
STUDENTS of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Santa Mesa, Manila attend the flag ceremony before the opening of classes yesterday. PUP is the biggest state university with 70,000 students in 22 branches and maintains tuition of P12 per unit. PUP Santa Mesa has 40,000 students. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)

Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro’s Geminoid takes the stage during the Global Future 2045 Congress at Lincoln Center in New York. Inset is the robot’s creator.

A CHILD siftas through charcoal for nail or any discarded metal to sell in junk shops at the makeshift charcoal factory in Vitas, Manila. Malacanang yesterday said it is doing its best to eliminate child labor through accessible education. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)

A WEEK after getting married, celebrity couple Maricar Reyes and Richard Poon recalled the moment when the singer met her parents.

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, from left, with forwards LeBron James, Udonis Haslem, and Mike Miller watch during the fourth quarter of Game 5 in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio on Sunday. The Spurs won 114-104, leading the best-of-seven series 3-2. (AP)

Justin Rose, left, of England, celebrates with his wife Kate after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (AP)

San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, shoots as Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade defends during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio. The Spurs won 114-104. (AP)
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Manila, Philippines – A NEW liturgical year opens today with the First Sunday of Advent. In this holy season, the faithful are exhorted to prepare spiritually for the commemoration of the coming of Jesus Christ into world which happened more than 2,000 years ago.
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Manila, Philippines – The nation joins the rest of the world in the observance of Christmas Eve (bisperas ng Pasko) tonight, marking the culmination of months of preparation for Christmas Day.
At the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Tagle will celebrate the Christmas Eve mass at 8:30 p.m.
Church services will include the lighting of the white...
MANILA, Philippines — The Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete, in Latin, means “to rejoice.” The name for today’s celebration was taken from the Entrance Antiphon, in both the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo, which was quoted from Philippians 4:4,5: “Gaudete in Domino semper” (“Rejoice in the Lord always”).
Like Lent, Advent has a penitential...
Gospel Reading: Mk 13:33-37
[JESUS to said His disciples,] “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight,...