MEET THE DESIGNER De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Industrial Design alumna Ira Hisanan With drowning as a serious public issue, 23-year-old Filipino student Ira Hisanan has created men’s swimwear with a built-in floatation mechanism. Dubbed as Walrus, the design innovation took...
A rookie congressman wants to include the area of municipal waters as an additional factor in determining the share of each local government unit (LGU) in the National Taxes Allocation (NTA), which is also known as Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). (Unsplash) For this purpose, Agusan del Norte 2nd...
There should be a moratorium on the creation of new cities and provinces if the existing local government units (LGUs) are to maximize the increased financial resources that they will receive starting this year. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district congressman and...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has underscored the need for income reclassification among local government units (LGUs) to strengthen the economic performance and operational capacities of towns across the country. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, Jan. 28, that the local government units (LGUs) can now better implement poverty alleviation and development programs with their bigger tax allotment share. (DILG logo) This was stressed by the DILG as the Community-Based...
"Guni-guni lang po 'yan (That's an illusion)." This was how Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque described a lawmaker's observation that a supposed "new variant" of the illegal pork barrel fund was included in the government's proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022. Presidential spokesperson Harry...
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) asked the Senate to draft a mandate requiring local government units (LGUs) to set aside 10 percent of their annual budget for the agriculture sector once they start receiving their higher internal revenue allotment (IRA). During PCAFI’s...
FYA! Ira Almeda makes a name for herself as an artist, one brush stroke at a time On our search for youth artists around the Philippines, we bumped into Ira Almeda . She is a young, talented painter who surely is someone to look out for, as she makes her name in the local art scene as well as all...
Hang back from the horrors of Covid life and take refuge in the metaphors for our larger fears, such as our fear of death or disease or isolation or life itself. Horror as a genre is built around one truth: that the world is full of fearful things. But the best horror tells us more. It tells us how...
Letran’s new recruits Brent Paraiso, Ira Bataller and Rhenz Abando with Letran mentor Bonnie Tan and Sports Director Alfrancis Chua of San Miguel Corporation. (Photo courtesy of Letran Knights) San Beda mentor Boyet Fernandez thinks that defending NCAA champion Letran clearly has the tools to be...
Chris Gavina, in file photo, confirms his application as head coach for the UST Tigers. (PBA) Rain or Shine assistant coach Chris Gavina confirmed Friday that he is applying for the coaching job at University of Santo Tomas' men’s basketball team, joining a list composed mostly of alumni. Gavina...
Letran ace guard Fran Yu is excited to start training with new teammates Rhenz Abando, Brent Paraiso and Ira Bataller, who transferred from University of Santo Tomas. (MB File Photo) The First Knight can't wait to joust with Letran's latest recruits. Letran ace guard Fran Yu says he is excited to...
