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Some of the country’s most prominent Roman Catholic priests shared their views of the beginning of the 40-Day Lenten season or Cuaresma for the year 2016. According to Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, “everthing is transitory. everything will die,” as he shared his thoughts about Ash Wednesday today, February … Read more
When the Facebook post of Gelica Manuel Tulauan caught the netizens attentions after she shared a unusual story about a GrabCar driver show showed his compassion for the homeless went viral, netizens kept on asking the identity of the GrabCar Driver who was only identified as Carlo Santiago Diaz. The inspirational story of Tulauan about … Read more
The Spanish National Research Council’s Webometrics Rankings of World Universities 2016 reported that one of the country’s most prominent educational institutions, the University of the Philippines-Diliman topped the list of highest ranking university in Philippines based upon their latest global rankings of universities’ web presence, impact, openness and excellence. University of the Philippines-Diliman ranked 1,387 … Read more
Volunteerism is the main reason why presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Vice Presidential candidate Alan Peter Cayetano made headlines on social media as more than 100 vehicles joined their motorcade in support of their candidacy. A group of volunteers joined forces to show their support with Mayor Duterte and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano in … Read more
The Philippine national government through the Malacañang Palace told Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that he could not just order the release of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who had been placed unter hospital arrest since the year 2011 for alleged electoral fraud and plunder. Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said that “under existing laws, only … Read more
The top officials of the state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines is now under fire after the Commission on Audit (COA) disallowed the almost P300 million worth of bonuses for being “irregular and excessive,” under the agency’s rules. COA released a notice of disallowance sent to DBP, as they noted that the bonuses approved by … Read more
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced a 50-centavo provisional rollback in Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) minimum fares in Region 7. The fares in Region 7 for the first four kilometers will go down from P7 to P6.50 while the succeeding kilometers remain the same. According to LTRFB, a “sustained drop” in the … Read more
The country’s most popular candidate on social media, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte promised on Friday in front of the Pampangans crowd that he would release former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from detention once elected as President of the Republic of the Philippines this coming May 2016 national elections. The former president who holds the seat … Read more
One of the country’s most prominent soldier and former president, Pres. Fidel V. Ramos officially endorsed the candidacy of Rep. Leni Robredo of the Liberal Party, a day before the official launch of the campaign period of the 2016 national elections. The announcement of ex-President Ramos’ support to Vice Presidential candidate Leni Robredo was announced … Read more
Social media’s most popular presidential and vice presidential candidate, the tandem of Davao City Mayor and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano will kick off their official campaign in one of the country’s most populated area, in Tondo, Manila starting on February 9, 2016. According to Peter Laviña, head of the media group of Duterte, said in … Read more