Day: December 22, 2025
MMDA lifts number coding on Christmas Day, New Year
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Monday the suspension of the expanded number coding scheme for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.
House extends session to Dec. 29 to ratify bicam report on 2026 budget
The House of Representatives on Monday amended its legislative calendar, extending its session to December 29, 2025 to pave the way for the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed 2026 national budget.
DPWH pressed: Release, explain ‘Cabral files’
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste on Monday called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to release to the public and explain the contents of the computer files supposedly provided to the lawmaker by its former undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral prior to her death.
PNP, Bulacan gov’t inspect firecracker stalls in Bocaue ahead of holidays
Authorities on Monday inspected some stalls selling firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices in Bocaue, Bulacan ahead of the holiday revelries.
NAIA passenger traffic seen to hit 2.55M for holidays
Passenger traffic at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) during the holiday season–from December 20, 2025 to January 5, 2026–is expected to increase by 5 percent to around 2.55 million, the airport management said on Monday.
DOJ files raps vs. Atong Ang over missing sabungeros
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed formal charges against businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang before several regional trial courts (RTCs) over the disappearance of several sabungeros, or cockfight enthusiasts, DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said Monday.
Drake Maye leads Patriots to massive comeback win over Ravens to clinch playoff spot
The New England Patriots are back in the playoffs, as Drake Maye led a come-from-behind victory over the Baltimore Ravens to move to 12-3 on the season.
Mock funeral held for the penny at Lincoln Memorial as 230-year coin production ends
Mock funeral held at Lincoln Memorial marks end of penny production after President Trump’s announcement to halt minting due to rising production costs.
Tolstoy’s Last Novel
Leo Tolstoy is the greatest writer in the Western world—greater, yes, than Shakespeare, Dante, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, and Proust. In evidence I would submit his two masterpiece novels War and Peace (1867) and Anna Karenina (1878), and 20 or so magnificent novellas and short stories, among them “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” “The Kreutzer Sonata,” “Father Sergius,” “Hadji Murad,” and “Master and Man.”
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I’ll Have What He’s Having
If you’ve never heard of Drew Nieporent, it’s okay, even if you’re something of a foodie. Stick with me to the end of this review, and there’s an excellent chance you’ll want to read this delicious memoir from a pioneering figure of the New York restaurant scene. Once you’ve read the book, it’s all but certain you’ll wish you could have dinner with him.
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