Songkran water festival as a celebration of life
Water is life. Each culture has it’s own way of recognizing the value of water as part of rituals and practices, either for bathing, washing, drinking, or as a sacrifice. Water covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface and is vital for all known forms of life. The cells in our bodies consist of 65.....»»
Visayan Electric calls on more biz customers to enroll in ILP
To lessen the impact of possible power shortages in the Visayas Grid on Visayan Electric customers, the electric utility is calling for more of its commercial and industrial customers to enroll in the Interruptible Load Program (ILP). ILP is a voluntary, demand-side management program where business customers of a distribution utility with loads of at.....»»
‘Some People Need Killing’: Patricia Evangelista introduces in Cebu memoir of murder
CEBU CITY, Philippines — “I cannot write what I cannot see and I cannot make people feel what I cannot imagine.” These were the words last Monday, April 22, of Patricia Evangelista, a trauma journalist and a former investigative reporter of a Philippine news company during the Philippine tour of her book, “Some People Need.....»»
Looking through myopia: How blurry vision dims child’s bright future
An alarming 10% of kindergarten-aged children in the Philippines are already experiencing problems with their vision and some of them, approximately below 6 years old, already need eyeglasses, according to research conducted by the University of the Philippines’ National Institute of Health. This surge in the number of visually impaired children is relative to the.....»»
Personal grudge leads to shooting of man in Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 26-year-old man, who works as a painter, was rushed to the hospital after getting shot by an acquaintance who allegedly had a personal grudge against him in Sitio Upper, Barangay Carreta in Cebu City on early Wednesday morning, April 24, 2024. The shooting incident happened at around 4:45 a.m. and.....»»
Rene Saguisag, former senator and human rights lawyer, is dead at 84
MANILA, Philippines — Rene Saguisag, former senator and human rights lawyer, has died. His passing was announced by the late senator’s son, Rebo Saguisag, in a statement that he posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday. “We are grateful that, in his final months, he was able to spend time with relatives, friends and countless.....»»
4 ex-tax mappers pay of Cebu City ‘signed’ but…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The payrolls have been signed and salaries are now being processed, but it is still not enough. The payroll for four Cebu City regular government employees and former tax mappers has been signed and is now in the process of releasing their salaries, which have been pending for 10 months. However,.....»»
On Earth Day, groups amplify calls to fight back against reclamation, dredging
Groups reiterated the call to end reclamation and dredging activities in Manila Bay in a gathering April 20 in the coastal areas of Navotas City where 1,000 fisherfolk families were reportedly affected by the demolition of mussel farms attributed to the proposed Navotas Bay Coastal Reclamation Project. The post On Earth Day, groups amplify calls to fight back against reclamation, dredging appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Team Secret secures spot in VCT Pacific Playoffs
Team Secret has secured a playoffs spot after posting wins against Japan's DetonatioN FocusMe (DFM) and 2023 champions Paper Rex the past weekend......»»
Dani Barretto says daughter Millie not autistic, took therapy sessions
Content creator and entrepreneur Dani Barretto bared more details about her four-year-old daughter Millie with husband Xavi Panlilio......»»
Solo parent subsidy depends on availability of LGU funds
A REPRESENTATIVE from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao Region (DSWD-Davao) said the P1,000 monthly cash subsidy for solo parents will depend on the availability of funds of the local government unit (LGU) where they reside......»»
CTOO: Too early to tell lovers’ murder effect on city tourism
THE Davao City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) says it is too early to presume the possible and direct effect on the tourism industry in the city of the recent bloody crime involving the deaths of real-life partners......»»
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote.....»»
Luis Manzano sa kanyang 43rd birthday: Mas sumarap pa!
“THANK you for being such a good husband and father,” ang bahagi ng birthday message ni Jessy Mendiola para sa kanyang mister na si Luis Manzano. Nitong nagdaang Linggo, April 21, ay nag-celebrate ng kanyang 43rd birthday ang Kapamilya TV host-comedian kasama ang kanyang pamilya. Baka Bet Mo: Luis Manzano, Jessy Mendiola plano na nga.....»»
Promise ni Chito kay Neri: I will always be your BF, boy toy & your baby
NAPA-SANA all na naman ang mga netizens sa open letter ng Parokya ni Edgar frontman Chito Miranda para sa kanyang wais na misis na si Neri Miranda. Muling ipinangalandakan ng singer-songwriter ang kanyang wagas na pagmamahal sa kanyang asawa sa pamamagitan ng isang heartwarming and touching post sa social media. Baka Bet Mo: Chito dinenay.....»»
Joross Gamboa and Sam Coloso to add fun to TV5’s ‘Barangay Singko Panalo’
Other than the new set of games featured in every episode, the viewers of “Barangay Singko Panalo” can expect the arrival of Joross Gamboa and Sam Coloso to team up with Kags Je (Jerald Napoles) and SK K (Kayla Rivera) as co-hosts. Also joining them is Bob Jbeil as Boogie......»»
Now 18, Sofia Pablo wants to become independent
Sofia Pablo has entered a new milestone in her life. And that is being of legal age and becoming a young woman......»»
Acciona rolls out Smart Control Center
Spain-based infrastructure conglomerate Acciona has unveiled its pioneering Smart Control Center in line with this year’s observance of World Day for Health and Safety at Work last April 18 at The Tent in Enderun Colleges......»»
Energy policy failure
The Department of Energy has revealed that the total capacity of power plants in forced outages has more than doubled over the past two weeks compared to the average 700 MW recorded over the last four years. Of course. What would they expect after officials of the DOE, past and present, did nothing about the inconvenient reality that 50 percent of our operating power plants are over 20 years old and are losing their reliability......»»
Government infrastructure spending scaled up to P121 billion
The government increased its infrastructure spending by nearly seven percent to P121 billion from January to February compared to last year’s level on the back of higher disbursements for road projects, the Department of Budget and Management said......»»