By Jove Moya April 16, 2021, Tatler Philippines The pre-war Manila was witness to the beaux-arts architecture and the flourishing businesses at the heart of Escolta. Once dubbed as the ‘Queen of the Streets,’ the faded glory of this once lively alley is etched in our country’s history. Back in its pre-World War II heyday,…
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Apr 19, 2021, Mel Sta Maria ‘China’s communist officials may have thoroughly studied President Duterte’s psyche and concluded that he cannot talk tough against China in the same way he talks tough against his own people’ The West Philippine Sea is again centerstage in addition to COVID-19. In international law, there are four stages in…
By: Divina M. Suson – Philippine Daily Inquirer /April 19, 2021 From the first community pantry on Maginhawa Street, Quezon City, dozens more have opened not only in Metro Manila, but also in some Luzon provinces, the Bicol region and in Mindanao, prompting Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David to call it “the most tangible sign…
By: Nikka G. Valenzuela – Reporter / Philippine Daily Inquirer/April 18, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Maginhawa Community Pantry is not just a small bamboo cart containing fresh produce and other food, but a powerful idea that has come out during this time of sweeping pandemic when many Filipinos don’t have the means to feed…
By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter / INQUIRER.netApril 18, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Community pantries started popping up in different neighborhoods due to the desire of Filipinos to look after one another amid an “absent” government, former Vice President Jejomar Binay said. “The message behind the rise of community pantries is simple: when government is…
Philippine Daily Inquirer / April 16, 2021 How did Harry Roque manage to snag a room at the state-run Philippine General Hospital (PGH) when scores of other COVID-19 patients were desperately waiting in line for one for days on end? Asked that question, the presidential spokesperson turned snarky and gave an astonishing answer: “That is…
By Justin Umali, Esquire Philippines, 15 April 2021 Lino Brocka, the maestro of Philippine cinema, championed justice and freedom. There is little doubt that Lino Brocka is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Filipino director of his age, or any age. To this day, his films Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim, Ora Pro Nobis, Maynila sa…
Apr 14, 2021 Ralf Rivas MANILA, Philippines Eight business groups quote former Chinese statesman Deng Xiaoping, who urged the world over 4 decades ago to overthrow Beijing should it turn into a tyrant Filipino business leaders urged China to respect the Philippines’ sovereignty and refrain from becoming an “imperial power.” In a strongly worded joint…