IF YOU listened to the Senate debate this week on Senate Resolution No. 256, you would easily get the feeling that Senator Rodante Marcoleta was speaking for a different country. While Senator Francis Pangilinan kept his focus on the basics, Marcoleta dragged the discussion into a maze of “missing coordinates,” “metes and bounds,” and “undefined […]
BENGUET, PHILIPPINES — Six previously unenergized schools in Benguet now have access to electricity, the internet, and digital learning tools through AuroraPH, a flagship program by Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) in partnership with Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. The AuroraPH program aims to narrow energy gaps through solar power systems in last-mile schools, enabling meaningful digital […]
Veteran actresses Sharon Cuneta and Janice De Belen took their acting prowess to the highest level for their much-awaited confrontation scene that earned praise from viewers in “Saving Grace: The Untold Story.” Viewers commended Sharon and Janice’s effective portrayals in the emotional scene wherein a scorned yet feisty Miranda (Sharon) was at the receiving end of Helena’s […]
HVE YOU ever wondered where the word “goodbye” comes from? I recently stumbled on an interesting linguistic trivia: “goodbye” was originally a contraction of an old English blessing – “God be with ye.” Over time, God be with ye became God b’wye… and eventually, goodbye. In other words, what we now say casually as a […]