Inflation in March increased by 3.7 percent last week, up from 3.3 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last April 5. According to a summary table prepared by the Presidential Communications Office, rice accounts for 2.2 percent or 59 percent of this increase....
Today, April 7, is World Health Day, an event that has been celebrated annually since 1948 to create awareness on a specific health issue of concern to people all over the world, and to the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, the theme – My health, my right – brings attention to the...
Again, Metro Manila’s traffic problem has moved from small talk, serious opinions, social media postings to the Cabinet agenda. In the 16th Cabinet meeting held April 3, President Marcos ordered government agencies to come up with a comprehensive proposal – not a piecemeal approach...
The high temperature and the danger-level heat index of 42°C, has already affected our personal routines. It has also triggered the suspension of classes in more areas in seven regions, prompting the Department of Education (DepEd) to switch to alternative modes of learning delivery, such as...
By the end of April, at least 80 provinces will be affected by the ongoing El Niño, a phenomenon characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that disrupts weather patterns worldwide. This situation demands urgent attention — from the government, farmers,...
Last Holy Week, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), was expectedly crowded as residents and tourists traveled to and from the nation’s major islands. In mid-March, President Marcos witnessed the signing of a concession agreement involving a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the...
The Philippines has joined the call of members of the United Nations for the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, to render an Advisory Opinion on the Obligation of States in respect to Climate Change. Recall that the Paris Agreement, a legally binding...
After Good Friday when Christians commemorate the suffering and death on the cross of Jesus, comes Holy Saturday or Black Saturday which marks the time when Jesus Christ was buried in the tomb. As the Vatican News puts it, it is the “interlude between the pain of the death of Jesus and the joy of...
Today, the Christendom observes Good Friday in remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Jesus Christ’s death on the cross was a fulfillment of God’s plan for salvation. Through His death, He spared mankind from eternal condemnation to underscore God’s...
A rising tide of public concern over severe traffic congestion in Metro Manila requires serious consideration of a holistic plan submitted by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) that has received support from the Cabinet, legislators and concerned civil society organizations....
Creative industries are now trillion-peso contributors to the Philippine economy, accounting for ₱1.72 trillion or 7.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the highest during the most recent five-year period, according to the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) last week. The...
Today’s observance of Palm Sunday ushers in Holy Week that culminates on Easter Sunday, the greatest feast of Christianity. The blessing of palms highlights the celebration, as these are carried by the faithful in a ritual procession into church. The blessed palms are kept in homes, then...
