History in my backyard

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 11/25/2022

Yesterday, the Paterno family formally turned over, to the Ateneo de Manila University president Roberto Yap, a trove of papers and ephemera pertaining to their illustrious, and historically controversial, ancestor Pedro Alejandro Paterno (1857-1911). College history made…

20 tons of coastal garbage collected in Lapu-Lapu coastal cleanup

Futch Anthony Inso 09/20/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Close to 20 tons of garbage were collected during the International Coastal Cleanup held in Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday, September 17, 2022. Jocelyn Abayan, environmental management specialist of the City Environment and Natural…

Duterte blames Gazmin for flaws in Trillanes’ amnesty papers

Inquirer.net 09/08/2018

Davao City — President Duterte said yesterday the flaw surrounding the amnesty given to his critic Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was traced to former Defense secretary Voltaire Gazmin, who himself recommended and approved the amnesty for the…

Tomas bans plastic inside City Hall

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/03/2018

Employees of the Cebu City Hall have barely a month from now before they start living a plastic-free work life. This development came after Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña signed a memorandum on July 3 banning single-use…

Dole-7 won’t process papers for Kuwait-bound OFWs

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 02/14/2018

THE Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has suspended the processing and issuance of Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) for Kuwait-bound workers, as per the declaration of the total deployment ban of Overseas Filipino Workers…

A home without TV

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/24/2017

We don’t have a TV at home. The idiot box failed to enter Casa Ruffolo Uno because Jeff was a staunch bouncer at the door, preventing mindless programming impact this family of five. A no-television home used…

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