PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We have spent these last two decades bringing together Asia’s political groupings into the ICAPP; and our national legislatures into the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), both of which have grown rapidly into advanced organizations....
For those raring to hold street parties this Christmas, hold your horses. (Jordon Conner/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said Friday, Dec. 10 that it's imperative for the party organizers to first coordinate with their respective local government...
Christmas parties in 50 percent venue capacity are now allowed in Alert Level 2 areas as long as health standards are observed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed Friday, Dec. 3. DILG logo DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya warned that the business...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda is disappointed at the outcome of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Rep. Loren Legarda A three-term senator, Legarda said the agreement...
THE LEGAL FRONT Justice Arturo D. Brion As a voter wishing to wisely exercise my right of vote, I have been trying hard to understand our political parties and candidates. I finally gave up after the Comelec’s Nov. 15, 2021 candidate substitution deadline and simply decided to do my own...
The holidays are here and the news of alert level 2 for Metro Manila is making us excited (and apprehensive) for the reunions and parties ahead. While some may still opt for virtual parties, many are raring to host get-togethers since it’s been years—literally—since we last saw each other in...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. (PART I) (Remarks on Nov. 8, 2021 at the 20th founding anniversary celebration of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which is composed of some 350 ruling, opposition and independent political parties from...
The Philippines has called for an end to the debate on climate change, and for nations to start implementing concrete actions to fulfill their respective commitments and “obligations to humanity” to save the planet from an environmental catastrophe. “The Philippines is determined to be a...
The Philippines urged governments and multilateral development banks (MDBs) work closely in addressing the transitional adjustments that might have to be undertaken to ensure the seamless implementation of climate-related projects on the ground. Finance Undersecretary Mark Dennis Joven said that...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the support extended by multilateral institutions to the clean energy transition projects of developing economies is crucial to encourage the flow of private sector capital into these initiatives. Dominguez said the meticulous planning and vetting done...
The Philippines incurred billions of pesos in losses due to climate-related hazards in over a decade despite contributing only a meager to global greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Finance (DOF) revealed Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that extreme weather driven by climate change cost the...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called on world leaders attending the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to help secure the lives and livelihoods of Filipinos affected by the global climate crisis. "It’s COP season again....
