Salcedo Auctions The Well Appointed Life 2021
By Dexter R. Matilla Blue Harbor by Jose Joya Oftentimes life comes at you bringing unexpected change that while seemingly scary, can actually be an opportunity to reinvent oneself. It is not lost on anyone that the current global situation has enabled most to assess...
Full Text: President Rodrigo Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address
READ: Transcript of President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address, delivered at the House of Representatives complex in Quezon City, July 26, 2020.
Filipino Millennials prefer buying pre-owned items for ‘sustainability’ — study
A vast majority of Filipino millennials felt that buying pre-owned items is more sustainable as the global trend of recommerce (the buying and selling of pre-owned items) accelerated across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, an international study found.
Int’l. media watchdog names Duterte among world’s “press freedom predators”
A “predator since taking office”, the RSF said Duterte imposes his predatory method in the Philippines by waging “total war” against independent media.
Phivolcs launches VolcanoPH Info app
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 21, launched an app containing information on volcanic activity as it marked its 69th founding anniversary.
DLSU Dasmariñas holds online bazaar for MSMEs hit by pandemic
The De La Salle University – Dasmariñas’ “LaSalleDa: The DLSU-D Virtual Bazaar” runs from from June 21 to 26, 2021 via the DLSU-D webpage and the Lasallian Giving Facebook page.
PGH receives P1 million donation for rehab of unit destroyed by May 16 fire
The Philippine General Hospital Medical Foundation, Inc. received a Php 1 million donation from the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. for the rehabilitation of the hospital’s Operating Room Sterilization Area damaged by fire last May 16.
Application to join 5th international youth summit for sustainable agriculture, food security now open
A global forum and biennial conference for young leaders to collaborate for sustainable solutions for food security and global agriculture has started accepting applications.
Online family pilgrimage to Marian shrines around the world launched amid the pandemic
A lay group launched an online Marian pilgrimage, featuring major basilicas and shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to pray the Rosary for an end to the pandemic.
Singapore enforces new measures amid surge in Covid-19 cases
The additional measures, according to Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Yap, were the return to online learning, work-from-home arrangements, and the suspension of dine-in operations in restaurants.
GCash introduces new shopping, investment, insurance features
GCash, the top mobile wallet application in the Philippines, announced on Thursday new features that would allow users to natively shop, save, invest and get insurance coverage.
Q&A: New Facebook tool to mitigate foreign interference, make 2022 polls transparent
“The Ads Library and authorization process will provide detailed transparency information around political advertising throughout the election, as well as mitigate foreign interference,” says Facebook Head of Public Policy Clare Amador.
Vatican to formally excommunicate all members of mafia groups
The Vatican has started formal proceedings to excommunicate all members of the mafia.
The Mesa ni San Martin: Letran’s Community Pantry
Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Intramuros, Manila opened their own community pantry named Mesa ni San Martin in honor of St. Martin de Porres, the Dominican saint known as the patron of charitable giving. Most of Mesa ni San Martin’s donors are Letranites: students, alumni, employees and their families.
Book about internet safety for kids out
Online cybersecurity company Fortinet has published a book for children about the do’s and don’ts of the internet, titled “Cyber Safe: A Dog’s Guide to Internet Security.”With children spending more time on the internet due to restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Tagle tells parents to forgo parties, focus on faith after baptism
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle leads Mass for the Filipino Community in Rome, marking 500 years since the first baptisms in the Philippines. (Dominus Est livestream) Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on Divine Mercy Sunday cautioned parents not to make baptism a “mere custom”...