Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) conducting business with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Pasay may now receive complimentary freshly brewed coffee. Monday, November 14 saw the opening of Migrant’s Brew, a small café in the OWWA lobby, by former television celebrity and current OWWA administrator Arnell Ignacio. Ignacio could not hold back his tears as he launched the café. “Ayokong …

Recent reports claimed that the Mouse from Sing had passed away. No official statement or information regarding this developing topic has been made public to date. We’re still looking for reliable case-related information. Sing is the name of a movie whose main character, Mike, is a mouse who is well-known throughout the world, as we are all aware. Let’s not …

On Saturday, after two weeks of campaigning, Malaysians will vote in a fiercely contested election that few believe can address the divisions that have plagued the country for the past three years. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, vice president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), thinks that Malaysians would support the formation of his Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition administration. …

Last month, the largest prize in professional golf was won on a recently opened course outside Bangkok. Stonehill is owned by the Thai energy magnate Sarath Ratanavadi. The purse of $4 million was supplied by the national wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. The competition was one of the prominent activities preceding this week’s historic conference. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …

Children as young as six or seven have been brought here on school field trips for decades. It was evident that the most memorable attraction was the 10 Courts of Hell, a portrayal of the Buddhist afterlife in which individuals are judged for their actions on Earth and subsequently sentenced to rebirth as an animal or another human. The vivid …

The teleserye ‘Maria Clara At Ibarra’ was nominated for the Most Outstanding Teleserye award, along with its principal actors Barbie Forteza, Julie Anne San Jose, and Dennis Trillo. Multiple nominations at the 5th Gawad Lasallianeta for the Kapuso popular series Maria Clara at Ibarra indicate that the series has been loved by fans. The Gawad Lasallianeta is an award-giving organisation …

Several months before he is actually crowned, the next king of the United Kingdom, King Charles III, may feel “threatened” by the latest season of “The Crown,” which dramatizes the life of the royal family. During an interview with The Daily Beast to promote his new biography about the late Queen Elizabeth II, Andrew Morton, the royal biographer best known …

During what Malacaang described as a “historic” bilateral encounter, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed a variety of topics, including the South China Sea. Marcos and Xi met on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Bangkok on November 17, late in the afternoon. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a …

San Miguel receives a much-needed boost in its playoff push as valued big man June Mar Fajardo contemplates a return to the Philippine Basketball Association. The six-time PBA Most Valuable Player has missed six consecutive games due to throat surgery that has kept him out for over a month, leaving the Beermen without their best player during a vital period. …

A senior administration official announced on November 15 that US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Philippine islands of Palawan at the edge of the disputed South China Sea, a move that could be viewed as a reprimand by Beijing. Harris will be the highest-ranking American official to visit the island series adjacent to the Spratly Islands when he …