Editorial After waiting years for the right regulations to be put in place, the country’s top property developers were finally ready to launch their real estate investment trust offerings only to have the party crashed by COVID-19 which ignited so much volatility in the local stock market....
Editorial As the new daily COVID-19 infections reached the 20,000 mark, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said that the government was preparing to introduce a new approach to pandemic containment. He said that four levels of quarantine restrictions will be enforced nationwide starting Sept....
The proposed national budget for 2022 reflects the state of the economy and how the government plans to achieve recovery from the pandemic that would, in turn, enable the renewed pursuit of sustained growth. President Duterte has proposed to Congress a budget of P5.042 trillion, an 11 percent...
The country celebrates the first Philippine Film Industry Month throughout September, starting with a gala on Sept. 12. What is the significance of September 12 in the history of Philippine movies? According to records, that was the day Philippine cinema was born, on September 12, 1919, the...
The pandemic has filled pages of traditional and online media, so much so that we couldn’t keep our eyes off the dire news of virus variants even though we want to. Once we log on to our social media accounts, COVID creeps up with updates on rising infections, warnings from fully occupied...
30071 On the same day that the President of the Philippines hailed them for their exemplary service to the people during the pandemic, health workers walked out of their jobs on August 30, National Heroes Day, to protest against the non-payment of their benefits. The president of the National...
29839 Realizing the value of employees in the success of their operations, a vast majority (95 percent) of Philippine employers are now prioritizing workers over the next three years in order to recover from the effects of the pandemic. This was according to the 2021 Employee Experience Survey...
National Heroes Day, celebrated on the last Monday of August every year, is the occasion at which Filipinos honor all known and unknown individuals who devoted, risked or even sacrificed their lives in the name of achieving Filipino identity, justice against tyranny, freedom and peace. To Jose...
Global outrage continues to be expressed over the heinous terrorist attack on crowds waiting to be evacuated from the Kabul airport last August 26. According to the Afghan Health Ministry, the death toll has risen to more than 170 killed and at least 200 wounded. Thirteen US soldiers were among...
As public schools across the Philippines prepare to open in September, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern that millions of Filipino children will spend another year missing out on many opportunities for optimum education. “The Philippines is one of the five...
Shortly after the delayed reopening of classes last year, Education Secretary Leonor Briones reported to the Senate that only 2.1 million or less than half of an estimated 4.3 million learners enrolled in private schools. Moreover, 865 out of 14,435 private schools nationwide suspended...
Fake news, riding on the power of social media, brought thousands of people to vaccination centers early morning of August 5. They were “convinced” to line up for vaccination by the news that only the vaccinated can claim the ‘ayuda’ (cash aid) from the government, as the unvaccinated will...
