Join LGBTQIA+ communities and allies in a colorful celebration of identity, self-expression, and belonging MANILA, Philippines, 16th June 2026 — This Pride Month, SM Supermalls transforms into a vibrant stage where everyone can shine. From June 22 to 30, your most-loved SM Supermalls invites LGBTQIA+ communities, allies, families, and friends to come together for a… Read More SM PRIDE TAKEOVER: Your Main-Character Moment Starts Here
WHENEVER Buwan ng Wika or the school’s foundation day comes around, the repertoire usually consists of students dancing with intense focus to Tinikling or moving gracefully to Cariñosa. And then there’s Pandanggo sa Ilaw. Under the graceful glow of lit up candles placed inside clear glasses that are carefully balanced by both hands and on… Read More Savings in step: Learning financial lessons from a traditional folk dance
By E.H. EDEJER | February 27, 2026 MARIVELES, Bataan — A three-day memorial march honoring the bravery and unyielding spirit of Filipino and American heroes who walked the infamous Bataan Death March will start here on Saturday, February 28. Traversing the actual route taken by Allied soldiers in the forced march to a prisoners’ concentration… Read More Bataan-Tarlac ‘Freedom March’ set Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Story and Photos by E.H. EDEJER | February 14, 2026 BOTOLAN, Zambales — Despite a 50-year age gap, a couple chose to be together. And for keeps. On Thursday, February 12, Wilfredo “Willie” Balangon and Merlyn Basa were among the 71 couples who tied the knot during a mass wedding ceremony sponsored by the local… Read More Love wins: Widower, 71, weds partner, 21, in Botolan mass wedding
Story and photos by HENRY EMPEÑO | December 16, 2025 BOTOLAN, Zambales — Fireworks lit the sky, contingent flags fluttered in the wind, while close to 24,000 delegates danced to a high-energy celebratory song during the grand opening here of the 33rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scouts Jamboree (APRSJ) here at Camp Zambales on Monday night. Zambales… Read More 33rd Asia-Pacific Scouts Jamboree underway at Camp Zambales
By E.H. Edejer | December 14, 2025 BOTOLAN, Zambales — It’s now all systems go at Camp Kainomayan here, the 62-hectare campsite for the week-long 33rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree (APRSJ) that will draw more than 23,000 scouts, leaders and volunteers from 33 scout organizations across the Asia-Pacific region. On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14, Zambales… Read More All systems go for Asia-Pacific Jamboree in Zambales
By Kathlene Joyce C. Ramones | October 31, 2025 SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PIA) — As Filipinos prepare to honor their departed loved ones this Undas, a new resting place in La Union opens its gates—not for people, but for the pets who loved them unconditionally. For Xavier Mercado, president of the Chamber of Commerce… Read More Paw prints that last: La Union opens sanctuary for departed pets
By Alex Lumaque | October 31, 2025 DUMALAG, Capiz (PIA) — In today’s age of visually driven media, even places of silence and remembrance have become spectacles that captivate the eye and stir curiosity. Take, for instance, the circular cemetery of Dumalag, Capiz—a hidden heritage site that has only recently stepped into the light. Once… Read More The Circular Cemetery of Dumalag Town
By JENA RAJNI EMPEÑO-MIGUEL IBA, Zambales — Miss Zambales Anita Rose Gomez was named Miss Asia Pacific Philippines 2025 during the finals of the Miss Grand Philippines 2025 pageant on Aug. 24 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila. One of the popular candidates among the 29 competitors in the recently… Read More Local beauty named Miss Asia Pacific Philippines 2025
MANILA | August 5, 2025 — AirAsia Philippines became part of a couple’s purposeful journey to forever when a guest got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend during their flight to Tagbilaran, Bohol witnessed by family, friends, and fellow guests. Mark Anthony Adviento, 37, carefully planned the surprise engagement for his 32-year-old… Read More Sky-high wedding proposal aboard AirAsia Philippines flight to Bohol
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