ON THIS DAY: 24 OCTOBER 2009 Labing-apat na taon na ang nakaraan, inilunsad ng ABS-CBN ang “Showtime”, isang morning program kung saan binibigyan ng pagkakataon ang “madlang pipol” na magpasikat at magpakita ng kanilang galing at talento. Humalili ang “Showtime” sa timeslot na iniwan ng “Pilipinas Game KNB” at umeere bago ang mga dating noontime
House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro on Tuesday filed a complaint for grave threat against former President Rodrigo Duterte. Castro, accompanied by her counsel Tony Laviña and Rico Domingo from Movement Against Disinformation (MAD), filed the complaint with the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. “Na-shock talaga ako sa threat sa aking buhay ni former President Duterte.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has withdrawn its membership to the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). “Our engagement remains, but we are no longer in the ExeCom,” Father Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the CBCP Commission on Public Affairs, said in an interview with Teleradyo Serbisyo
Television was introduced in the Philippines in 1953 with the opening of DZAQ-TV Channel 3 of Alto Broadcasting System in Manila. The station was owned by Antonio Quirino, the brother of the incumbent Philippine president, who was set to run for re-election the following year. The station operated on a four hour-a-day schedule (6 –
MANILA — GCash has launched a prepaid debit card in partnership with Visa to help its users with cashless payments. In a statement, GCash said fully verified users of their app can get the card by go to ”View all”, then find the “Manage” section. Users can then click on “Cards” and tap “Order a
China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in disputed waters of the South China Sea as Chinese vessels blocked a Philippine boat supplying forces on Sunday, the latest in a series of maritime confrontations. The two countries have had numerous run-ins in areas of the South China Sea in recent months, especially the
LOOK: Kim Chiu shared some photos from her recent reunion with Kris Aquino in the United States. “Seeing you after so many years makes my heart,” Chiu wrote in an Instagram post. “I am happy to see you in good shape and good health, praying na magtuloy tuloy na,” she added. Kim also expressed her
Francis Magalona’s alleged daughter, Gaile Francesca, said that she hopes that the late rapper’s children would “accept” her after she and her mother, Abegail Rait, claimed their relationship with the OPM star. During an interview with broadcast journalist Julius Babao and uploaded on his YouTube channel last Saturday, Francesca said that she wants to meet
The Philippines has placed Lebanon under Alert Level 3 as border tensions increased between Israel and Islamist group Hezbollah, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA Usec. Eduardo de Vega on Saturday said Alert Level 3 has been raised in the Middle Eastern country due to worsening fighting related to the Israeli conflict. The
On Sunday, October 22, a collision occurred between China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5203 and the indigenous supply boat contracted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, known as Unaiza May 2 (UM2), during a resupply mission. The National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea has denounced the CCG’s actions, describing them as provocative,
A pill for dengue fever developed by Johnson & Johnson appeared to protect against a form of the virus in a handful of patients in a small human challenge trial in the United States, according to data presented by the company on Friday. There are currently no specific treatments for dengue, a growing disease threat,
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the deployment ban on Filipino workers to Kuwait will be lifted after he met with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. According to the President, the Kuwaiti monarch told him that he was displeased with the current situation between the two countries and that the Philippines did not
Joey Reyes shares he flew all the way from Cebu to attend the midnight launch of iPhone 15 in Makati City. He says spending his hard-earned money on the phone was worth it as he sees the latest model as an investment. He said he began queuing as early as Monday. He was also the

It is only in comparatively recent years that attention has been given to bee-keeping on a scientific basis. Aforetime there were certain traditional methods to be followed to secure the honey harvest, but those who practised them knew neither the why nor wherefore. Today, however, thanks to the observations of our great scientists on the life
It is only in comparatively recent years that attention has been given to bee-keeping on a scientific basis. Aforetime there were certain traditional methods to be followed to secure the honey harvest, but those who practised them knew neither the why nor wherefore. Today, however, thanks to the observations of our great scientists on the
It is only in comparatively recent years that attention has been given to bee-keeping on a scientific basis. Aforetime there were certain traditional methods to be followed to secure the honey harvest, but those who practised them knew neither the why nor wherefore. Today, however, thanks to the observations of our great scientists on the