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)...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara By the time this column comes out, two of the country’s biggest e-commerce platforms — Lazada and Shopee — would be wrapping up their respective “9.9” (September 9) online sales, where customers can purchase almost anything at either discounted rates or...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Duterte administration has enacted several decisive measures aimed at making government processes simpler, more efficient, and more responsive to the Filipino peoples’ needs. One was signed last July — R.A. 11573, which simplified our land titling system by...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Four years ago, the siege in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, left a trail of death and destruction. What was once a lively and culturally vibrant city was turned into complete ruins after five months of battle. There was massive displacement of communities and loss of...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In less than a month, school year 2021-2022 will officially open in all public and private schools. And what we’ll face is an education system in flux — or even under siege. Just like the year before, face-to-face classes will still not be allowed. Many prefer...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Philippines will see better and brighter days ahead if the public will support the government in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during the arrival ceremony for the Sinopharm COVID-19...
Filipinos can still celebrate a "better" Christmas season this year despite the worrisome surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases which are seen to be caused by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Last July, New York Times columnist Lindsey Crouse wrote that despite the issues that constantly surround the Olympics — like the exorbitant amounts countries spend to host the quadrennial event; the doping scandals that were fueled by it; the way certain...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes that the opposition, which she leads, is in a “better place” now as compared to 2018 and 2019 when no one from the Liberal Party's (LP) Otso Diretso candidates won against the administration’s senatorial bets. Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric...
