“When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants.”
-- Emmanuel Macron
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- With the first “ber” month this year already about to become part of history, the much-ballyhooed construction of the P42 billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros island bridge has continued to be a wild imagination.
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Facebook on Wednesday said it will have a "war room" up and running on its Silicon Valley campus to quickly repel efforts to use the social network to meddle in upcoming elections.
"We are setting up a war room in Menlo Park for the Brazil and US elections," Facebook elections and civic engagement director Samidh Chakrabarti said during a conference call.
I STAYED glued to the telly once the clock hit 2:30 p.m., awaiting the start of a presidential address to the nation that, in my mind, has been long in coming.
Maybe he will talk about inflation, and how the government is doing its best to make sure that this does not eat up the ordinary Filipino’s take home pay.
Toby’s Sports, a multibrand sports retailer in the country, kicked off its 40th year in the industry on a high note as it successfully held its grand anniversary celebration, called “It’s Game Time,” at the Metrotent Convention Center in Metrowalk Plaza, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.
The company treated its sports-luxe-clad guests to a night of music and revelry as it gathered some of the brightest and most promising names in sports and entertainment. The event was hosted by its brand ambassadress and volleyball star–turned–beauty queen Michelle Gumabao.
Filmmaker Director Brillante Mendoza has another opportunity to make Filipinos proud as he competes in the main category of the 66th San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain on September 21, with his entry “Alpha.” He is officially the first Filipino film maker to compete in this category.
This year, his own entry tackles the drug war anew in a story of a police officer and his Alpha, which means asset or informant in the law enforcement lingo. It stars international film festival veteran Allen Dizon.
Dot Cagayan Valley Region strongly recommends to postpone all non-essential travel starting September 14, 2018 due to typhoon #OmpongPH
MANILA, Philippines – Grammy award winning R and B group Boyz II Men is coming back to the Philippines this December.
The group will hold a back-to-back concert with the Divas – Kyla, KZ Tandingan, Yeng Constantino, and Angeline Quinto – on December 15 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
