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 […]
Leon Gallery’s “Spectacular Mid-year Auction” saw a record breaking auction day. It sold Ang Kiukok’s “Fishermen” for a staggering P65.4 million, making it the most expensive Philippine artwork ever sold in the country. The auction, attended by roughly 300 guests, was one of the most awaited in the local art market. Some of the greatest […]
The Chinese government will construct two bridges crossing the Pasig River in Manila and Makati City. In a signed minutes of discussion between Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar and Chinese embassy in Manila Economic and Commercial Counselor Jin Yuan, China agrees to fully finance the construction of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in […]
The Aurora phenomenon, when seen in the Arctic or Northern Hemisphere, is known as the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis, and those seen in the Antarctic or Southern Hemisphere are called the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis. Auroras are colorful displays of lights resulting from collisions between the gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere with […]
Hokkien, on the tongues of Tsinoys, has grown and evolved, taking on a life of its own. Sometimes words simply fail us. With some creativity, Tsinoys have strung together words to form colorful phrases that simply hit the bull’s eye. Here are some expressions unique to Hokkien as favored by Tsinoys. 氣腸氣肚 k’i téng k’i […]