The Grand Mufti of the Bangsamoro has confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon, and based on this, has declared that the Eid’l Fitr or “the breaking of the fast” during the month of Ramadan would be observed. Hence, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has announced that May 3 will be a...
Four and a half years after the end of the five-month long Marawi siege in May to October 2017, Congress has passed Republic Act No. 11696, the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act. The law provides compensation to those whose kin were killed, as well as those whose properties were destroyed in...
A curious thing, isn’t it, how a day especially marked to celebrate work and workers is a holiday. Today, it’s even a double holiday, falling on a Sunday. And perhaps celebrating Labor Day on a weekend captures the very essence of why we commemorate this day dedicated to the workforce. It can...
Twitter has been part of the information landscape for many years. In only 280 words, messages known as “tweets” have started conversations, influenced opinions, and stirred controversy and disinformation that have affected actions on health issues, commercial initiatives, and other human...
We are entering the last few days of the campaign season, and soon, 65-million-plus registered voters will cast their votes on May 9, 2022. From today until election day, crowds will be thicker with different campaign sorties of national and local candidates. All these activities will culminate in...
The just concluded three-day World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) meeting held in Manila has highlighted the Philippines, not just as a tourism destination, but as a prime mover in this industry globally. The 21st WTTC Global Summit, the first global event staged in the country since the...
Editorial That authorities still debate on whether to send students back to school, for learning to be done in a traditional, face-to-face setup, is quite baffling. Kids of all ages, after all, are already allowed to visit malls. So why are they still restricted from returning to their classrooms?...
Today is Earth Day and our country is one with the world in calling attention to the planet’s plight on multiple fronts. If the earth is a hospital patient, the prognosis is deadly. No less than António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) made the assessment in his “State of...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, April 18, said the projection of at least 300,000 active cases of Covid-19 by mid-May is possible should the public continue to neglect minimum health and safety protocols. This statement has sent ripples of concern especially in view of the fact that...
After the two-year ordeal brought about by the pandemic, Filipinos are once again traveling as seen in airports that are full of passengers, roads that are full of vehicles, and restaurants that are full of customers. Last week, hotels and resorts enjoyed high occupancy rates, something they...
The Philippines’ list of preferred areas of economic activities that the government will be granting juicy tax and incentive packages to is undergoing significant makeover with the implementation of the CREATE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises) Law. The CREATE Law provides...
A total of 8,241 out of 11,402 examinees passed the 2020-2021 bar examinations, or 72.28 percent. This surpassed the 59.06 percent passing rate recorded in 2016 in which there were 6,344 examinees. The manner in which the 2020-2021 bar examinations was conducted offers many lessons in governance...
