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Gruesome 1977 Patikul massacre recalled
October 10, 2018, 9:35 pm
MANILA – Oct. 10, 1977 was a day of infamy for the whole country. It was the day when Brig. Gen. Teodulfo Bautista, the soft-spoken commanding general of the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division of the Philippine Army, and 34 of his men, were brutally massacred after they were lured into a “peace… Read More
Millennials wake up coffee-shop fad
October 9, 2018, 9:39 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Coffee consumption in the country has surged, with the millennials willing to shell out a hundred pesos just for a cup. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for High-Value Crops Evelyn Laviña shared this observation at the opening of a four-day coffee exposition here this… Read More
How this PWD in Zamboanga sets his sights high
October 9, 2018, 4:34 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Teddy Kahil is totally blind. As he turned 46 this year, however, his accomplishments are near-extraordinary for a man of his condition, and he even continues to strive to do more for himself and his fellow persons with disability (PWDs).For starters, Kahil received the… Read More
Pangasinense teacher sidelines as ‘embalmer’
October 8, 2018, 8:13 pm
BINALONAN, Pangasinan -- Teacher Leda Cariño, a Grade 6 class adviser in Linmansangan Elementary School here, also occasionally works as an embalmer at their funeral family business to honor her father’s legacy.Leda – along with her brothers - was taught by their father while still young… Read More
How I became 'instant migrant' in QC at age 9
October 7, 2018, 3:20 pm
MANILA -- While Quezon City officials and residents are celebrating the 79th foundation day of the erstwhile capital city on Oct. 12, I am recalling how I and members of my immediate family have become instant migrants in Quezon City since 1948 without moving even a meter away from our former… Read More
Teaching: Vocation for the patient and virtuous
October 6, 2018, 7:59 am
BAGUIO CITY – For eight hours, Augustina Agmaliw has to walk her way to teach at the Es-esa S. Alodos Elementary School in upland Barangay Tacadang in Kibungan town, Benguet province. She has no choice but to go on foot, as she needs to cross over several mountains to reach her workplace, which… Read More
Stray furry beings sniff love, find their way home
October 4, 2018, 9:28 pm
WORLD ANIMAL DAY. Two cats of pet-loving best friends Lou and Ann, pose as their humans talk about how they care for the 80 cats and nine dogs that they had taken from the streets. October 4 is World Animal Day and feast of Francis of Assissi, the patron saint of animals. (Photo courtesy of animal… Read More
Overcoming shyness through art
October 4, 2018, 5:26 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – For a young girl who admits to being timid, art is a helpful tool to overcome shyness and joining art competitions provides a venue for her and other young artists to show their talents, hone their skills and connect with people. Eleven-year-old Deelan Calumpang, or Dee to… Read More
Shia group joins efforts to ‘lick’ extremism, terrorism
October 2, 2018, 12:23 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Shortly before the start of the Marawi siege last year, at least six of their Islamic Shia sect’s members were documented to have been killed by the ISIS terrorists, a Muslim faith leader has said. Philippine Ahlul Bayt Islamic Assembly, Inc. vice-president Hadji Salman Galang… Read More
Teacher Reycel: Tale of a multigrade educator
October 1, 2018, 9:16 pm
FULFILLING FEAT. Multi-grade teacher Reycel R. Jugo poses with her students. Teacher Reycel strongly believes that a public school teacher can transform a whole nation by focusing more on what the Filipino learners can achieve, less on issues that hound the public education system. (Photo by… Read More
Street-side artist brings color to Zamboanga
September 30, 2018, 3:39 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Why does a man paint or sketch an artwork? Is it to grab and interpret either reality or fantasy and thus, rule over and suspend them? This is what probably happens to Bador Bandoy and the pedestrians who gather around him whenever he sketches fantastic figures and colors them at… Read More
'Yolanda' survivor who served Pope now a priest himself
September 28, 2018, 11:46 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- It’s not every day that one gets to meet up close and personal the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, more popularly known as the Pope. For this young man in his mid-20s at the time, Alvin Villaflores, then a seminarian studying Theology in Palo, Leyte, it was more than a… Read More
Pangasinan local artist wins prestigious art award
September 28, 2018, 8:27 pm
BINMALEY, Pangasinan -- A 26-year-old artist from this town won the grand prize for the most coveted Maningning Miclat Art Awards 2018 with her artwork made from milkfish bones. Jessica Lopez collected the fish bones from milkfish deboners in Dagupan City and placed them together on 48 x 36… Read More
Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy: Mother of 70 churches in Novaliches
September 23, 2018, 5:23 pm
MANILA -- As the old Our Lady of Mercy Parish Church in Novaliches, divided between Quezon City and Caloocan City, marks its 162nd anniversary on Monday, I look back to trace how the parish church has evolved into a diocesan shrine. For one thing, the church has become the mother of at least 70… Read More
Teacher Eds and the many faces of Alternative Learning System
September 23, 2018, 12:59 pm
MANILA — It has been said time and again that teaching is more than just a profession. To many, it is a calling, a vocation, and a mission, as it equates to honing, nurturing, and enriching the lives of children entrusted upon the teacher’s care. But for Alternative Learning System (ALS)… Read More
Growth, nat’l pride inspire millennial artists in Calamba arts tilt
September 22, 2018, 4:34 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- Nine young artists slugged it out for the eight-hour on-the-spot Art Painting Competition held here Thursday to promote this city’s art, culture and heritage tourism. Sponsored by the city government, in partnership with the National Historical Commission and the Museo ni… Read More
How I came to know about the 1972 martial law
September 21, 2018, 12:53 pm
MANILA -- Where were you when President Ferdinand Marcos began implementing Proclamation No. 1081 that placed the entire country under a state of martial law? That, in a nutshell, was the question former Philippines Herald executive editor Jose L. Pavia asked during our very first meeting at the… Read More
PH used to mark Nat’l Thanksgiving Day on Sept. 21
September 19, 2018, 2:38 pm
MANILA -- Not many of the millennials today may be aware that the Philippines used to celebrate National Thanksgiving Day every Sept. 21 from 1973 to 1985. The date of such celebration differed very much from that of the United States, which has been marking the same event every fourth Thursday of… Read More
Halal certification pushed in Zamboanga
September 19, 2018, 12:00 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- “Halal” -- it is a sign that hangs at some beef and poultry shops as well as eateries here, in an attempt to lure Muslims to patronize stuff from them. No agency, however, checks and certifies the authenticity of these “halal.” And for Muslims, eating kosher is not only a… Read More
Barangay Greater Lagro hosts the Novaliches watershed
September 17, 2018, 9:16 pm
MANILA -– Do you know what makes the 21-year-old Barangay Greater Lagro in Novaliches, Quezon City very much different from the other barangays (villages) in Metro Manila, which is composed of 16 cities and a municipality at present? It has the distinction of being host to the La Mesa watershed… Read More
