SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) consultant and resource person PJ Arañador called on Antiqueños to support the ‘patadyong’ (traditional wraparound garment) industry on Friday. Speaking at the two-day Fiesta Haraya: Patadyong Design Trends Conference that concluded Friday, he said the ‘patadyong’ of Antique is distinct from that of…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mindanao leaders on Friday honored the life and legacy of Santanina Tillah Rasul, the first Muslim woman elected to the Philippine Senate. Rasul passed away at the age of 94 on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. In a statement, civic leader Amina Rasul, the senator’s daughter, described her mother as a…
MANILA – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) on Friday presented its special 2024 Christmas Stamp, aimed at highlighting the cultural and historical churches along the Pasig River. Measuring 234mm in length and 40mm in width, the stamp claims the title of the world’s longest usable postage stamp. The stamp, titled “Simbang Gabi sa Ilog Pasig”…
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday led the distribution of food, cash assistance, and guaranteed medical services to about 2,100 families displaced by a recent fire in Tondo, City of Manila. At a ceremonial event held at the Rosauro Almario Elementary School, Marcos emphasized the need to prioritize the health of the…
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday called on his fellow Filipinos to honor Andres Bonifacio’s memory by helping liberate the Philippines from the “ills of society.” In his message for the commemoration of Bonifacio’s 161st birth anniversary, Marcos said the entire nation owes the revolutionary hero a debt of gratitude for “awakening…
ISTANBUL – A Chinese editor was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on Friday for leaking information to Japan. A court in Beijing sent Dong Yuyu, who worked at Guangming Daily, to jail after he was detained in February 2022. He was indicted in March last year for espionage but pleaded not guilty to the charge,…
JAKARTA – Landslides in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province have claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others reported missing, according to rescuers and officials. The disaster began on Tuesday night along the road connecting the provincial capital of Medan with the tourist resort town of Berastagi, according to Tuahta Ramajaya Saragih, head of…
Meralco shrugged off Phoenix’s sizzling first half to carve out a 111-109 thriller Friday in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Akil Mitchell converted a floater in the last 1.3 seconds that proved to be the game-winner, capping the Bolts’ fightback from as much as a 23-point deficit into their mid-season tourney…
To Hong Kong Eastern belongs the early solo lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup elims. Cameron Clark went firing coming off the bench entering the final four-minute mark and the HK club foiled Converge’s hot chase, scoring a second straight win with a 117-106 disposal of the FiberXers Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Clark…
Multiple Intelligence International School (MIIS) invites parents, kids, and the general public to the exciting “MI Kids Can! #4GreenPH: Eco-Bazaar and Thrift Market.” The event will be held on December 1 from 10 AM to 6 PM at the Activity Center of Ayala Malls U.P. Town Center. Admission is free. It is being held in…