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Jose Mari Chan honored by FFCCCII, China Ambassador, Cebu Mayor

FFCCCII nominates Chan for National Artist Music icon and top sugar businessman Jose Mari L. Chan was awarded the “FFCCCII Lifetime Achievement Award” on Dec....

LWUA Administrator Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong and the Philippine Water Challenge

If there is one thing special about Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong, it is the fact that he has spent most of his working life...

Tariman’s second  book sums up 48 years in the Arts 

Arts journalist Pablo A. Tariman will sum up his coverage of the performing arts for 48 years in his second book, Encounters in the Arts. In...

“Let a million sampaguitas bloom again”

Tourism & the revival of San Pedro’s Sampaguita industry In 1934, the sampaguita was declared as the country’s national flower by American Governor-General Frank Murphy.       ...

Mega Malasakit response to COVID 19

Conglomerates in the country have been helping in the government’s COVID-19 response big-time. And with the decline in the transmissibility of the virus, there is hope for merriment this Christmas. There is a glitter of hope as Filipinos await what has been long regarded...

HELP: Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano’s resilience blueprint

The plan is called HELP, where H stands for health and housing, E is for education, economic growth and environment, L represents livelihood and lifestyle, and P is peace and order, palengke (market) and pamilya (family). During her first year as local chief executive...

16 Presidents: Thoughts on politics and the presidency

(Elections stand as the chief reforming mechanism in a democracy. How well has the Philippines fared in the parade of Presidents elected from the time of Emilio Aguinaldo to Rodrigo Roa Duterte? At 96, National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose ponders on this...

HIDILYN DIAZ: Weightlifting’s not all strength and power, it’s a mind game, too

The young and innocent wildcard four Olympics ago is now a jaded veteran in search of the ultimate—a gold medal. It’s a case of a “been there, done that, doing this” for the now 30-year-old, Summit brand ambassador Hidilyn Diaz, who was an unexpecting...

EJ OBIENA: Leaping to Olympic glory

At 6-foot-2, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena could have been hitting hoops like any other Filipino his height. But thanks to his parents, track and field athletes Emerson and Jaenette, EJ is out there in the field brandishing a 5.2-meter fiberglass pole and clearing heights...

Q&A with Hidilyn & EJ

Months before the Tokyo Olympics, Sam Corrales—TV producer, dance fitness instructor, host, and courtside reporter—interviewed Olympic qualifiers Hidilyn Diaz and EJ Ebuena at the Summit Natural Drinking Water “Thirst for Gold” Virtual Press Conference. Also present at the presser were Jill Villanueva, marketing manager...

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