LAST Sept. 22, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the results of the 2026 Psychometricians Licensure Exam (PMLE), with SBCA achieving an 81.25 percent rate, 13 passers out of 16 examinees.
SBCA and the Asian Social Institute – Center for Heritage Conservation (ASI-CHC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Sept. 30 during a forum, “Mapping Culture, Shaping Futures: Cultural Mapping for Tourism and the Creative Industries,” held at the Manny…
DRESSED in fantasy-inspired costumes and anchored on the theme “Ren Faire” a gathering immersing the attendees into a historical or fantasy setting, the Bedan PEERS gathered at Bellarmine Hall on Sept. 30 for their first general assembly, featuring a peer…
BEHIND courtroom walls, battles over truth and accountability unfold. As legal proceedings expose the tensions within the country’s political system, ordinary Filipinos are left to grapple with uncertainty. In moments when institutions, circumstances, and even certainty seem difficult to rely…
CHARACTERS seen across comic book pages have long brought comfort and a sense of identity to Filipinos. Beyond entertainment, they have become reflections of dreams and ambitions. Since the early 1920s, komiks have become an integral part of Philippine pop…
SHOWING the world a new fantastic point of view, Lea Salonga made history as the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the 2,855th honoree along Hollywood Boulevard. After decades of captivating audiences on…
THE San Beda College Alabang Women’s Futsal Team (SBCAWFT) scored a decisive 9-0 victory over Assumption College (AC) at St. Paul College Pasig last Sept. 27, earning their first win in the senior’s futsal match of the Women's National Collegiate…
THE Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) opened its 57th Season at the Makati Coliseum on Sept. 5, with 18 member schools set to compete under the theme “Rise. Shine. Anywhere.” Hosted by the University of Makati (UMak), the season…
LAST Sept. 2, the Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) officially opened the road to its 57th season with a press conference at the University of Makati (UMAK) Auditorium, which was also streamed live on Facebook. The event centered on…
“THE State shall promote a just and dynamic social order…” is a promise written in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. But for many Filipinos today, that promise feels distant every time the monthly electricity bill arrives.
FORTY years have passed since millions of Filipinos filled the streets in a peaceful uprising that would forever change the nation’s course. Yet the shadows of the past remain deeply rooted in the national consciousness. The Philippines endured one of…
As a country part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is not new to annual visits of Low Pressure Areas (LPAs), typhoons, storm surges, and sometimes even super typhoons. On average, Filipinos experience 20 tropical cyclones entering the…
A government genuinely invested in resilience would act before the storm, not after. What we get instead can look like short-term responses presented as long-term solutions, accompanied by speeches about Filipino resilience that risk turning public frustration into pride before…
The cruelest part is not that love is inherently expensive, but that an economy built around scarcity can make ordinary people feel as though they cannot afford to love at all.
That is why the phrase “bathroom break” feels increasingly outdated. Women were never the bathroom break—the industry simply spent decades treating them like one. Ten years after Sasha Banks spoke about audiences buying tickets to watch women’s matches, the question…
