Kapuso actor Miguel Tanfelix continues to expand his horizons as World Vision Philippines’ newest ambassador for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
Present during the contract signing were GMA Senior Assistant Vice President for Alternative Productions Gigi Santiago-Lara, GMA Artist Center Senior Talent Manager Vic Del Rosario, World Vision Resource Development Director Jun Godornes, and National Director of World Vision in the Philippines Rommel Fuerte.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue (all times local):
10:35 p.m.
President Donald Trump has ordered flags at federal buildings throughout the United States to be flown at half-staff in “solemn respect” for the shooting victims at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
“If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied.”
--Abraham Lincoln
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- When opponents of the late Ilongga Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago circulated a story that she was mentally unstable calling her a “brenda” (brain damage) when she ran for president in 1992 without showing any proof, we thought elections in the Philippines were the most obnoxious and the murkiest in the world.
“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.”
--Henri Nouwen
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- I saw on social media that retired Philippine National Police (PNP) director general Ronald Marapon “Bato” dela Rosa visited Iloilo City before the All Saints’ Day, and was interviewed by my media colleagues there.
LONDON (AP) — British regulators on Thursday slapped Facebook with a fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000) — the maximum possible — for failing to protect the privacy of its users in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators have been searching coast-to-coast for the culprit and motives behind the bizarre mail-bomb plot aimed at critics of the president, analyzing the innards of the crude devices to reveal whether they were intended to detonate or simply sow fear two weeks before Election Day.
American idol 11th season runner up Jessica Sanchez is back to perform with an edgier look and a sound that is her own. Set to mount a self-titled concert at The Theater at Solaire on November 10, the Filipina-American who had this nation glued to “American Idol” in 2011 when she was 16 years old is very excited for another homecoming.
Born from Filipino immigrants the US, many believed her to be living the proverbial American dream when she made it to the world famous singing contest. Some argued, however, that she was too American to be celebrated by Filipinos, adding the fact that she had never set foot in the Philippines prior her Idol stint.
