Philippine Comedy Queen AiAi delas Alas has embarked on a new chapter in her career, turning all executive as Chief Operating Officer of MC Aesthetics International. The skincare company is based in San Francisco, California, where the actress has been mostly living these past few years. This unexpected career shift …
Read More »PSA: Last chance to shop past Love, Bonito styles
For those reminiscing past styles from fashion label Love, Bonito, this weekend is the last chance to get it. As part of the brand’s assortment revamp earlier in March, older styles have been archived for newer ones to take centre stage. (From left) Love, Bonito’s Graziela Collared Trapeze Midi Dress …
Read More »The Thai ‘boys’ love’ TV dramas conquering Asia
Bangkok, Thailand—At her lowest point, fighting burnout and depression in her Chinese hometown, Huang Bingbing says she found comfort in watching the escapist love story of two young men on a then-unknown Thai TV drama. She came across “Love by Chance,” a same-sex romance, scrolling through clips on social media …
Read More »N.S. community planted 7 palm trees as an experiment. None of the trees survived
In 2018, Halifax Regional Municipality experimented with planting seven palm trees across Dartmouth to see if they could adapt to the province’s Maritime climate. Six years later, it’s clear they cannot. Dartmouth councillor says trees ‘spread a little joy,’ but could not withstand Maritime winters. It appears, perhaps predictably, that …
Read More »WWII vet marries 96-year-old fiancee
CARENTAN, France — It might have been the longest wait, but on Saturday, 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honored on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northern France. To the sounds of “I will always …
Read More »DoE sets goal for small modular reactors
ENERGY officials hope to generate 2,400 megawatts of power using small modular reactors (SMRs) by 2032. SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW per unit, which is about one-third of the generating capacity of a conventional nuclear power reactor and physically a …
Read More »Marcos’ defense
“The overarching theme was that the Philippines had not honored its ‘commitments’ and went against ‘consensus’ and that it was the mischievous party and the source of provocation. The Philippines established a clear position on the territorial conflict in the West Philippine Sea through the address of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” …
Read More »Filipino-Chinese friendship: Unity and solidarity for peace and prosperity
Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day is celebrated anew today, June 9, the day on which formal diplomatic relations were established between the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China in 1975 during the administration of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. It was President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who initiated this observance when she …
Read More »Lawmakers anticipate signing of maritime zones bill amid WPS bullying
MANILA – Enacting the Philippine Maritime Zones bill into law would strengthen the country’s stand against China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez thus issued an appeal to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday to sign the law amid the …
Read More »Gov’t defends Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visit to Philippines from critics
(L-R) Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (File photo) The national government has called out individuals criticizing the recent visit of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Manila. National Security Council (NSC) Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya particularly slammed the National Democratic Front (NDF) for calling the Philippines …
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