In Photo: Chella Baraquel operates a food cart that offers freshly boiled corn, peanuts, and buttered corn kernels, each product telling the story of her hard work and homegrown success. Like the kernels of corn that endure heat, pressure, and time, yet remain full of potential to grow tall and strong, Chella Baraquel, a corn vendor…
Davao City Water District updates office schedules in light of Memorandum Circular No. 111 issued by the Office of the President, suspending work in all government offices on December 29, 2025 and January 2, 2026 to provide government employees the full opportunity to celebrate New Year’s Day activities and to allow them to travel to…
As the government accelerates the Digital Philippines agenda, Globe is reinforcing the country’s digital foundation through expanded infrastructure, enterprise innovation, and inclusive access. The company’s third-quarter 2025 results reflect this sustained commitment to enabling national competitiveness in the digital era. Globe’s Corporate Data revenues surged 13% quarter-on-quarter, fueled by rising demand for connectivity, cybersecurity, Internet…
Globe is accelerating the country’s digital transformation with the rapid expansion of GFiber Prepaid, its game-changing fiber broadband solution designed to make fast, stable internet more accessible to Filipino households. With a flexible, no lockup, load-as-you-need model, GFiber Prepaid is driving mass-market fiber adoption nationwide, empowering families to stay connected in a way that fits…
Kenneth John Tabada showed consistency throughout to nail down the 17th RA Jan Mar B. Hondonero Monthly Open Rapid Chess tournament held on December 21 at the NCCC mall in Tagum City. The 30-year old chess coach and trainer from Nabunturan stayed undefeated and actually tied with townmate Jimzon Trangia and Jandee Honrada of Tagum…
“Kung mag-aalaga ka ng baka, tupa o kambing na walang siguradong supply ng kumpay o pagkain, para ka lang kumuha ng bato at pinukpok sa ulo mo.” Starting a Cattle, Sheep or Goat Raising Project without first establishing the source of forage, silage or feeds is a surefire formula for disaster. The latest report by…
What the nation is witnessing today is not governance—it is theater. A carefully staged political circus has been unleashed, not in pursuit of truth, but to divert public attention from what is shaping up to be one of the worst scandals in Philippine history under the current administration. Unable—or unwilling—to confront the growing evidence of…
The 2026 national budget deliberations reveal an uncomfortable truth: the House of Representatives learned nothing from the scandalous budget insertions that marred the 2025 General Appropriations Act. A new investigation by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) shows that the largest Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget insertions were funneled to districts…
The unprecedented corruption rooted from the scandalous ghost and substandard flood control project under the Marcos administration elicited a plethora of expose’ that involved the Office of the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee. The triumverate created a tapestry of how to ransack the government…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go expressed support to the Philippine Geriatric Center (PGC) Bill during the Senate plenary session. “Bilang Vice Chairperson ng Committee on Health at isa sa mga author, nakasuporta po ako sa panukalang batas na nagtatatag ng Philippine Geriatric Center sa bansa. Marapat lamang po ang pagtatag ng isang ospital na nakasentro sa…
