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LOOK: A fleet of sailboats glides across Manila Bay on Saturday, 7 September 2024.

SAILBOATS GALORE

by KING RODRIGUEZ

7 September 20241 MIN READ

LOOK: MERALCO linemen collaborate to locate a damaged electric line as they remove the metal cover from the underground system housing the power lines on Kalayaan Avenue in Makati on Saturday, 7 September 2024.

BREAKING GROUND

7 September 20243 MIN READ

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo was presented to the media in handcuffs and a detainee shirt by Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos and…

6 September 20241 MIN READ

LOOK: Employees and volunteers from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) repack relief boxes at the DSWD National Resource Operations Center in Pasay City on Thursday, 5 September 2024, in preparation for distributing aid to Typhoon "Enteng" victims.

DSWD PACKS RELIEF FOR TYPHOON 'ENTENG' VICTIMS

5 September 20243 MIN READ

This year's Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Awardees pose for a group photo during the conferment event on Wednesday, 4 September 2024, at the Grand Hyatt Manila. The Outstanding Filipino Teachers are Ma. Ella F. Fabella, Franco Rino C. Apoyon, Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava, and Maria Regina M. Hechanova-Alampay, Ph.D. The outstanding Filipino soldiers are Captain Salvador M. Sambalilo PN (GSC), Major Ron JR T. Villarosa (INF) PA, and Staff Sergeant Michael S. Rayanon PN (M). The Outstanding Filipino Police Officers are Police Lieutenant Colonel Bryan G. Bernardino, Police Major Mark Ronan B. Balmaceda, and Police Staff Sergeant Llena Sol-Josefa M. Jovita. The accolade, regarded as the most prestigious career-service honor in the Philippines, is given yearly to outstanding individuals from academics, the military, and the police force who have made a major contribution to their communities and the country.

2024 Outstanding Filipinos

5 September 20243 MIN READ

Balsa makers transport piles of bamboo poles along Manila Bay in Parañaque on Wednesday, 4 September 2024. Balsa, or floating shanties, are increasingly appearing around the Manila Bay area.

BALSA POLES

4 September 20243 MIN READ

LOOK: Residents near Manila Bay in Parañaque used an area under the bridge to make nets for their shellfish farms on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.

GEARING UP FOR THE NEXT CATCH

4 September 20243 MIN READ

LOOK: A man's umbrella was damaged by strong winds while transacting with fishermen at Bulungan Seafood Market in Parañaque City on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.

UMBRELLA, ELLA, EH, EH

4 September 20243 MIN READ

PHILIPPINES SHINES GLOBALLY

4 September 20243 MIN READ

LOOK: Unaware of government work's suspension today, 19-year-old Wawie Gayda, a resident of Cubao, went to the Makati City Hall on Tuesday to obtain a health certificate, as required by most Makati establishments for employment.

Malacañang has announced that work in the government and classes in private and public schools in the National Capital Region and Region IV-A was suspended due to the inclement weather.

WRONG TIMING

3 September 20243 MIN READ