THE Ati-Atihan festival of Kalibo, Aklan held January every year, has surely retained its religious fervor and cultural color. Ati-Atihan Festival director Albert Menez of the Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc. (KASAFI) has assured their 2019 edition will be best, stressing Ati-Atihan, as a testimony of faith and culture, is uniquely apart from […]
Continue reading …MERRY Christmas and a truly more prosperous New Year!!! Christmas and New Year generally bring with them the message of joy, peace, love, and hope for better times. Considering the inflation spikes we have had in the last few months, the message becomes even more appealing. Interestingly, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Sen. […]
Continue reading …THE mysterious irregularities in the budgetary distortions worth billions of pesos discovered by House lawmakers after weeks of combing the proposed 2019 national budget seem to show a clear trail to where they may have all originated. Current House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. calls the misrepresentations as “miracles” which involve, among others, […]
Continue reading …THE Pinoy-made remote sensing micro-satellite, Diwata-2, now 621 kilometers up in outer space, has already sent back its first photo shots of the earth’s surface its cameras. Launched recently via the H-Japan IIA F40 space facility, Diwata-2 is a more refined version of Diwata-1launched in 2016 via NASA in the US, which remains […]
Continue reading …SCIENCE and technology. They have touched and continue to shape all aspects and dimensions of human experience – from attitude, behavior and social conventions, to socio-political-economic engagements, to communications and international relations, to warfare and space ventures, and virtually everything. Understandably, most of them are for forward progress, even as some of them […]
Continue reading …THE ongoing clamor against taxing or imposing tariffs on imported books has snowballed into a national crusade. In the Senate, Sen. Sonny Angara, known for his pro-education initiatives, has provided a glimmer of hope that books sourced from abroad will not be taxed under House Bill 8083 or TRAIN 2. This support comes […]
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