Features
CDO artist's woodwork features VP Sara
September 15, 2022, 5:18 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – As a performing and visual artist for over 20 years, Nicolas Aca has made several artworks for the community that include carved portraits of famous personalities.His most recent wood artwork, a portrait of Vice President Sara Duterte, was recently handed over to the… Read More
Brighter future ahead for Silaki islet’s children
September 12, 2022, 5:45 pm
BOLINAO, Pangasinan – Children here are now brandishing their sweetest smiles, delighted they would no longer cross the sea to attend classes as their parents are equally joyous during the inauguration rites of the very first elementary school on the islet of Silaki, a sub-village of Barangay… Read More
Octogenarian, 2 Taguig seniors finish elementary, HS via ALS
September 12, 2022, 9:33 am
MANILA – Three elderly residents of Taguig City achieved their dream of finishing basic education through the city's Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. These senior citizens -- 82-year-old Mwusews Anthony Mari Diaz, 73-year-old Luvisminda Fajardo and 63-year-old Erlinda Dejumo, were… Read More
CDO village revives marine inspired festival with less catch
September 9, 2022, 7:26 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The coastal community of Barangay Bonbon here once prides itself as a rich source of sardines where the species thrived because of the dense nipa (Nypa fruticans) palms thriving in the area.This is why the barangay (village) council sought to bring back its display of… Read More
Foundation lauds study on narra tree’s medical value
September 7, 2022, 9:26 pm
MANILA – The Million Trees Foundation, Inc. (MTFI) has lauded the result of a scientific study conducted by De la Salle Dasmariñas College of Pharmacy finding the medical value of narra as among the world’s top 10 antioxidants that can cure various illnesses. “This landmark findings about… Read More
Agri graduate fulfills dream of having diploma, land
September 1, 2022, 6:42 pm
MANILA — An agriculture graduate finally fulfilled her dream of having a college diploma, but her blessings came abundantly after receiving a parcel of farmland under her name from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Twenty-four-year-old Jie Anne Villacrusis of Barangay Alcate, Oriental… Read More
CDO's ‘Higalaay’ makes local biz vibrant again
August 30, 2022, 6:30 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—The month-long celebration of the "Higalaay" Festival here delighted some local business owners as they bounced back from the pandemic woes, with more people going out this year.Pretty Gin Tenio and her partner founded Dale's Taqueria food stall in 2020 when the pandemic… Read More
The 'Unang Sigaw' monument in Balintawak
August 29, 2022, 11:57 am
MANILA – When I wrote for the Philippine News Agency on Nov. 28, 2018 an article on how the first "Cry" or "Unang Sigaw" monument of the 1896 Revolution was transferred in 1968 from Balintawak to the University of the Philippines (UP) campus in Diliman, Quezon City, there were varied reactions… Read More
No sweet life but sugarcane industry perseveres
August 19, 2022, 8:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – Life in the sugarcane industry is not always sweet but small players and stakeholders in Iloilo persevere as it has been "the most favorable crop" that has sustained the province even through this pandemic. The sugarcane industry is almost a PHP10-billion industry in Iloilo taking… Read More
Unmasking the sinister mind behind the 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing
August 19, 2022, 12:03 pm
MANILA – Former ranking security officials through the years have consistently belied the denials made by Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria "Joma" Sison that he masterminded the Aug. 21, 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing in Quiapo, Manila that left nine people dead and… Read More
Novaliches used to be 'egg, meat, fruit basket' of QC, Caloocan
August 13, 2022, 10:19 am
MANILA – There was a time when the former town of Novaliches, shared by Quezon City and Caloocan City since 1948, served as the "egg, meat, fruit, and vegetable basket" or the source of these farm products for residents of both cities. That was until the early 1980s when Novaliches was still… Read More
Buwan ng Wika: Filipino paintings go beyond age, gender
August 10, 2022, 11:49 am
MANILA – Highlighting the Philippines' rich culture and talent has been always fulfilling for artists and the appreciative local audience and Filipino supporters abroad. But the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic to the art industry have been undoubtedly… Read More
Newsmen remember FVR as ‘media darling’
August 7, 2022, 4:50 pm
MANILA – His charisma and accessibility to members of the media as a devoted public servant for nearly half a century made the late former President Fidel V. Ramos a “Darling of the Press”. Ramos, who was popularly called FVR after his initials, or “Steady Eddie” by his peers in the… Read More
Senate committee chairmanships almost filled up
August 5, 2022, 4:25 pm
MANILA – Only six Senate Committees are still left without elected chairpersons and vice-chairpersons in the second week from the opening of the 19th Congress. These are apart from the additional committees that are planned to be created by the Upper Chamber. Among the six vacant committees are… Read More
FVR second PH president who reached age of over 90
August 5, 2022, 1:30 pm
MANILA – Do you know that former President Fidel V. Ramos (1992-1998), who passed away on Sunday at age 94, was the second Filipino chief executive to die at an age nearing the century mark? The first was Gen Emilio F. Aguinaldo (1898-1901), first president of the Philippine Republic, who died… Read More
Remembering FVR as courageous soldier, great leader
August 2, 2022, 8:11 pm
MANILA – “Kaya natin ito! (We can do it!).” This was the battle cry of the late former President Fidel V. Ramos throughout his presidency as he stressed the importance of unity, solidarity and teamwork (UST) by all sectors to resolve any problem confronting the country. Ramos, or FVR as he… Read More
Ex-OFWs set up self-sustaining café in Pangasinan
July 29, 2022, 8:48 pm
AGUILAR, Pangasinan – Wake up to a view of the sky and mountain ranges, sipping a cup of brewed coffee, hot or iced, and feasting on fresh vegetables and fruits at the Daang Katutubo coffee shop in Sitio Mapita, Barangay Laoag in this town. The coffee shop, which has become a tourist attraction… Read More
Cagayan de Oro River's 'reawakened' mythical Kugtong fish
July 28, 2022, 7:16 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – It was already high noon but Isidro Sabanal and his group of handymen, focused and with gusto, continued refurbishing two of the four boats at Cagayan River's docking site at the side of Barangay Carmen here.Isidro, along with his partner, Pretty, has been a caretaker of… Read More
Mother, daughter get a kick out of feeding stray cats, dogs
July 24, 2022, 1:47 pm
MANILA – An elderly citizen and her daughter proved that unwavering love and compassion for animals are possible amid uncertainties and one’s status in life. Erlinda Dela Cruz, 69, and daughter, Rhoda, feed about 40 stray cats and dogs daily. Residents and daily passersby are familiar with… Read More
Pangasinan mountain-volcano resort now drawing tourists
July 19, 2022, 7:40 pm
BALUNGAO, Pangasinan – The green surroundings, zigzag road, and cool environment greet tourists to the extinct volcano-turned resort here – the Mt. Balungao Hilltop Adventure. The mountain-volcano resort showcases the sulfuric water of hot and cold springs that are believed to have healing… Read More
