By Karl Ocampo
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates “Soc” Villegas will spearhead this year’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) until the end of his term. Being the secretary of the late Jaime Cardinal Sin for twenty years, the 52-year-old bishop is expected to have the same charisma as his mentor; his peers hoping he would be able to tip the scales in favor of the Church as the country is slowly turning their backs in traditional ways.
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Fans who are waiting for the arrival of NBA 2K14 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, won’t have to wait any longer as the game has already arrived in the country and is available for purchase.
NBA 2K14 is being exclusively marketed by X-Play Online Games Inc., one of the country’s leading video game distributors, together with game publishing frontrunner 2K Sports and developed by Visual Concepts.
By Dada Grifon and Frances Gutierrez
Photo Courtesy of Yahoo No SK elections will be held this year.
President Benigno Aquino III settles such restless issue after enacting a measure postponing the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls this month.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte announced on a briefing, that was also uploaded to the Presidential Communication Operations Office website that the President had signed on Friday “an Act to Postpone the Sangguniang Kabataang Elections on October 28, 2013 Amending for the Purpose Republic Act 9340 and for other Purposes."
By Rose Ann Gonzales
On the 14th anniversary of I-witness, host Sandra Aguinaldo returned to her alma mater University of Santo Tomas and shared her award-winning documentaries, September 9.
Aguinaldo, an AB Journalism graduate batch ‘93, revisited UST for GMA Documentary program I-witness' anniversary celebration titled “Homecoming” at Thomas Aquinas Research Center (TARC) Auditorium.
By Dada Grifon and Chrixy Paguirigan
Photo by Rose Ann Gonzales A thirst for the limitless search for books was quenched by the Manila International Book Fair with the theme “Words without Borders,” held last September 11-15, 2013 at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.
The MIBF, now on its 34th year, remains the country’s biggest and longest-running book fair with the largest and most varied collection of literature.
By Anjeanette Manuel, Karl Ocampo and Maraiah Meily
Photo Courtesy of professionalheckler.wordpress.com July 12, Friday - Philippine Daily Inquirer exposed the alleged multi-billion pork barrel scam identifying Janet Lim Napoles as the mastermind as Whistleblower Benhur Luy finally spoke. The scam also involves at least five senators and 23 congressmen in the siphoning of millions of pesos through their PDAF and putting them into ghost projects.
By Frances Gutierrez
Photo Courtesy of Google Images Monsoon rains enhanced by tropical storm “Maring” (international name: Trami) has ravaged the country, especially Luzon where almost all of the areas experienced devastation, including heavy flooding.
Maring was first seen within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last Saturday but was still categorized as a tropical depression.
By Chrixy Paguirigan
Photo Courtesy of Google Images As Typhoon Labuyo, internationally named ‘Utor’ entered the boundaries of the Philippines, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) raised signals in the different islands of Luzon.
By Anjeanette Manuel
Photo Courtesy of Google Images Cyber bullied or cyber vengeance?
This question has been circulating over the social media world after Senator Nancy Binay proposed a bill amending Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence against Women and Their Children Act (VAWC) that includes the unauthorized use of a picture, video, voice, name, or identity that might injure the victim's reputation.
By Karl Angelica Ocampo
Photo Courtesy of Black Corner To be a boxing champion holding eight titles is one thing to admire about Manny Pacquiao, but running for presidency is another.
We cannot hold it against the Pambansang Kamao if he aspires for greater and bigger things. Aspirations drive us to do better and be better. It drives us towards success even. But aspirations without the right vision will obviously get you lost. Even before Pacquaio became “The Champ,” he was winning and losing battles left and right. He climbed the ladder all the way to the top. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. advised Pacquiao to get more training in the Senate first and I think that won’t do any harm. It’s useful even. As cliché as it may sound, experience is the best teacher.
