Editorial Jose Rizal was born with a head too large for his body that his mother, Teodora Alonso, could have died giving birth to him. In Rizal in Saga, a biography that has been reissued early this month just in time for Rizal Day, his biographer, National Artist Nick Joaquin, wrote of Doña...
In the last two years, Filipinos have struggled to cope with the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Leading video streaming service Viu Philippines has come up with “Still,” a Viu Original series that tells the story of the quarantine generation. The cast of the Viu Original...
Editorial Due to the enforcement of the strictest COVID-19 restrictions, the unemployment rate in the Philippines increased to 8.1 percent in August 2021, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. This is lower than the jobless rates in January, February and April this year but it exceeds...
When I was young, age to me was enough of an accomplishment. It was, after all, a grownup world and, being young, I was in the sidelines, waiting impatiently to have my turn in the center While there is nothing new about any generation looking down on the next one, generation gap has been overused,...
At least eight power generation companies (GenCos) have been formally tagged by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for penalties for breaching allowable forced outages in their electric generating facilities, that in turn triggered rotational blackouts and rate spikes last summer. ERC Logo In...
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted more people, now including younger ones at the age of 15 to 25, to save and invest in order to deal with their top fears and concerns these days – which include running out of money, getting sick, losing their lives or their loved ones, declining mental health,...
The consolidated net income of SPC Power Corporation dipped 14.5-percent to P794.3 million in the first six months of the year from a more robust earnings of P929.0 million in the same period last year. The company said the decline in earnings had been mainly due to the 50-day maintenance shutdown...
A new batch of 28 editors and journalists from 19 publications in 11 countries across Asia are now participating in a leadership program that aims to nurture the next generation of media leaders who are committed to shaping the regional future. The program is the The Young Media Leaders Fellowship...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, June 19, called on a “new generation” of Filipinos to fight for what is right and just as the country commemorates the 160th birth anniversary of its national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Magsilbi nawang huwaran si...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking passage of a measure that would open up the country’s electricity market by lifting the public offering requirement provision in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or EPIRA Law to lure more generation companies into investing in the Philippines....
The Embassy of France to the Philippines and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are jointly hosting a webinar to highlight the progress and obstacles that remain in ensuring that women are freely able to exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) , as well as to identify...
(Clockwise from top left) Brave Girls’ Yujeong, Brave Girls’ Yuna, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Oh My Girl’s Arin, ITZY’s Yuna and Brave Girls’ Minyoung (Instagram) Viral group Brave Girls’ members Yujeong and Yuna, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Oh My Girl’s Arin and ITZY’s Yuna ranked in the...
