“Duwag na duwag atang humarap.” This is how a netizen described the 2022 presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos after his failure to show up at the preliminary conference on disqualification case handled by COMELEC'S First Division.   When asked by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on why Marcos cannot attend the hearing even via Zoom, the former senator's legal counsel, Attorney Hanna Barcena, said Marcos is not feeling well. She said she has been given full authority to represent him. "He is not feeling well and he cannot go in today's video conference," Barcena said. Guanzon did not...

Another win for the LGBTQ+A to have a gender-neutral honorific in the dictionary. Mx is now allowed to be used in some formal writings since it is acclaimed and part of the Merriam Webster Dictionary.   Originally, it was added to Merriam-Webster Unabridged in April 2016. Unabridged means ‘not shortened” which definitely portrays the words it houses and is a good hub for the gender-neutral honorific Mx.   According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is pronounced to sound like mix or mux, the title Mx. (which, like other honorifics, is styled without the period in British English) is used increasingly on various official forms in...

Mayor Francisko “Isko” Domagoso led the soft opening inauguration of the newly renovated and world-class in the making Manila Zoo on December 30, 2021. Cloth in tropical architectural design, Manila Zoo is inspired from Singapore’s famous Changi Airport and Night Safari. Director Pio Morabe said in speech that it was years ago when they envisioned a world-class zoo in the country’s National Capital Region. Today, it is still being renovated while animals which will be placed in each sanctuary is still in queue.   Manila Zoo occupies 14 acres of land and is way more different now from its old...

  Former DILG Chief Mel Sarmiento can no longer be seen on Kris Aquino’s Instagram account, this is after the Queen of All Media seemed to have deleted all her fiancé’s photos from her account. Aquino’s last Instagram post with Sarmiento was dated Dec. 25, when she spoke about her health after doing relief work in Negros Occidental. In the now-deleted post, she shared how Sarmiento, who was with her during the relief operations, assisted her when she was about to faint from exhaustion. In her recent Instagram post, Kris finally breaks her silence as she confirmed her break-up with...

Conti’s Bakeshop and Restaurant continue to spread hope and delight to those who need them most. Taking inspiration from the Conti’s Founder’s advocacy on education, the management of Conti’s has been supportive of NGOs who espouse education.  Conti’s Management headed by its President Joey R. Garcia and General Manager as well as second-generation Conti, Ms. Patricia Tan, served fifty street kids, under the care of Child Hope Foundation, cakes made from the heart. In celebration of the Christmas Season, Conti’s wanted to grant wishes of the kids to be able to have a delightful merry Christmas.  Fifty street children received...