Chiang Kai Shek College marked two special occasions on Feb. 7 – the awarding of the winners of an inter-school art competition #drawepilepsy and homecoming of Baldwin Kho, one of its former students. Kho, a CKSC alumnus, was afflicted with epilepsy during high school. He is now an accomplished visual artist and World Peace Prayer […]
The Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order reported more cases of tokhang-for-ransom being conveyed by victims all over Metro Manila. After Senator Panfilo M. Lacson revealed at a Senate hearing Jan, 26 the 11 cases reported to him by MRPO, more victims called MRPO to share their experiences. MRPO records showed that the […]
At a dinner with President Rodrigo Duterte at Malacañang’s President’s Hall, Ramon Ang of San Miguel Corp., Manuel V. Pangilinan of Metro Pacific and PLDT, Hans Sy of the SM Group, Tony Tan Caktiong of Jollibee and Ayala Corp.’s Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, among others, vowed to help the government promote peace, spur development […]
Tsinoy taipan Lucio Tan was named one of the recipients of 2016 Pride of China (中華之光) award in ceremonies held in Beijing last December. Tan was cited for his outstanding contribution in propagating Chinese culture through education. Back in the 1980s, aside from his support for the University of the East, Tan supported Chinese education […]
Starting 2017, the Philippine Postal Corporation will discontinue Second class and Third class mails. All mails will henceforth be treated as First class mail. As Tulay is no longer registered as Second Class mail, the new postage exceeds our Tulay subscription rates. As such, our new one-year subscription rates are as follows: P600 for Metro […]
The country’s population is projected to top 105 million by the end of 2017. Commission on Population executive director Juan Perez said Philippine population would go up to 105,758,850 by Dec. 31, 2017, based on Philippine Statistics Authority data. “The continuing increase in population is due to relatively high fertility rate of Filipino women which […]
The National Privacy Commission has reminded Filipino netizens to regularly change their passwords and secure their email and social media accounts. Privacy commissioner Raymund Liboro said: “Regularly changing your passwords for online accounts such as email and social media is one of the most basic and easiest ways of protecting your data privacy.” “Email is […]
Six Filipino youth have been chosen as Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative delegates to the YSEALI Generation: GR3EN Workshop in Brunei Darussalam on Feb. 25-28. Philippine delegate members Jeahan Anao Haron, Sarah Marie Gemanil, Mark Harris Lim, Miguel Paulo Mendoza, Paul Andrew Orpiada and King Jehu Radaza II are part of the 50 selected youth […]
The National Historical Com- mission of the Philippines recently opened the Museo ng Libingan sa Ilalim ng Lupa in Nagcarlan, Laguna, the agency’s first heritage- centered museum. Located in a building in front of the octagonal-shaped cemetery, the museum features artifacts associ- ated with the 19th-century burial ground and the techniques used by NHCP in […]
To usher in 2017, the Philippine Postal Corporation released its “Year of the Rooster stamps” in time for 2017’s Chinese New Year. The souvenir sheets are red and gold with special embellishments of gold foil and 3D embossing. The rooster is the 10th of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, followed by the Year of the […]