Where but in the Philippines does a sorely unqualified and inexperienced figure get appointed to a critical position in government as reward for services rendered during a political campaign? Margaux “Mocha” Uson’s appointment on May 8 as assistant secretary at the Presidential Communications Operations Office is the latest proof. She has been assigned to take […]
Kaisa Heritage Foundation and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Associations will commemorate the 600th anniversary of the visit of the Sultan of Sulu to China in 1417 with a photo exhibit and book launching on June 9 at Bahay Tsinoy Museum in Intramuros, Manila. Sultan Paduka Batara, with a retinue of 340 people, arrived in Beijing […]
Soon after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines on May 19, 1942, the Wha Chi 48th Squadron was formed by a group of courageous men bound by a common hatred of the Japanese and a burning desire to fight for Philippine freedom. Today, 75 years later, the few surviving members of this guerrilla group are […]
Four Makati policemen who kidnapped a businessman and extorted P400,000 in exchange for his release would be dismissed from the police service, said National Capital Region Police Office Director Oscar Albayalde. Albayalde identified them as PO2s Harley Garcera and Clarence Maynes and PO1s Tim Galzote and Jeffrey Cañete. He also ordered the investigation of team […]
President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping during bilateral talks discussed the possibility of prisoner swapping between Filipinos and Chinese arrested in relation to drug crimes in both countries. “One of the problems we have here that has accumulated through the years is the number of Filipinos who have been detained because of being drug […]
Chinese and Canadian researchers have discovered a new species of troodontid, a family of bird-like dinosaurs. The paleontologists have described the Jianianhualong tengi genus et species nova as a giant chicken with teeth. The fossil is from the Lower Cretaceous period, between 146 million and 100 million years ago. It was found in northeast China’s […]
Acupuncture is not just for people. It is being used to treat animals – specifically pet dogs, cats and rabbits – as well in Guanshang Animal Hospital in Beijing. At present, it is used mainly to treat paralysis, limb weakness, and pain management, in pets. Media reports that treatment costs RMB30 (P216) for every acupoint. […]
A feud that began 300 years ago is finally over, and descendants from the feuding ancestors may now intermarry… if they so wish. A ceremony was held early this month to mark the reconciliation between the villages of Wushan and Yuepu in Quanzhou City, in southeastern China’s Fujian province. A dispute had erupted between the […]
Breweries in Beijing and Hong Kong are trying to resurrect a beer recipe from 5,000 years ago. Attempts of the two breweries – Jing A from Beijing and Mengshen from Hong Kong – are based on archaeological findings of an ancient formula for beer. The drink was created in an ancient brew house, part of […]
An ancient stone pagoda has finally returned to North China’s Shanxi province after it was stolen from Dengyu village in 1998, nearly 20 years ago. The 1,300-year-old Dengyu Stone Tower dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and boasts exquisite Buddhist sculpture with beautiful colors and four faces of Buddhist images. The ancient pagoda was […]