NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Digital technology played a key role at the height of the global health crisis caused by COVID-19. As the pandemic disrupted our way of life, the need to innovate became more crucial and urgent. Digitalization became synonymous to new normal. The pandemic caused the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo When the world came into a standstill because of the Covid-19 crisis, one of the most affected sectors was the art industry. Live performances, exhibitions, workshops and seminars were cancelled or postponed. Museums and galleries were closed. Artists took a pause,...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The Nacionalista Party (NP) has formally declared its support for the candidacies of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. (BBM) for president and Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte for vice president in the May 2022 elections. In a statement signed by NP President...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Robina Gokongwei-Pe is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), a company built by her father, the late tycoon John Gokongwei Jr. But she did not merely inherit the business. She had to learn the ropes of managing the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Former Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” C. Teodoro, Jr. has extensive experience in both the private and the public sector. His first foray in public service was when he was 16 years old, as president of Kabataang Barangay as well as provincial board member of Tarlac....
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In February 2019, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led by then Secretary Mark Villar opened a separate 5.58-kilometer bicycle lane facility along the stretch of Laguna Lake Highway in Taguig City. Aimed to open up transportation, recreation, and...
Anna Mae Lamentillo NIGHT OWL Finally, the Philippines might just have a majority president. In the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on March 14, the UniTeam of Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM) and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remain to be this elections’...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In its 2020 Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said that it would take 99.5 years before the world can achieve gender parity. A year later, in its 2021 report, WEF said that it will now take 135.6 years to close the gender gap worldwide. That...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo By the year 2023, a new government department is expected to start operations. This will be the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers, which was established by virtue of Republic Act No. 11641 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Dec. 30, 2021. One of the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to his “Build, Build, Build” team was clear from the onset: Finish as many projects as possible at the soonest possible time. Whoever gets the credit is none of our business. I recall when senatorial aspirant and former...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In the five years that I have worked in President Rodrigo Duterte’s "Build, Build, Build" program, alongside Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar, we were able to complete 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Former House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. (JDV) has been known for his political leadership. He was elected five times as Speaker of the House of Representatives, an unprecedented feat in postwar Philippine Congress. JDV has also built a solid reputation as a leader in...
