Stay close to the ground

Jose Ma. Montelibano - @inquirerdotnet 02/10/2023

Aware of distractions and forewarned of disruptions, the natural question is “What then?” I have frequently over the last two decades stated my conclusion that we are vulnerable, individually and collectively, to external forces and influences proportionate…

Omega de Salonera: Bayanihan, discipline are the secrets to their success

Doris C. Bongcac 01/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Most of the members of Omega de Salonera of Bucas Grande Island live by farming or fishing. And they also excel in the performing arts. Their secret? Discipline and their continued display of…

VP Sara Duterte’s New Year’s message to Pinoys: Carry on with resiliency, bayanihan spirit

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 01/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines – To mark her first New Year’s Day as the country’s second-in-command, Vice President Sara Duterte urged Filipinos to remain rooted to “our sense of nationhood, enduring spirit of bayanihan and unshakeable resiliency” in 2023.…

Marcos Jr. rings in New Year with unity call: ‘Bayanihan’ will keep us going

Beatrice Pinlac 01/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday urged Filipinos to “embody the true meaning of solidarity” in 2023 as he stressed that the spirit of “bayanihan” will keep the nation going amid all challenges.…

Lapu-Lapu City jabs 12K Oponganons on 1st day of National Vaccination Days

Futch Anthony Inso 11/29/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government has inoculated nearly 12,000 individuals on the first day of the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National COVID-19 Vaccination Days on Monday, November 29, 2021. This was confirmed by Lawyer James Sayson,…

25 houses affected by construction of jail’s perimeter fence have to go

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/28/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — About 25 houses in Sitio Dungguan, Barangay Basak in Mandaue city will be affected by the construction of the perimeter fence of the city’s new jail facility. The estimated 70 families living in…

Why we should buy local

Hyacinth Tagupa - @inquirerdotnet 12/11/2020

One of the many lessons to pick up during this “new normal” is the value of buying from local sellers whenever feasible. A major reason, of course, is that this is a concrete way to put our…

Gifts continue to pour in for elderly from Minglanila

Immae Lachica 12/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The gifts continue to pour in for Tatay Pepe from Minglanilla town in southern Cebu. This after netizen Jay-r de la Calzada surprised the 76-year-old elderly living alone in Barangay Manduwang with a cane and LED…

Bicam agrees to grant P15K to virus-hit medical workers under ‘Bayanihan 2’

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 08/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers have agreed to provide a P15,000 cash aid to health care workers who would contract mild coronavirus infection under the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the Bayanihan 2 bill. The…

Bayanihan Cebu offers free swab testing for persons with mild symptoms

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bayanihan Cebu PH, a private sector-led initiative for COVID-19 response, has officially opened this Monday, July 13, 2020, its swabbing center located at the IEC Convention Center along Pope John Paul II Avenue.…

Bayanihan the SM Appliance Center way

PR 04/23/2020

The Bayanihan Spirit was alive and well when SM Appliance Center and its brand partners recently brought positivity, hope and inspiration to the frontliners and patients of the hospitals in the Philippines with donations of electric fans,…

LOOK: Bayanihan to Heal as One Act signed by Duterte

Krissy Aguilar 03/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure granting him additional powers to fight the emergency health crisis the country is now facing due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat. Under the law,…

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