By: Jeremiah Monreal Just in time before the election kicks off on May 13, the Palace will release their own “narco-list” and no one can’t hold them back. This time, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo assured that they will unveil the much-awaited docket of politicians who are connected or involved in large scale drug cartels and... Continue Reading →
“WHOgpong?”: Get to know the Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial slate
By: Jeremiah Monreal Call them the President’s paladins for the 2019 Midterm Elections. The Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial slate introduced to us by Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte is a “voguish-like party.” From a plunderer, to former senators and the newbies who would like to have a seat in the Senate... Continue Reading →
Bloodstained election season: the unstoppable election-related killings
By: Jeremiah Monreal Hired killers? Cerebral assassins? Political rivalries? Following the death of several politicians including the congressmen, city and municipality mayors and vice mayors, councilors, and even board members, the history of Philippine election-related violence describes the morbidity of those “payed-killers” who only wants to shut down government officials. Proving that their is “political... Continue Reading →
Theater superstar Ben Platt releases music video for his new single “Temporary love”
By: Julianne Gabis Prior to releasing his upcoming debut solo album Sing to Me Instead, Tony winner and Broadway star of Dear Evan Hansen, Ben Platt has released the music video for Temporary Love, the fourth track from the album on March 8, Friday. Directed by Nick Lieberman, the video shows scenes of the DEH... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn Nine Nine green lit for season 7
By: Julianne Gabis NBC continues to believe in Brooklyn Nine-Nine as it announced on Wednesday, February 27 that it has renewed the show for a seventh season. Several months ago, the beloved show was rescued by NBC when Fox canceled it last May. It was later boosted from a 13-episode proposal to 18 episodes. Kicking... Continue Reading →
Spoiler Free: Everything you need to know about Umbrella Academy Season 2
By: Julianne Gabis Based on the comic book series by former My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way and Gabriela Ba, the Netflix drama follows a group of adopted misfits and their adventures as estranged teenagers to ward off an impending apocalypse after the death of their foster father. Ending with an unforgiving cliffhanger, both showrunner... Continue Reading →
Captain Marvel rockets to a historic $455 million global debut
By: Julianne Gabis Marvel Studio’s first female-led superhero movie makes historic debut earning $153 million domestically and $455 million globally, thus making it the highest grossing film led by a woman. This character debut and origin story of Carol Danvers has exceed Disney‘s expectations and ranked one of the most successful character debut into the... Continue Reading →
Call for nominations: MWF searches for next outstanding engineers
Photo & Words by: Julianne Gabis The Manila Water Foundation (MWF), together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Technological Council launched the Prize for Engineering Excellence on Tuesday, February 13 at the Seameo Innotech, Quezon City. MWF President Geodino Carpio, PTC Founder Dr. Lydia Tansinsin, and DOST Assistant Secretary for... Continue Reading →
Rock on sisters: ILO proves #WomenCanDoIT
Photo & Words by: Julianne Gabis It is an undeniable fact that women are staggeringly lacking when it comes to role models in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This is the reason the International Labor Organization (ILO) has tinkered with to inspire more women to enter the fields of STEM. A few... Continue Reading →
Fans take a glimpse at 3rd season of The Crown
By: Julianne Gabis For anyone who is a fan of the popular Netflix series The Crown, it is a bittersweet goodbye to the old cast of the phenomenal award-winning show as Claire Foy, Matt Smith, and the rest of the cast bid farewell at the end of Season 2. Way before, producers of the show... Continue Reading →
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