Pagpapakamatay nga lang ba ang lunas kung ika’y pagod na sa buhay? Sinasabing ito ang isa sa pinakamalaking hamon na hinaharap ng bansang Hapon sa kasalukuyan. Libo-libong mga bilang ng mga mamamayan taon-taon ang nagpapakamatay ng dahil sa iba’t ibang suliranin sa buhay. Kabilang rito ang subsob sa trabaho na kadalasan ay naging sanhi na […]
So many people are praising the latest episode of American TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” for getting Filipino culture right. Even Vulture entitled its episode recap: “How Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Gets Filipino Culture right.” But first, a backgrounder: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is a six-week old TV musical comedy-drama series currently being shown in the States. It’s about a […]
While other countries have recipes associated with royalty, the Filipino cuisine differs with its familiarity and accessibility among the masses. As Chef Robby Goco pointed out, the Filipino food has drawn its distinct identity not from exclusivity, but commonality. “If you look at their cuisine, there’s always what you call excellence. I mean, this is […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and police operatives seized a van filled with illegally cut narra lumber in Tayabas City, Quezon province, on Friday. Ramil Gutierrez, head of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) based in Pagbilao town, said law enforcers intercepted the van in Barangay Lakawan loaded with […]
Police in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, have sent a 22-year-old university student to prosecutors after he was arrested on suspicion of throwing raw eggs at commercial facilities and onto rail tracks. The student, who attends Keio University – one of Japan’s most prestigious private educational institutions – has admitted to throwing the eggs a total of […]
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi died of multiple organ failure resulting from rectum cancer at a Fukuoka hospital in southwestern Japan at 6:55 p.m. Friday (9:55 a.m. GMT). He was 62. Kitanoumi, whose real name was Toshimitsu Obata, was born in Sobetsu in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan. He made a sumo ring debut in 1967 at […]
Japan will open doors for Filipino Domestic workers Manila – Lalaon at magbubukas na ng oportunidad ang bansang Hapon para sa mga Pilipino na domestic workers. Isa ito sa mga naging usapin Nina Presidente Ninoy Benigno Aquino III at Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe noong Huwebes ng gabi, ika-19 Nobyembre. Maging sa kasalukuyan ay tumatanggap […]
Hindi kapanipaniwalang paglaki ng isang bulkan ang nasubaybayan ng mga opisyales ng Japan Coast Guard mula ng nabuo ito sa pagsabog sa ilalim ng liblib na karagatang Pasipiko mga dalawang taon pa lamang ang nakakalipas. Sinasabing ang isla ng Nishinoshima ay lumaki ng 12 beses kaysa sa dating laki nito sa loob lamang ng dalawang […]
Pahayag ng Kagalang-galang Benigno S. Aquino III Pangulo ng Pilipinas bago ang kanyang pagdalo sa ika-27 na ASEAN summit [Inihayag sa NAIA Terminal 2, Lungsod ng Pasay, noong ika-20 ng Nobyembre 2015] Matapos po ang ating matagumpay na hosting ng APEC 2015, bibiyahe naman tayo ngayong hapon patungong Kuala Lumpur sa Malaysia upang dumalo sa […]
During the bilateral meeting between the two countries, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan will make a further contribution to peace and stability by providing the Coast Guard with new patrol vessels and transferring military equipment. In a press briefing on Thursday, Japanese Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura said that details on the equipment […]
