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Haunting and affecting war novel is now in Filipino

Localized bookstore The Bookmark, Inc. launches Pagbasag ng Katahimikan, a translation of Lourdes Montinola’s Breaking the Silence, which narrates the “most barbarous episode of the Pacific War.” Book editor and literary translator Randy Bustamante finds the war memoir worth telling because it teaches both...

Pag-IBIG Fund remits to BIR P2 B worth of taxes for real and other properties

Pag-IBIG Fund remitted to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) the amount of P2,064,334,589.95 representing the basic tax for Real and Other Properties Acquired (ROPA) of Pag-IBIG Fund for the issuance of E-Certificate of Authority to Register (e-CAR), a mandatory requirement for the...

SM Center Lemery opens

SM Center Lemery opened just in time for Christmas in Batangas. It is SM Prime Holdings’ 67th mall, and the third in the province after SM City Batangas and SM City Lipa. Located on a 48,263- square meter property along Illustre Avenue corner Calle...

UEEA officers, directors take oath of office

University of the East president and chief academic officer Dr. Ester A. Garcia inducted into office the duly elected executive officers and the directors of the UE Employees’ Association (UEEA) on June 13, at the Conference Room of the former Dentistry Building in...

The Sweetest Spring Treats at Kitsho

Of all the seasons, spring is the one that brings the most promise, not only in one’s plans, aspirations and resolutions but also in weather patterns and vegetation. In Japan, the entire landscape is bathed in a profusion of blooming cherry blossom trees...

It’s harvest time in Lemery

Batch 150 of SM Foundation’s KabalikatsaKabuhayan Farmers’ Training Program successfully completed their training in Barangay Arumahan, Lemery, Batangas. This batch of 176 farmers and Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries came from various barangays of different municipalities—Sariaya (Quezon), San Pedro (Laguna), Lipa City (Batangas),...

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Pag-IBIG reports biggest home loan release, highest income in 2017

Pag-IBIG Fund Chairperson Eduardo D. del Rosario announced that the state-run housing agency has broken previous records in home loan disbursements and income in...

August sweets and brews at Café Pronto

Special beans to pair with sweet treats   Savour the perfect combination of pastries and a good cup of special brewed coffee for breakfast, snack, or...

Team Energy opens free Livelihood and Training Center for Sual residents

John Alcordo (center left, in white), Chairman and CEO of TeaM Energy together with Roberto Ll Arcinue (center right, in white), Mayor of Sual,...

SSS offers additional payment option for delinquent employers

The Social Security System (SSS) offers an additional payment scheme for qualified delinquent employers who are experiencing financial difficulties in fulfilling their outstanding obligations...