Filipino math students from Philippine high schools brought home four medals from the 21st Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Bulgaria. The silver medalists are Vincent Uy Dela Cruz of Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science and Bryce Ainsley Ang Sanchez of Grace Christian College. Immanuel Josiah Ang Balete of St. Stephen’s High School and […]
Worthington Lodriga-Sanchez, 8, won first place in the 2017 Student Mars Art (SMArt) Contest in Colorado, USA.Worthington Lodriga-Sanchez, 8, won first place in the 2017 Student Mars Art (SMArt) Contest in Colorado, USA. Lodriga, dubbed the Little Picasso of the Philippines, won in the elementary school category with his painting “Where No Man Has Gone […]
Filipino photographer Jophel Ybiosa is 1st Place Category Winner at the 2017 Moscow International Foto Awards for his photograph depicting a popular Manila scene. Ybiosa’s entry titled “The Feast of Black Nazarene in Manila” won the Events Professional category with its black and white depiction of the annual January procession of pilgrims. The MIFA description […]
A cholera outbreak. A deadly volcanic eruption. Gifts of jade and pearls. Purchase of carabaos. There is much one can learn about events in the Philippines from studying China’s historical archives. That should not surprise anyone. After all, the two countries are neighbors. What happens to one can impact the other. Take travel advisories, for instance. […]
Iconic jeepney modernization lauded The electric jeepney industry is praising the government’s initiative to modernize the jeepney, which is set to undergo an upgrade in its road safety standards and fuel use efficiency. The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines, leaders in the e-jeepney movement, has announced its support for the government’s PUV Modernization Program […]
In 1984, the late historian Dr. Antonio S. Tan came out with The Chinese Mestizos in the Formation of Filipino Nationality, an excellent monograph that explores for the first time the great role played by the Chinese mestizos in the formation of the Filipino nation. It was first published by the Asian Center of the […]
It has been over a month since the Marawi City siege started. Residents are hopeful the end is in sight and they can return home or at least check if they still have a home to go back to. Matching, if not exceeding, the terror wreaked by the Maute group is the terror spawned by […]
Police have arrested Apolonio Policarpio Marcelo Jr., ex-mayor and now barangay captain of Angat, Bulacan who allegedly masterminded the kidnapping and murder of a Chinese-Filipino businesswoman and her driver in Sta. Maria, Bulacan last March. The suspect’s alleged cohorts, Ariel Sorospe, Oliver Elfa, Antonio Posos, and one alias Rommel, remain at large. Marcelo was arrested […]
Police have promised to step up patrols and other crime prevention measures in response to reports that petty crimes are rising in Manila’s Binondo district. The Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order, through its founding chairperson Teresita Ang See, received several complaints of rising criminality in Binondo. Ang See immediately brought this to the […]
A group of Chinese-Filipino businessmen on June 28 donated 6,000 pairs of underwear for government troops fighting terrorists in battle-torn Marawi City. “We want to show our support to our troops especially in Marawi [and help] uplift their moral,” said Michael Cordinete Que, chair of SDS International Charity. SDS International Charity is composed of 1,600 […]