(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) About 45 percent of Filipinos are expecting their quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Monday, March 7. The Fourth Quarter 2021 SWS survey was conducted from Dec. 12...
(Photo courtesy: SWS) Forty percent of adult Filipinos believed that their lives "got worse off in the past 12 months," latest survey results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Based on the survey conducted on Dec. 12 to 16, 2021, 40 percent of the respondents said "their quality-of-life...
One would think that when the country’s second-highest official goes home, a bunch of helpers gathers around her to do her every bidding. But Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, March 3, that she craved the ordinariness of her family life and that she was never a politician at home....
BAGUIO CITY -- The local court here has sentenced the last drug kingpin of Baguio City to life imprisonment. In a joint decision issued by Judge Rufus Malecdan, Jr. of Branch 60, First Judicial Region, Baguio City, Federico Oliveros, 40, alias "Eric," was sentenced to life imprisonment for...
The Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (Council of the Laity of the Philippines) held the annual Walk for Life Saturday, February 26, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (Facebook) Because of the pandemic, the event was held online for the second time this year. Participants joined...
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically transformed the world in the past two years. Businesses closed down. Jobs and lives were lost. Fear and anxiety were amplified. Many Filipinos consider conversations about tragedy and loss taboo. And yet, day after day, for nearly two years, this is what we have...
Tarlac Bishop Enrique Macaraeg has asked Catholic schools in his diocese to urge senior high school and college students to participate in the virtual "Walk for Life" next month. Photo Diocese of Tarlac FB "All Catholic schools are enjoined to require their senior high school and college students...
Insular Life’s (InLife) payments of death and disability benefits hit over P1 billion last year. In a statement, InLife said on Tuesday, Feb. 22, that the insurer paid for 4,238 individual policy claims from January to December 2021, equivalent to P1.276 billion. According to InLife, paid...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Jesus rejects the messianic glory expected by the people of Israel and embraces the destiny of the suffering Son of Man. He invites his would-be follower to do the same — to renounce one’s self, take up one’s cross, and lose one’s life for Jesus and the...
The metaverse is definitely the tech buzz word of 2021. If you’re not yet onboard with the latest innovation and the news surrounding it—perhaps due to its intimidating stance or confusing jargon—don’t worry as that world has yet to exist. But in general terms, the metaverse is “the...
As the number of COVID-19 cases in the country increased, insurance claim payouts due to the pandemic hit P8.2 billion in the first nine months of last year, a survey conducted by the Insurance Commission revealed. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said on Monday, Jan. 31 that...
When the wife is out shopping—alone, husbands are sure to wonder what the ladies are up to. Heart Evangelista with husband Chiz Escudero What more if she's in Paris like where Heart Evangelista is now? With all the preview she's been attending, it can be hard to resist making a few...
