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Año to LGUs: Declare Reds persona non grata

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has asked local officials around the country to declare the CPP-NPA as persona non grata.

Posted: July 5th, 2019 in Editors' Picks,Regions | Read More »

Duterte admin asked to heed SC order protecting PH reefs

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials must enforce the Supreme Court’s writ of kalikasan order directing them to protect and rehabilitate the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Saturday.

Posted: May 5th, 2019 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »

Comelec: Daraga too hot for comfort; Duterte raises bounty by P20M

President Duterte has recommended to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to put the town of Daraga in Albay province under its control, after the assassination last week of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe.

Posted: December 28th, 2018 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »

PNP files charges vs Garin, dad for beating up Iloilo policeman

The Philippine National Police on Thursday filed criminal and administrative charges in the Office of the Ombudsman’s Iloilo field office against Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin Jr. and his father, Guimbal Mayor Oscar Garin Sr., and two unidentified bodyguards for beating up a police officer.

Posted: December 28th, 2018 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »

Duterte order to deploy troops stumps Lacson

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday said Memorandum Order No. 32 (MO 32) was baffling, as President Duterte could deploy more troops to the provinces just by giving orders to the military.

Posted: November 26th, 2018 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »

Tim Cone dismisses notion that Gilas not big, fast, strongenough

SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas at Fiba OQT in Riga, Latvia There will be plenty of questions and realities that Gilas Pilipinas will tackle in the few days left leading up to the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Latvia. Fortunately, the squad’s mental fortitude and size won’t be among those things. Despite an 11-man crew and […]

Posted: July 3rd, 2024 in Basketball,Headlines | Read More »

Missing players, reassigned roles hit Alas Pilipinas with reality check

SCHEDULE: Alas Pilipinas at FIVB Challenger Cup Coming off the high of a historic achievement, Alas Pilipinas is beginning to feel some of the problems of maintaining a high-profile national pool. Luckily, the women’s program has a few reinforcements coming its way. National University (NU) ace and UAAP two-time MVP Bella Belen and multi awarded […]

Posted: July 3rd, 2024 in Headlines,Volleyball | Read More »

Ateneo farewell points Amos to La Salle; UP signs Gilas prospect

Mason Amos traveled over 9,000 kilometers to get to Riga, in Latvia, from Manila for his national team career. His college career took a shorter trip—just about 20 km—but that voyage looks headed to a destination farthest from the minds of basketball fans. Amos, the Ateneo big man who has become some sort of a […]

Posted: July 3rd, 2024 in Basketball,Headlines,UAAP | Read More »

Mangliwan vows to keep away from wrong lane

Jerrold Mangliwan frantically pushed his wheels and unintentionally crossed the adjacent lane, automatically dashing all hopes of landing a medal. Mangliwan is now driven not to commit a similar lapse in the coming 2024 Paris Paralympics. “It’s hard to control it when you’re at full speed. I hope I don’t cross to the wrong lane […]

Posted: July 3rd, 2024 in Athletics,Headlines | Read More »

Tim Cone ‘not satisfied’ until Gilas Pilipinas reaches optimalOQTform

SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas at Fiba OQT in Riga, Latvia Gilas Pilipinas’ schedule the past week has been nothing short of frantic, traveling across the Middle East, Europe, and then deep into the Baltics—taking narrow tuneup losses flush on the chin in between. And yet, the Nationals went straight to practice right after they arrived in […]

Posted: July 2nd, 2024 in Basketball,Headlines | Read More »

Taylor Sheesh will never go out of style

What’s it like living a fantasy as the world’s biggest pop star in her most successful year yet? As the Philippines’ preeminent Taylor Swift drag performer, Taylor Sheesh may be the luckiest of the few who hold an answer. Being catapulted overnight onto a stage with massive audiences upward of 10,000 to 20,000 is enough […]

Posted: December 13th, 2023 in Editor's Pick,Preen,Profiles,Queer | Read More »

How my lola mothered me (and the entire household) through food

“Kumain ka na,” my grandmother would tell me day after day, as I arrived from school and sauntered into the dining room. Some days, it was a question; other times it was firm insistence. Coming home to merienda was a ritual I eagerly looked forward to every time I came home—whether it was the pimiento […]

Posted: October 4th, 2023 in Editor's Pick,Food,,Preen | Read More »

On biological clocks and calendars: Going against the grain of time

I’m nearly 30, and people have opined over my so-called biological clock, urging me to make haste as it was ticking quickly

Posted: September 13th, 2023 in Editor's Pick,Life+Money,Momhood,,Preen | Read More »

Eldest daughters of Asian households—okay pa ba tayo?

“I’m tired,” I admitted to a friend one late afternoon, feeling the familiar prick of tears behind my eyes. “Like, really tired. Can’t even sleep,” I continue, knowing that if I exert any more effort, I’ll burst into tears. Here, I am overextended. I am preparing to move out of my childhood home of 29 […]

Posted: August 29th, 2023 in Culture,Editor's Pick,Feminism,Life+Money,,Preen,Women | Read More »

‘Third World Romance’ normalizes the political and politicizes the manic pixie rom-com formula

Warning: Spoilers ahead! If you’ve ever told someone or yourself, “Di ko afford makipag-date,” then you may just find yourself crying while watching “Third World Romance” by director and screenwriter Dwein Baltazar (“Oda Sa Wala,” “Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus”). And I don’t mean can’t afford to fit a relationship into a busy schedule […]

Posted: August 25th, 2023 in Editor's Pick,Entertainment,Movies,Preen, | Read More »