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Alma Anonas-Carpio

USD 976 million power investment

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers the keynote address at the inauguration of Pagbilao Energy Corporation’s (PEC) 420- megawatt Pagbilao Unit 3 Power Project in...

A quest for Kapampangan flavors

  From Central Luzon to the south of Manila, Crimson Hotel’s Café Eight will be bringing a 13-day Kapampangan culinary feast in partnership with Quest...

PCSO-Palawan branch tops 2017 satisfaction rating

  The Palawan branch of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) based in Puerto Princesa City received the highest ratings from the 2017 Customer Satisfaction...

Beyond the chrysalis: Philippines Graphic interviews Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza

People stand in awe of stories told and retold that border on the magical: an abandoned child, in the throes of death from advanced...

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by Rene Sebastian ACROSS   1. Fury   5. Butter   9. Factotum 14. Among 15. Coffeepot 17. House guest 19. Vessels, bathe? 20. National...

Companies in the Philippines urged: ​strengthen cybersecurity readiness

Integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions provider Fortinet has advised organizations in the Philippines to make final preparations to abide by the General Data Protection...

Cardinal Sin, St. John Paul II remembered as CMMA celebrates its 40th anniversary

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) highlights its bond with two great men who gave meaning and distinction...

Manila Water’s Bulacan unit turns one, vows more service improvement programs

   Manila Water Philippine Ventures unit, Bulacan Water, recently marked its first year of operationsasit vows to continue to undertake rehabilitation programs to improve the...

HSMA Launches Virtus Awards 2018

The HSMA is issuing a call for entries for the forthcoming Virtus Awards—otherwise known in the industry as the Oscars of hotel sales and...

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Americana, on his back

My grandfather was shipped out of the Philippines in the 1920s, and landed in Stockton, California—less as a starry-eyed immigrant, and more as imperial cargo.  The Americans needed hands, and the Philippines—trophy from the Spanish-American War—had plenty to spare. Men like him crossed the Pacific not on a...

Of ‘balimbing’ and coup

It is balimbing season once again. Balimbing is a fruit with many sharp sides, so that it has been popularly used to describe agile politicians who are able to change sides quickly everytime there is a change in the political weather. It is the local term for...

4th Refugee Film Festival champions youth voices, stories of solidarity

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Philippines celebrated World Refugee Day by hosting the 4th Refugee Film Festival at the Natividad Fajardo-Rosario Gonzalez Auditorium of De La Salle University Manila last June 20. The film festival aimed to foster global awareness, build empathy, and mobilize meaningful action...