President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. recently made a comment, reminiscing the “glory days” of the Philippines when it comes to academics. With the still ongoing pandemic ravaging the country’s—the world’s, in fact—academic systems, such a call for improving the academic standing of...
Judging by the data generated by global travel analytics firm ForwardKeys last weekend, the Philippines is leading in the tourism revival in Southeast Asia when it comes to visitors from the US. “The destinations which are recovering most strongly are the Philippines and Singapore. Summer flight...
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was recently trending because of a “controversial” Executive Order that she signed, making the wearing of face masks optional in open and well-ventilated spaces. She clarified that this is “not totally scrapping the wearing of face mask” but giving people “a...
In the past few weeks, the administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been busy not only forming the members of the incoming Cabinet, but also meeting with members of the diplomatic corps. Aside from entertaining calls from leaders of different countries, led by superpowers the...
Today is the 47th anniversary of Philippine-China relations and the 21st commemoration of the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day. Both are celebrated on June 9. In 1975, it was also on this same day when the two nations established diplomatic relations; while in 2002, by virtue of Proclamation No. 148...
Despite a strong campaign being mounted by the government and private business organizations, the Senate was still unable in its second attempt to concur with the ratification of mega trade deal Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Given also the strong opposition from the...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has decided to take his oath of office on June 30 as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines at the Old Legislative Building, now the National Museum. He will be the fourth President to do so, following Manuel Luis Quezon (1935), Jose P. Laurel...
In less than a month, a new administration will take the reins of the country. We would know by then the direction of the next president’s agenda, which will shape the future of this nation. As of the moment, there are still no announcements with regards to the environment team that will lead the...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ recent decision to maintain the two percent cap or 24 percent per year ceiling on credit card interest rates and charges is beneficial to cardholders who are still coping with the harsh economic impact of the past two years’ battle with the coronavirus pandemic....
One notable law signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte early this month is Republic Act No. 11765, otherwise known as the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (FCPA), which gave three financial regulators the power to speed up addressing consumers’ complaints against financial...
The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022, higher than the 7.8 percent growth achieved in the fourth quarter of the previous year, and a significant reversal of the 3.8 percent decline a year ago. According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
With a month and a half left to go, a new administration led by presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take over. News of prospective Cabinet members and new political movements and alliances will soon fill the news and give us a preview of what a Marcos administration will look like. When...
