Canceling ‘Barkada’

Hyacinth Tagupa - @inquirerdotnet 08/07/2020

A Facebook post from a Filipina based in Washington, DC, recently went viral, lambasting an American-owned wine bar for taking on the name “Barkada.” The name choice, according to the post, was “problematic” because the Filipino word…

PH books Trump hotel in DC for June 12 fete; ethics questioned

AP 04/28/2018

WASHINGTON — First came Kuwait. Then Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Now it’s the Philippines’ turn. It is the latest foreign government to book rooms or host events at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C., riling critics…

Female lead delivers solid action film

Jeff Ruffolo 06/01/2017

STAND up, true believers, as Warner Bros. may have finally created and delivered a perfectly decent action adventure comic book movie. Oh, be still my beating heart. It’s called “Wonder Woman” after the long-running DC comic book…

Wonder Woman named special UN ambassador

10/23/2016

United Nations — The United Nations celebrated Wonder Woman’s 75th birthday on Friday by naming the comic book character as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls, despite frustration from both inside and…

Local skateboard enthusiasts clamor for public skatepark

06/22/2016

A signature campaign calling for the Cebu City government to build a public skatepark highlighted the Cebu leg of Go Skate Day (GSD) 2016 yesterday. At least 1,000 skateboard enthusiasts gathered yesterday at SM City Cebu parking…

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