LET’S TALK ABOUT KINDNESS Palanca awardee Merlinda Bobis discusses the place of 'care' in a fragmented world, at the University of Philippines Diliman (Photo MUDE) Merlinda Bobis contemplates kindness in her upcoming performance-lecture, “The Ifs of Care: Care for an Increasingly Fragmented...
Most of the Philippines’ 50 Richest on the Forbes Magazine list continue to increase their wealth with three newcomers on the list as the fortunes of the Gotianun, Yuchengco, and Lopez families have been passed on to the next generation. The combined wealth of tycoons on the 2023 Forbes list of...
New Generali Life Assurance Philippines President and CEO, Dr. Hak Hong Soo. Generali Life Assurance Philippines, Inc. (Generali Philippines) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Hak Hong Soo as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his appointment as CEO of Generali...
Lawyers will have to pay 50 percent more for their membership fees at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) starting on Jan. 1, 2024. From the P2,000 annual membership fee, the amount will increase to P4,000, while the lifetime membership fee will increase to...
Integrated Bar of the Philippines The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has urged its members to participate and submit their views or comments on the seven applicants for presiding justice of the Court of Appeals (CA). Incumbent CA...
Senators on Wednesday, August 9, lauded President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s move to suspend nearly all reclamation projects in Manila Bay. President Marcos has suspended the ongoing Manila Bay reclamation activities except for one pending the review of the Department of...
Defense chiefs of the Philippines and the US have talked by phone to discuss the recent water cannon attack perpetrated by the Chinese Coast Guard against Philippine personnel in the West Philippine Sea. A readout provided by the Pentagon said Philippine Department of National Defense...
Japan Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo signed the exchange of notes for the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) on July 23, 2023. The grant, amounting to JPY 313 million (approximately P127 million), will fund...
A group of education workers on Tuesday, Aug. 8, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to prioritize initiatives that would address the learning crisis in the education sector. DepEd file photo This after the DepEd requested P150 million in confidential funds under its proposed 2024 budget of...
The United States has expressed its intention to collaborate with the Philippines for the production of electronic vehicle batteries to meet the huge demand of the American market. US Senator Tammy Duckworth pays a courtesy call to President Marcos in Malacañang on Aug. 8, 2023. (RTVM Screenshot)...
The Philippines is not bowing to China's demand to remove one of the country's military vessels in the West Philippine Sea as it is part of its exclusive economic zone. Territorial fight over the West Philippine Sea, particularly in the waters off Ayungin Shoal, on Tuesday continued as...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay is now pushing for a bill that seeks to strictly enforce the standards in the creation and changing of official seals and logos in government. Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) Binay has filed Senate Bill No. 2384 which seeks to...
