Ash Wednesday, observed on March 2 this year, is the beginning of Lent. In a predominantly Christian country like the Philippines, the Lenten season does not need much explanation. Lent recalls the 40 days of Jesus’ fasting in the desert before he entered His public ministry. Roman Catholics...
Pandemic or endemic, the usual normal or the new normal, ECQ or Alert Level 1—whatever the situation is inside the country, the fight versus corruption must be relentless, unforgiving, and encompassing. Corruption, in whatever way, form, or manner, must be stopped at all costs, and government...
The recent de-escalation of alert levels in various parts of the country is a sign that things may go back to (new) normal. A lot of Filipinos celebrated this pandemic freedom by flocking to malls, restaurants, parks, and shops. Amid our relief, however, some areas around the world are still not...
Don’t let the title of this editorial fool you. Online classes, of course, are real — as real as the virtual world would allow. But after almost two years of classes conducted in front of a screen, with students digitally participating, it comes as a breath of fresh, COVID-free air that the...
Today, March 1, 2022, is the first day of Alert Level 1, a much awaited “event” in our journey in this long and arduous health pandemic. It is the first time it has happened in the National Capital Region (NCR) and a lot of people — health frontliners, business owners, investors, government...
The country’s economic managers — meeting last February 24 in the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — announced the government’s readiness to provide “targeted assistance” and relief to sectors directly affected by the...
Today, Sunday, most people will turn into full-time consumers. On a day set for shopping for essential groceries and not-so-essential items that will fulfill an aspiration, convenience or delight, the Pinoy consumer will make many decisions. At the supermarket, boutique, restaurant, toy store or...
Yes, if going by the recent recommendation of Metro Manila mayors to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 starting March 1, 2022. As other countries and cities abroad grapple with soaring new COVID cases, our country seems to be out of the danger zone...
Fifty seven million Filipinos — or slightly more than half of the country’s population — were born after the historic events at EDSA in 1986. It is understandable that many of them are unable to fully grasp the full significance of today’s commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the...
The Philippines and Japan reaffirmed their enduring economic partnership as shown by further gains made in strengthening bilateral cooperation at the conclusion of the 12 th meeting of the high-level joint committee on infrastructure development and economic cooperation held last Feb. 16. ...
Editorial Are we there yet? It seems that we are on the road journeying toward the new normal. With low cases of COVID-19, an efficient vaccination drive that has now reached minors, and backed up by data showing decreasing projections, some parts of the country, such as the National Capital Region...
The digital age has touched almost all aspects of our lives, more so during the pandemic when even ordering food is done online through apps and using an e-payment system. It is now impossible to do the majority of transactions, whether it is with banks, schools, the government, or even merchants,...
