BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In late November, experts in South Africa identified a new variant of the COVID-19 virus and were concerned. They were alarmed by the presence of several mutations, particularly in the spike proteins, which are believed to make the variant more transmissible and...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The title of this commentary could perhaps be one of the opposition’s most stinging and truth-seeking conversation-starters as we march towards the election. It is a question that waits to be answered by workers who despite repeated claims of economic growth or recovery have...
The breathtaking Bicol International Airport (BIA) has just been "beaten" by the new and improved General Santos City (GSC) Airport, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to a crowd at the GSC Airport during the inauguration of its facilities on Nov. 22, 2021...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, face-to-face classes in 100 public schools across the country were held for the first time in almost two years. This pilot run classes is very much welcome considering that the education of a significant number of students has been disrupted due to the...
Ensuring Delta remains under control CLINICAL MATTERS With few exceptions, the biggest one being China, most of the world has pretty much moved on from a COVID-19 elimination strategy. Zero COVID-19, which was the goal early in the pandemic, became a near-impossibility with the rise of the...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In the past week, we sponsored the Senate Finance Committee’s version of the proposed national budget for 2022. Interpellations on the different agency budgets have since started and are expected to wrap up within the coming weeks. Notably, what we’re debating...
Better Days Senator Sonny Angara During our recent hearing on the 2022 budget of the Department of Trade and Industry, Sec. Mon Lopez noted that 16 percent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) were closed due to the pandemic — a significant portion coming from the National Capital...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar lauded how government media has "come a long way" in communicating with the public, saying its operations have definitely improved under the Duterte administration. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar and other key officials of the Presidential...
EDITORS DESK When first announced by the Land Transportation Office (LTO,) the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) requirement prior to registration drew a lot of flack from motorists. The resistance was understandable as it was introduced at the height of the pandemic and the initial...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara A September 2021 Bloomberg article on what the next six months of the COVID-19 pandemic will bring provides a very sobering reminder that is especially critical now as the Philippines takes steps to gradually reopen the economy and relax the tight restrictions of...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara After languishing in the legislative mill for over a decade, the bill institutionalizing a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which we co-sponsored, has finally reached the plenary debates in the Senate. We laud Senator Joel Villanueva, the Chairman of the Senate...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque believes that with more people getting vaccinated, the promise of a better Christmas this year is attainable. Manila Bulletin File Photo Roque made the statement as Metro Manila marked its first week under the new Alert Levels System for COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
