses of Senator and actor Rogelio de la Rosa and Carlos Valdes, the accountant. Lola Pilar, according to Carlos Valdes, twisted his arm to get a low price. I’m so thankful for all those who preceded me because they bought these places. It’s on South Drive which is so valuable. We even have a reserved forest behind us.” As she looks forward to the next camping and gets even busier raising funds for Camp Escoda, Nina feels elated that “every one of us in the Girl Scouts has been together in our various undertakings. The nice thing is we are now intergenerational because we try to bring in the old with experience, institutional memory and their wisdom born of their long life, and the young who are full of enthusiasm, energy and new ideas.” A star scout for a granddaughter While Nina does her part for the bright future of girl scouting in the country, her personal family too has not stopped contributing to the roster of members to this worldwide organization. Today, a granddaughter of hers, seven-year-old Rocio Yuson de Guzman, is a Star Scout. She is the daughter of Nina’s daughter, Nicky. No grandmother could have been prouder. Nina said, “Rufio loves being a star scout. When I arrived from the recent world conference in Cyprus, I came back with some badges and I gave some to Rufio who is very proud of the little badges that I got for her.” For sure, Nina will pass on not just the badges to Rufio. More importantly, she will give her granddaughter the once-in-one’s-childhood experience of being a Girl Scout and learning “the values that are identified in the Girl Scout Promise and Laws. I think that while there is so much to enjoy and learn, it is the inculcation of these values that would mold her into a well-rounded human being. As we all know, a Girl Scout’s honor is to be trusted. A Girl Scout is loyal, thrifty, courteous… and so on. It’s like a mantra -- the values that one lives by. “I have reached that point when it is not about success or what one accumulates in life, whether awards or accomplishments or material things. It is more about what I can share and scouting gives me that honor and privilege — to do my part in helping mold our young girls and making them aware even at an early age that they have a mission and worthy purpose in life. It is not just about being good and outstanding on your own but it is also about helping others to become better in what they’re doing and live better lives. “And I need not look far. As a grandmother, I dote on my Star Scout granddaughter, Rufio. There’s a world out there for her to discover and in which she has a role to play and use the skills and values she will learn from scouting.” The post Nina Lim-Yuson — A lifetime of girl scouting appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Malays in technicolor
Malaysia is a merry mix of Muslims, Indians, Chinese and Christians whose vibrant culture and traditions vitalize its calendar with a variety of celebrations and festivals that, in themselves, give every reason to visit the country. In every celebration, the tradition of holding an “open house” or “welcome all” provides the opportunity for the various races to visit each other to enliven the celebration. Muslim For Muslims, the two major festivals are celebrated namely Hari Raya Puasa (Aidilfitri) and Hari Raya Haji (Aidiladha). Hari Raya Puasa marks the end of Ramadan, which requires Muslims to fast for a month. Hari Raya Haji is celebrated on the 10th day of Zulhijjah (the month of Islam) when Muslims perform the Haj in Mecca and are in the final stages of their worship. In conjunction with the festival, Muslims who are capable are encouraged to perform sacrificial worship (ibadah korban) and, due to this, it is also known as Hari Raya Korban. Other than the two major festivals, Muslims also celebrate Maal Hijrah (Awal Muharam), which is a celebration of the Islamic New Year; Maulidur Rasul to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad SAW, and Nuzul Quran to commemorate the day of the revelation of the al-Quran among Muslims. Chinese Chinese Malaysian communities celebrate Chinese New Year on the first day of the Chinese calendar in January or February each year. The festival starts with the whole family gathering for dinner. The celebration lasts for 15 days to the day of “Chap Goh Meh”, which is celebrated on the night of the 15th day of the festival. The festival gesture or goodwill package “angpow” is a tradition that enlivens the atmosphere of Chinese New Year, especially for the children. For the majority of Chinese who are Buddhist, the month of May every year marks the arrival of Wesak Day to commemorate three important events in Buddha’s life: the day of birth, the day of the achievement of maturity of thoughts and the day of death. During the celebration, ceremonies and parades are normally held with prayers. In addition, there are other celebrations, such as the mid-autumn lantern celebration (Tanglung), Month of the Ghost Festival and Qing Ming. Indian For Hindu devotees, Deepavali, or the Festival of Lights, during the month of “Aippasi,” according to the Tamil calendar (October to November) is a time to rejoice. It marks the victory, brightness overcoming darkness, goodness overcoming evil, and wisdom over ignorance. The festival begins with prayers, followed by visiting of relatives and friends. In the evening, the house will be decorated with lights to enliven the festive atmosphere. Hindu devotees also celebrate Thaipusam in January as a sign of respect to the God Muruga. During the festival, Batu Caves in Selangor will be the focus of Hindu devotees carrying presentations above the “kavadi” to be presented to the gods. In addition, Hindus also celebrate Ponggal, Hindu New Year, Navarathiri and Kharthigai. Other festivals On 25 December each year, Christians celebrate Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus with prayers in churches and visits to their relatives and friends. In Sabah and Sarawak, there are also the traditional ethnic festivals. In Sabah, in the month of May every year, the Kadazans will celebrate the Harvest Festival (Tadau Kaamatan), an important event to the farmer groups. Tamu Besar or Pasar Tahunan is a carnival created to organize traditional sports events. For the Dayaks, Ibans and Bidayuh in Sarawak, 1 June every year is a day to be awaited because, on that day, they will celebrate Hari Gawai. For the Dayaks, they will have specific celebrations consisting of Gawai Batu (beginning of the paddy planting season), Gawai Burung (celebration associated with a bad sign or nightmare), Gawai Bersimpan (thanksgiving upon completion of harvesting), Gawai Antu (celebration for the souls of the dead) and Gawai Kenyalang. Apart from the different races and festivals, Malaysians also celebrate Labor Day on 1 May, National Day or Independence Day on 31 August, Birthday of His Majesty Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on the Saturday of the first week of June, Birthday of the King/Sultan at state level and Good Friday for various states. The post Malays in technicolor appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Make way for a new Atayde in showbiz: Gela, the younger sibling of Arjo and Ria
There are now five Ataydes in Pinoy showbiz, although two of them do not use the surname for their showbiz work. There used to be only two actor Ataydes: Arjo and Ria. A third one will be introduced on 28 August as an actor in the latest ABS-CBN series Senior High: Gela Atayde, who has just made a name for herself as part of a team that emerged world champion in an international hip-hop dancing competition in the US. So who are the two Ataydes who don’t go by that surname in showbiz? Sylvia Sanchez and Maine Mendoza. The former is the mother of Arjo, Ria and Gela, while Maine is the brand-new Mrs. Arjo Atayde. She married Arjo on 28 July in Baguio City. [caption id="attachment_175680" align="aligncenter" width="893"] Sylvia Sanchez And Maine Mendoza-atayde. | Photograph Courtesy of Ig/sylvia Sanchez[/caption] Businessman Art Atayde is the father of Sanchez’s actor children. They have another son, Xavi, the youngest in the family. There are no talks (yet?) about Xavi wanting to join showbiz. Sanchez having three children active in front of the camera may be matched by Pen Medina, who has four sons who are actors, too, though not as prominently as Sanchez’s children. Medina’s thespian sons are Ping, Karl, Alex and Victor. Ping now appears with his father Pen in ABS-CBN’s Batang Quiapo. Alex, Karl and Victor, meanwhile, have played major roles in indie films. We personally know that Pen also has a lovely grown-up daughter, but she is not interested to become an actor. (Pen and I had theater workshops in our youth conducted by Joonee Gamboa and the late Adul de Leon. It was in those workshops that Pen met the would-be mother of their children.) Further back, it’s actually actor Eddie Gutierrez who used to have three sons and one daughter in showbiz: Tonton Gutierrez, Ramon Christopher (who started in showbiz without using a surname), Ruffa Gutierrez, Richard Gutierrez and his twin Raymond Gutierrez. Just a few years ago, another female Gutierrez — Janine — joined showbiz. She is the daughter of Ramon Christopher, more popularly known as “Monching,” whose mom is the singer Pilita Corrales. Janine’s mother is actor Lotlot de Leon, one of the two adopted daughters of then-couple Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon. Tonton is Eddie’s oldest child, and his mother is beauty queen-actress Liza Lorena. A few years after he had a son with Corrales, the elder Gutierrez married Annabelle Rama, and Ruffa is their first child and only daughter. They had another son, nicknamed Rocky, before they had the twins Richard and Raymond. World championship Gela Atayde has just gotten back from the World Hiphop Dance Championship in Phoenix, Arizona where her team, Legit Status, won the world championship on 6 August by beating 54 other teams. Gela, 21, speaks with as much overflowing self-confidence as her Kuya Arjo and Ate Ria. At her media launch in Morato, Quezon City a few days ago, Gela declared that she really likes to be recognized as a dancer and to be able to hone her acting career at the same time. “One of the big reasons why I really wanted to enter showbiz was to introduce dance. I guess as a dancer, I realized that it is not as appreciated as we hope it would be. So I guess for me since I was given the opportunity to do it, I want to explore and show everyone what dance is all about — not just hip-hop but maybe other styles so it can be talked about more often,” she said. Her first ABS-CBN project is the series Senior High, which will see her playing a campus dancer and acting alongside her mother Sylvia as well as young stars Andrea Brillantes and Kyle Echarri. The series, produced by Dreamscape Entertainment, replaces Iron Heart, topbilled by Richard Gutierrez. The upcoming show recently trended on social media as it featured SB19’s hit song “Bazinga.” Also in the show’s cast are Juan Karlos, Elijah Canlas, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Daniela Stranner, Miggy Jimenez and Tommy Alejandrino, along with Angel Aquino, Baron Geisler and Mon Confiado. Senior High will be released on 28 August, 9:30 p.m. via the Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, JeepneyTV, A2Z and TV5. It will also stream on iWantTFC and on TFC. It’s a season of “revenge” entertainment at ABS-CBN. The just-concluded series Dirty Linen had a family avenging the death of their loved ones in the hands of a greedy well-off family, while the forthcoming film A Very Good Girl, starring internationally acclaimed actor Dolly de Leon and Kathryn Bernardo, is likewise powered by a revenge yarn. The post Make way for a new Atayde in showbiz: Gela, the younger sibling of Arjo and Ria appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Annual social outreach benefits more than 1,500 Davaoeños
Anchored on its mission of uplifting communities, Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. (Apo Agua) supports the health and wellness needs of its five host communities through its annual medical, dental and legal outreach program, now on its seventh year. The outreach recently provided free medical and dental consultations as well as legal assistance to over 1,500 residents, particularly members of the Indigenous Peoples communities of Barangays Gumalang, Wines, Tawantawan, Tambobong and Tamugan in Davao. [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="170577,170574"] These essential services were made available through partnerships with the City Health Office, Baguio District Health Office, Marilog Health Office, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Region XI, Armed Forces of the Philippines 27th Infantry Battalion- Alpha Company, Davao City Police Office-Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay Cluster 6 and 13, City Council Committee on Health and District 3 councilors. Aside from the medical and dental checkups and legal consultations, the beneficiaries from the host barangays were also given free prescribed medicines and vitamins, along with free circumcision services for boys conducted by volunteer doctors. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Region XI provided medical and legal services to members of the communities particularly the Obu-Manuvu and Bagobo-Klata indigenous peoples in the five barangays. “This collaborative effort between government agencies and the private sector demonstrates a commitment to address healthcare and legal challenges faced by the indigenous peoples. This annual initiative spearheaded by Apo Agua is crucial in promoting health equity and improving health and well-being of indigenous cultural communities,” said NCIP RXI Regional Director Mumar M. Mamukid. Apo Agua president Anna Lu also emphasized how this program affirms the company’s commitment to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, namely SDG 3, focusing on good health and well-being, and SDG 6, centered on clean water and sanitation. “Now in its seventh year, this annual initiative is a testament to our commitment to uplift communities by improving access to primary health care for our communities, especially for mothers and children. We are thankful to all our volunteers, medical personnel, barangay council and functionaries, and our team members for their dedication to serve our partner communities. At Apo Agua, we are committed to being part of the solution in producing safe, reliable and sustainable water to augment the growing water demand of Davao City,” Lu said. Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. is building one of the Philippines’ largest private bulk water supply facilities in the country that can supply over 300 million liters daily of safe and sustainable water to the Davao City Water District for the people of Davao City. The post Annual social outreach benefits more than 1,500 Davaoeños appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Death toll from ‘Egay’ rises to six
The death toll from Typhoon Egay has risen to six, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm swept towards southeastern China. Egay battered the main island of Luzon on Wednesday, toppling trees, knocking out power, and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from coastal communities. Strong winds and heavy rain pummelled the lightly populated Babuyan islands and northern provinces, triggering flooding and landslides. A mother and her three children were killed Wednesday morning when a landslide struck their house in Buguias municipality in the mountainous province of Benguet, local disaster official Satur Payangdo told AFP. Five other people in the house were rescued. That took the death toll to six after a woman was killed by a falling coconut tree in Isabela province and a 16-year-old boy was crushed to death by a landslide in Baguio city. Egay had been a super typhoon as it swept across the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday but weakened as it neared the Philippines. The storm is expected to weaken further as it moves across the South China Sea before making landfall in southeast China on Friday. While Egay will bypass Taiwan, heavy rains related to the typhoon led to the drowning death of a 57-year-old woman who was trapped with two others when a mountain river overflowed, the island's emergency operations center said. The rains also caused power outages in around 43,000 households, though most have been restored. The post Death toll from ‘Egay’ rises to six appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Prosecutor dismisses case vs realty people
BAGUIO CITY — The Office of the Baguio Prosecutor has dismissed the complaints against the owner and 23 employees and individual partners of a realty company, 40 days after their arrest by the Regional Anti-Cyber Crime Unit-Cordillera. On 19 July 2023, the City Prosecutor’s Office released the dismissal order on the case of Casa Infini Builders and Realty Co. Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Jennylyn Floresca and 23 others. The Securities and Exchange Commission had charged Floresca and the others with violations of Sections 8, 26, and 28 of the Securities Regulation Code and violations of certain provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act. The prosecutor’s office stressed that the complaint against the respondents was dismissed due to the illegal warrantless arrest and the subsequent illegal warrantless search conducted by the SEC personnel and other government authorities on the company’s premises. “In fact, the petition which initiated the investigation against Casa Infini by SEC was not even attached to the complaint for us to truly determine if there is indeed any evidence of fraud or deceit,” stated the Office of the Prosecutor. On 10 June 2023, operatives from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, RACU Cordillera and the Enforcement and Investor Protection Department launched an entrapment operation against the Casa Infini owner and partners. Two of the operatives posed as registrants and participants to the company’s business presentation. When the undercover police allegedly noticed something “fishy” going on, they signaled to the other operatives who barged into the venue of the presentation. The law enforcers started arresting the participants, confiscating laptops, cellphones and money amounting to more than P1 million as evidence. Prior to the mass arrest, the EIPD received a petition for revocation of Casa Infini’s license permit filed by an unnamed lawyer. In the petition, the complainant accused Casa Infini of illegal activities. On March 2023, EIPD investigators started to track the activities of Casa Infini and on 5 June 2023, the EIPD filed a motion for the issuance of cease and desist order against the company. The SEC En Banc issued the CDO on 8 June 2023 against the Casa Infini. The respondents complained that their arrest caused a great commotion that traumatized senior citizens, children and persons with disabilities attending the business presentation. The post Prosecutor dismisses case vs realty people appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Cordillera recorded crimes decrease
BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera Police on Sunday revealed that crime incidents recorded in the whole region were comparatively lower in the second quarter of the year than those logged in the first quarter. Police Regional Office Cordillera chief PBGEN David Peredo Jr., the crime incident percentage went down to 29 percent after records showed that at least 178 index crimes were logged during the second quarter — lower than the 194 incidents reported in the first quarter. The police also disclosed that there are non-index crimes reaching to 276 in the second quarter compared to the 297 non-index crimes reported in the previous quarter. Peredo reported that in the number of cases in the second quarter, the top three incidents are theft, rape, and physical injuries. For non-index crimes, the top cases are violations of RA 9165, or the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, illegal gambling, and violation of RA 9262 or the law against violence against women and children. Peredo claimed that the low crime incidents in the region are a result of their continuous implementation of Enhance Managing Police Operations and simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations. The post Cordillera recorded crimes decrease appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Clackers crackdown looms
BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry’s Baguio-Benguet region office is poised to confiscate lato-lato toys or clackers being sold here. DTI Baguio-Benguet Consumer Protection Division Officer-in-Charge Ralph Altiyen said they are just waiting for the order from the central office to seize the popular toys for lacking valid Certificate of Product Notification, making their quality and safety questionable. The Food and Drug Administration also issued an advisory against the sale and use of such unauthorized toys, including lato-lato with lights, lato-lato toys with handle and glow in the dark clackers. The FDA warned that using substandard and possibly adulterated toys may be dangerous to people’s health. Last month, the group “Ban Toxic” called for the banning of lato-lato claiming it is dangerous to children. Clackers were banned in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom in the 1960s because they pose danger to people playing it. The post Clackers crackdown looms appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Tereso Panga: PEZA’s homegrown leader
By combining his excellent communication skills, commitment to serving his country, and his long experience as a government executive, Tereso O. Panga, director-general of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, has distinguished himself as a public servant. His recent appointment to this top post in an agency that has contributed significantly to the coffers of the national government affirms the confidence of the current national leadership in his excellent record, high acceptance of his fellow workers in the bureaucracy, and, most importantly, his credibility in the trade and industry sector, the number one partner of PEZA in pushing development forward. Tereso joined the Philippine government armed with an educational background that has proved vital toward his understanding of human nature, whether he is dealing with executives of multinational companies that are locators in economic zones or their workers. At the University of the Philippines, he first graduated with a BA in Comparative Literature and then obtained his master’s degree in Industrial Relations. “Since my father was a judge, I wanted to take up Law. I was told that the best prelaw course was AB English since one needed to be both articulate and proficient in writing. I eventually majored in Comparative Literature.” Among his professors were the legendary masters of language like National Artists Franz Arcellana and Jimmy Abad, Thelma Kintanar and Nieves Epistola. He found UP both challenging and rewarding. He adapted to the rigors of academic life, he said, “owing to my strong educational foundation first at the Naga Parochial School, and then Ateneo de Naga.” Strong-willed in a quiet way The Pangas, he said, “are original families of Bicol, particularly Camarines Sur in Iriga town, where the superstar Nora Aunor grew up. He admitted to singing a little, but not with the same intensity as that of his golden-voiced townsman. Coming from Pili town, he swore by Pili being a favorite of his. The basic trait that stood him in good stead “in UP and in future challenges,” he said, “is my being a Bicolano. Born and raised in Bicol, I am strong-willed, resilient, and yet determined. But in a quiet way.” Asked if it also meant being feared, he said, “Well, just spicy, which can be fierce, but wonderful like laing (taro leaves stewed in coconut oil and garnished with red hot chili).” The fourth among eight children of a judge, six of whom graduated from the University of the Philippines, he recalled being a “playful child, but at a young age, I was already into music. I loved playing the guitar and keyboards, but it was all by ear or ‘oido.’” To balance his artistic inclination, he also engaged in sports — chess and table tennis. Not much of a student politician, he nevertheless became president of one organization. His twin brother and another brother were officers of the student government, “so it would not look good if I became an officer too.” In UP, he joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi in 1986. He also became active in UP Ibalon, an organization of Bicolanos, and the Psychology Society of UP. When it came to campus politics, he supported the Tugon party. While he earned good grades, despite giving more than ample time to his extracurricular activities, he felt he could have done better. “By any standards, I don’t think I did well as a student because I extended my stay for another year.” “My Waterloo was Math,” he confided. “I had no need for Math in my BA English course but I was hoping to shift to Economics. The hardest subject for me was Math 17.” A good writer While he was exposed to creative writing, he learned more about how to do business letters. “Of course, I wrote my thesis,” he emphasized. Fast forward to the future, he joined an Aboitiz- sponsored pilot class at the Development Academy of the Philippines that was attended by undersecretaries and assistant secretaries where he was the most junior. To his credit, his capstone paper on aquamarine and renewable energy, a pioneering venture in ecozone development, was declared the best. It was an achievement that he attributed to his exposure to composition writing at UP. Not much of a student politician, he nevertheless became president of one organization. Later, he would make his own reports and speeches, while reaching out to the various publics of PEZA through Facebook and online media. To recall, he had begun his professional life in the office of then-Congressman Aping Yap of Tarlac. “I stayed for seven years and then moved to the office of his son, Victor, who was then Vice Mayor. We organized and managed social development projects benefitting families of former Hukbalahap commanders and foot soldiers.” It was while inspecting his company’s construction project, a bowling center along Roxas Boulevard, that he came upon the headquarters of the Export Processing Zone Authority. “I had heard already of this government office and its hardworking Director General, Atty. Lilia de Lima. She was the first DG. I walked in and I applied. They called me to take the exams and go through an interview.” In less than a month, he joined PEZA in 1998. Walking the talk He has been with PEZA for 25 years. While he describes his PEZA career as “going up through the ranks,” his rise had been quite swift. He started as a planning officer 3 and went on to become Assistant Division Chief for policy and planning. By then, he had earned units leading to his master’s degree at the University of the Philippines. In time, he passed the qualifications for the Career Executive Service office, one of the youngest of his rank, and soon went up to positions requiring more responsibilities. At age 30, became the zone manager for the Batangas Economic Zone. Next, he became Zone Administrator in Baguio where he stayed for four years. He was 34 years old. “It was the time when Texas Instruments was expanding. Our office facilitated the Big Ticket Project in Clark.” His next assignment was in Cavite where he occupied the concurrent positions of Zone Manager and Administrator. He was 38 and his post required dealing with 350 locator companies. It was not surprising that the Civil Service Commission included him as a finalist in its search for outstanding Civil Service Executives. He ranked second. Soon, he returned to the Manila office, this time as Deputy Director General of Policy and Planning in 2010. It was a post that would prepare him for the highest position in the agency. At first, he served in an OIC capacity until March this year, when he was appointed as Director General by President Ferdinand R. Marcos. Panga had the support of captains of industry, among them the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry bigwigs Sergio Luis Ortiz and George Barcelon, who expressed their belief in his leadership based on his accomplishments. It has indeed been a long way for the young man from Bicol who has preferred to be “low-key” and not one to make a spectacle of his career success. It is an attitude that, he said, “I inherited from my parents, who were both public servants.” His father was a provincial judge and his mother was a public school teacher. “My mother was particular about the discipline of her children.” In keeping with his unassuming attitude, his management style is anchored on “keeping it simple by walking the talk.” I would say it is more of a transformational leadership. Because I can walk the talk I don’t need to direct people. “So, when you want to achieve something, you lead by setting an example. The direction is also clear so there are no misunderstandings or misinterpretation of the goals and objectives of the agency.” “Let’s not get distracted. Let’s just focus on doing our work,” he once told the top officials of PEZA. “Even when I was the OIC, I was presiding over a board meeting composed of 10 full-fledged Undersecretaries. Thankfully, as an insider, and being home-grown, I know how to navigate. My edge is I did not need to have a learning curve.” As part of his job, he has been traveling to promote international investments in the country. “We are always on a trade mission, showing the rest of the world what we can offer. Many of those President Marcos talked to have signed up as locators.” Through it all, he has kept the lines between work and family life. He found a lifetime partner in a lady I met because we were both working in the same building on Quezon Avenue. Happily married He was 26 years old when he married his wife, Edna, a 23-year-old Bulakena who belongs to the politically prominent Pagtalunan family of Guiguinto town. At that time, she was working in an export company. “It was love at first sight,” he recalled. “I was the only suitor not afraid of her father who was a barangay captain. I’d bring a fighting cock for him when I was courting his daughter, even if I was not an enthusiast.” “As I got to know her better, I became more enamored because she was sweet and she knew how to cook. And to this day, she does soups very well, which I love.” All said by a man who has found fulfillment at home and in the office. He is special and has found his mission in life and for his country, which can be said of Panga. And this country, in turn, is fortunate to have such a man serving in an agency that contributes billions to the government coffers. Officials of such caliber, enthusiasm, zeal, and upright moral bearing make this country a better place to live in and a magnet for international investors. The post Tereso Panga: PEZA’s homegrown leader appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Romulo Cafe: Honoring a matriarch and her culinary specialties
“It all started as my husband’s idea,” Sandie Romulo Squillantini, owner of Romulo Café, shared over an unforgettable lunch of the culinary favorites of her paternal family, the Romulos, whose fame and distinction began with the founding father, the legendary diplomat, general and writer, Carlos P. Romulo Sr. The old world setting of this delightful repast was at Romulo Café in Bonifacio Global City, a pleasant incongruity in a place replete with 21st century steel and glass skyscrapers. Sandie, the daughter of General Romulo’s son, lawyer Ricardo or “Dick,” and his wife, Teresita “Tessie,” herself the daughter of the late envoy Jose Romero, the first Philippine ambassador to the Court of Saint James, and her husband, Enzo, were dining at the Prince Albert Rotisserie of the Hotel Intercontinental Manila and were looking at the restaurant's Romulo Room, when he remarked, “You know, it’s too bad that not everybody can see these pictures of your lolo and his life. Why don’t we put up a restaurant for other people to see and learn about his life?” It was an idea that immediately clicked between the two of them, being familiar with the restaurant business as operators of corporate cafeterias and executive lounges. As to what food to serve, both agreed on serving the Romulos’ favorite daily and special dining fare that her grandmother, Virginia (nee Llamas), Philippine Carnival Queen of 1922, served the family and guests, including international dignitaries. An initial effort was to put together her Lola Virginia’s recipes, which, was not exactly difficult, “considering that the family was using it anyway. Next, they looked for a place and decided on the Tomas Morato area. “We were enamored by an old house which fit our purpose. Then, we brought our friend, interior designer Ivy Almario. We showed her pictures of our grandparents’ old house in Forbes Park called Kasiyahan, from which she took inspiration. That’s why the place is basically black and white because our dining room was black and white.” [gallery size="large" columns="2" ids="133445,133430"] Kasiyahan, a one-hectare property along Mckinley Road that also contained the homes of the Romulo sons and their families, has since been converted into the Kasiyahan Town Homes by the Zobel de Ayala group. It was the setting of many formal dinners hosted by the General and his wife, and its reincarnation today in Romulo Café, according to Sandie, “reflects the original elements of the storied home, including the hanging lamps and the wrought iron furniture, as well as the homey furniture. Ivy, thankfully, captured that old Filipino ambience typical of the genteel homes of the 1950s and 1960s era.” Sandie could not help feeling nostalgic, as she recalls that “while each of the Romulo sons and their families had a place to stay, we cousins, five boys and five girls, spent a lot of time together. We were one another’s playmates and we saw the weekly parties that our elders hosted for dignitaries including presidents, prime ministers and royalty. “It was our happy place as my grandparents intended it, that’s why they named it Kasiyahan. In Baguio, our home was called Kaligayahan.” Interestingly, other than the United Nations leaders and international politicians like Robert F. Kennedy, the Romulos also entertained celebrities, among them Burt Bacharach, “That’s why I have displayed his photo on the wall of Romulo Café, Sandie said.” But if there was much merriment in the company of the Romulos, there was also great food which, of course, enhanced the overall atmosphere of conviviality. A family signature dish is her Lola Virginia’s chicken relleno, “the recipe for which I was able to get, that’s why our relleno is still made at home and not in a restaurant. It is a Sunday dish for the family.” Sandie was only seven years old when her lola passed on, but earlier, she has tasted many of the family’s. That she could lay claim to having “witnessed” how her lola whipped up her dishes is due to her lola’s cook continuing in the service of the family. “Lola taught her how to cook the dishes that the family loved and enjoyed, so she kept cooking them long after lola was gone. From our old house, I got her,” Sandie explains. Of course, she found out too her lola’s secret ingredients. “Since she was in the United States, she had to look for substitutes for stuff she couldn’t find. For example, chorizo then was not easily available, so she used Vienna sausage. So, she had to revise her recipe. She was very innovative. [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="133425,133426"] “She also had to modify some dishes to suit the palace of her international guests. For example, many guests didn’t like their adobo oily, so she made sure to do it differently from the way we would want to enjoy the adobo that we are used to having. She used pork that was not fat but kept the vinegar, of course. Since the setting mattered, it had to be pleasant and all that, she opened her windows every time she cooked adobo so the house won’t end up smelling like food. Of her lola Virginia, the little girl Sandie saw her “being always in the kitchen attending to the food. So she would be in the kitchen to prepare dinner. We grandchildren would be around too because we all took dinner together on the dining table at seven o’clock sharp.” Among the things she loved to cook, according to Sandie, was “steak and lots of foot stuff from her Pagsanjan hometown.” Her lolo Carlos, on the other hand, loved his halo-halo. “He loved sweets. He would not eat food, but he would eat halo-halo, ice cream and malagkit like bibingkang suman. That’s why we have lots of that at Café Romulo.” Her lolo, she shares, “loved to eat. He belonged to the Chain de Rotisseurs. That was his thing. He loved restaurants. He would take us to dinner every week, whoever wanted to come. These were usually in his favorite restaurants like Hyatt Hotel’s Japanese restaurant, Tempura Misono, Au Bon Vivant, Las Conchas and Prince Albert And when someone was celebrating a birthday, he would tell the celebrator, “Okay choose what restaurant you want to eat in”. Then he would take us. But every week, he’d take us out to dinner, whoever wanted to come. So, he really loves food. [caption id="attachment_133424" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] photograph by sonny espiritu for the daily tribuneKARE-KARE.[/caption] But if the general loved food, there was one big caveat. “He was very much a stickler for dining manners,” Sandie says. “He was not uptight, though, because he could be relaxed and good-homored , but he was very strict about time. If he tells you, you be in dinner at seven, you better be standing already or going close to the kitchen by 10 to seven. Because if you’re not there, especially if you’re a journalist, he’ll tell you you’re late. He was also very strict about dress code. If he tells you, it’s black tie, you better be in black tie and the girls better be in long gown. One time an ambassador came in a suit. And he said to an ambassador, when he was saying hello, “Oh, Mr. Ambassador. I’m glad you’re early. You have time to go home and change into your black tie”. These are but few of the stories and anecdotes about General Carlos P. Romulo and how he regarded food and the art of eating, especially find dining. It is in the same vein of propriety and pleasantry that the great old man espoused, along with his wife’s insistence on preparing and serving food at their best, that Sandie and Enzo Squillantini have created Café Romulo. You are cordially invited to enjoy the specialties that were once prepared by the grand lady of the Romulo home in this beautiful restaurant reminiscent of the glory days of yore, just make sure you are properly dressed, you know your manners, and you know how to engage in polite conversation. [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="133448,133449"] The general and his lady may no longer be around but they are in every detail that makes fine dining in this iconic restaurant indeed an epicurean pleasure and an exercise in charm and refinement. Another family favorite is kare-kare, which the family calls Tito Greg’s kare-kare “because it was to him, her second son, that our lola passed on her recipes and he has made her kare-kare his specialty, too.” Sandie was only seven years old when her lola passed on, but earlier, she had tasted many of the family’s favorite dishes. That she could lay claim to having “witnessed” how her lola whipped up her dishes is due to her lola’s cook continuing in the service of the family. “Lola taught her how to cook the dishes that the family loved and enjoyed, so she kept cooking them long after lola was gone. From our old house, I got her,” Sandie explained. Of course, she found out too her lola’s secret ingredients. “Since she was in the United States, she had to look for substitutes for stuff she couldn’t find. For example, chorizo then was not easily available, so she used Vienna sausage. So, she had to revise her recipe. She was very innovative. “She also had to modify some dishes to suit the palate of her international guests. For example, many guests didn’t like their adobo oily, so she made sure to do it differently from the way we would want to enjoy the adobo that we are used to having. She used pork that was not fat but kept the vinegar, of course. Since the setting mattered, it had to be pleasant and all that. She opened her windows every time she cooked adobo so the house won’t end up smelling like food. Of her lola Virginia, the little girl Sandie saw her “being always in the kitchen attending to the food. So she would be in the kitchen to prepare dinner. We grandchildren would be around, too because we all took dinner together on the dining table at seven o’clock sharp.” Among the things she loved to cook, according to Sandie, was “steak and lots of food stuff from her Pagsanjan hometown.” Her lolo Carlos, on the other hand, loved his halo-halo. “He loved sweets. He would not eat food, but he would eat halo-halo, ice cream and malagkit like bibingkang suman. That’s why we have lots of that at Café Romulo.” Her lolo, she shares, “loved to eat. He belonged to the Chain de Rotisseurs. That was his thing. He loved restaurants. He would take us to dinner every week, whoever wanted to come. These were usually in his favorite restaurants like Hyatt Hotel’s Japanese restaurant, Tempura Misono, Au Bon Vivant, Las Conchas and Prince Albert. And when someone was celebrating a birthday, he would tell the celebrator, Okay choose what restaurant you want to eat in. Then he would take us. But every week, he’d take us out to dinner, whoever wanted to come. So, he really loves food.” But if the general loved food, there was one big caveat. “He was very much a stickler for dining manners,” Sandie said. “He was not uptight, though, because he could be relaxed and good-homored, but he was very strict about time. If he tells you, you come to dinner at seven, you better be standing already or going close to the kitchen by 10 to seven. Because if you’re not there, especially if you’re a journalist, he’ll tell you you’re late. He was also very strict about dress code. If he tells you, it’s black tie, you better be in black tie and the girls better be in long gown. One time an ambassador came in a suit. And he said to an ambassador, when he was saying hello, “Oh, Mr. Ambassador. I’m glad you’re early. You have time to go home and change into your black tie.” It is in the same vein of propriety and pleasantry that the great old man espoused, along with his wife’s insistence on preparing and serving food at their best, that Sandie and Enzo Squillantini have created Café Romulo. You are cordially invited to enjoy the specialties that were once prepared by the grand lady of the Romulo home in this beautiful restaurant reminiscent of the glory days of yore. The general and his lady may no longer be around but they are in every detail that makes fine dining in this iconic restaurant indeed an epicurean pleasure and an exercise in charm and refinement. The post Romulo Cafe: Honoring a matriarch and her culinary specialties appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Baguio City library holds park storytelling sessions
BAGUIO CITY - Promotion of book reading has become one of the programs that the City Library personnel here continue to advocate, especially at this age of modern technology when electronic gadgets take most of the time of people, including children."Marami tayong matututunan sa pagbabas.....»»
Cordillera JJWC reiterates importance of restorative justice for CICL
BAGUIO CITY, Nov. 29(PIA) - - More than ensuring the speedy disposition of cases, implementation of restorative justice for CICLs or children in conflict with the law through various intervention p.....»»
DOH CAR calls on parents to bring children for MR-OPV immunization
BAGUIO CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) - - The Department of Health Center for Health and Development- Cordillera (DOH - CAR), in partnership with the City Government of Baguio, launched today the regional imp.....»»
Baltimore bridge accident: Freighter pilot called for tugboat help before plowing into bridge
BALTIMORE — The pilot of the cargo freighter had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes before the Baltimore bridge accident, federal safety officials said on Wednesday, citing audio from the ship’s “black box” data recorder. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board also said that Francis Scott Key Bridge, a.....»»
Philippines logs 40 pertussis deaths this year
MANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Forty children have died of whopping cough, a respiratory infection also called pertussis, since this year, the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) has reported. The DOH said in a statement on Wednesday that cases have continued to increase since the start of this year, recording 568 cases from Jan. 1 to March 16. "The total number of cases for the same period in 2023 was.....»»
Pertussis or whooping cough: 40 child deaths so far this year – DOH
MANILA, Philippines — Assistant Health Secretary Albert Domingo reported on Wednesday that as of March 16 this year, some 40 children had died of whooping cough — a respiratory infection also called pertussis. An increase in new pertussis cases nationwide had been observed nationwide, with 28 cases reported from March 10 to 16. READ: What.....»»
Marian Rivera takes on projects that her children can watch
With her upcoming primetime show, “My Guardian Alien,” Marian Rivera has added sci-fi to the growing array of genres — from drama, fantasy, romance, and action to historical and comedy — that the Kapuso actress has successfully ventured into thus far......»»