National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario has been elected the new chair of the National Com- mission for Culture and the Arts. His election on Jan. 5 will go to Malacañang for confirmation and formal appointment by President Duterte. NCCA chair is chosen and elected from the heads of the cultural agencies that sit on […]
Award-winning screenwriter and author Ricky Lee comes out with his latest book Kung Alam N’yo Lang: Mga Kuwentong Pambata Para sa Mga Hindi Na Bata, a collection of four stories told from the point of view of four children. Lee, who grew up reading comics, says children may read his new book in order to […]
Six people, three Chinese nationals and three Filipinos, arrested at a suspected shabu laboratory in San Juan City were charged with violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. Chinese nationals Shi Gui Xiong, alias Xiong, Che Wen De, alias Jacky Tan, and Wu Li Yong, alias David Go; and their alleged Filipino cohorts Abdullah Mahmod […]
The Court of Appeals has up- held a Quezon City court’s deci- sion of life imprisonment of three Chinese drug traffickers. The CA dismissed the appeal filed by Zhang Silang Ming, Alex Tan Lim and Robert Ong Cruz. It added that it found no reason to disbelieve the testimony of the prosecution witnesses. On July […]
Police arrested 25 Chinese na- tionals and a Tsinoy in a raid at Bayview International Tower 3 in Parañaque City reportedly used as a drug and cybercrime den. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Immigration and Southern Police District seized two kilos of shabu valued at P12 million. […]
A policeman has been charged and placed under restrictive custody at Camp Crame, as he is being investigated for the involvement in the kidnap-slay of a South Korean businessman in Central Luzon, Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said Jan. 9. Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Sta. Isabel, a civilian and several […]
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage report on China’s Great Wall protection states that the sections of the Great Wall in China total a distance of 21,196.18 kilometers, distributed throughout 404 counties, cities or regions in 15 provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities nationwide, such as Beijing, Hebei and Shanxi. So, how long is 21,196 km? […]
Twenty-five tombs were found during an excavation at Xintang county in Guangzhou of Guangdong province. Archaeologists believe that the tombs date back from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The findings include three tombs from Shang Dynasty, one pit tomb from the late Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD), 19 brick-chambered tombs […]
Goji Berries or Lycium barbarum 枸 杞 (also known as kamki in Hokkien 甘杞) have long-been nutritional supplements for middle-aged and elderly people in China. The dried berries are starting to catch on in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Austra- lia for their ability to increase people’s energy, enhance im- mune systems […]
Ten bilingual Chinese- English editions of Jingju (京劇 Peking opera or Beijing opera) classics were released inBeijing last Dec. 27. Peking opera is a quintessential part of Chinese culture. Though the lyrics are rich in meaning it is difficult to express them in other languages, which greatly hinders foreigners from understanding and enjoying the art […]