ENDEAVOR When I was a new father in the early eighties, I bought my pre-school daughter a Snakes and Ladders board game. I did not know this then, I just had an overall sense that, as explained now by Google Search: “The board game Snakes and Ladders, also known as Moksha Patam, was created by...
DRIVING THOUGHTS EDSA was in most conversations on social media, traditional media and over lunch and dinner for many weeks. The thought – and reality – of closing, or limiting the road space of EDSA presented a crisis. Although EDSA’s rehabilitation, which includes that of the Guadalupe...
In a humbled demeanor, President Ferdinand Marcos acknowledged that the 5-5-2 Senate results were somewhat of a rebuke to certain government policies and highlighted what people need. Marcos stated, "People are tired of politics," and that the government had been too focused on...
With the growing number of people being bitten by animals, the Antipolo City government decided to open two new vaccination centers located in two shopping malls in the city. City Mayor Casimiro “Jun” Ynares, III said the additional Animal Bite Treatment Centers (ABTC) are conveniently located...
CEBU CITY – His courtesy resignation as head of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) may have been accepted but Terence Calatrava will still be part of the Marcos administration. A source told Manila Bulletin that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s decision to...
The Philippines and Singapore pledged to deepen cooperation on renewable energy, climate action, healthcare, and digital transformation, marking a new chapter in their bilateral partnership as Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong paid his first official visit to Manila on Wednesday, June 4. ...
The proposed P200 minimum daily wage hike became one step closer to its anticipated, historic enactment on Wednesday afternoon, June 4 after it was approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. Garnering 172 "yes" votes during nominal voting was House Bill (HB) No.11376,...
President Marcos and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to deepen cooperation on digital leadership, defense, and sustainable development, calling the 56-year-old bilateral partnership “enduring” and “dynamic.” Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and President Ferdinand ...
Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) seized around P450,000 worth of high-grade marijuana following the arrest of a suspected drug peddler in a buy-bust in Marikina City on Tuesday night, June 3. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin said the 30-year old suspect was...
Retired police general turned senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa was a one-star general when he was appointed as the first chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) of former president Rodrigo Duterte. This was the reminder of PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III to Davao City Mayor Sebastian...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, June 4 approved the ad interim appointments of three Cabinet officials, including Vince Dizon as secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani Mercado, who led the deliberation on his appointment as chairperson...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Wednesday, June 4, confirmed that the draft Senate resolution seeking to dismiss the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte originated from his office. In an interview, Dela Rosa said the initiative was his alone, and that he was not directed...
