GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay As I write this column, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal have been placed under a “bubble” in an attempt to prevent a further surge in the number of viral infections caused by COVID-19. The Department of Health (DOH) has...
DoubleDragon Properties Corporation has moved at the last minute the listing of the initial public offering shares of its subsidiary DDMP REIT Inc. to March 24, 2021 from the original schedule of March 23. In a disclosure posted by the Philippine Stock Exchange in its website at past 7...
Enchong Dee once again took to social media to air his disappointment at the government. This time, he is harping on the economy's decay. He wrote, "No amount of lies can cover this today and in history..." As if anticipating backlash, Enchong provided a chart that shows the country's economic...
The country can still recover lost ground and accelerate growth to catch up with its aspiration to end poverty and be a predominantly middle-class society under the Ambisyon 2040 through frontier technologies, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said. PCCI President Amb....
Angel Locsin Seasoned actress Angel Locsin has expressed her two cents about the speech of President Duterte which he delivered a few days ago. Duterte has said: "Kaya natin ito COVID na ito. Maliit na bagay ito sa buhay natin." On Instagram, Angel reacted: "Maliit na bagay? Baka po sa inyo, Sir....
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I received a very uplifting message from my Facebook page last week. It was from Rudy Alquero who recalled that I was the contractor of his family’s house at BF Resort Village in 1977-78. He recalled: “Manny Villar, I could not forget...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Looking back, it would be difficult not to feel a sense of frustration, even anger, at the many opportunities that were missed or ignored by government that could have made a difference today. No amount of feigned exuberance or managed events...
The 2022 national and local elections would push through as scheduled, Malacanang said after rejecting the proposed establishment of a revolutionary government supposedly to be led by President Duterte. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque assured the nation that the country's next president would be...
D&L Industries Inc., the country’s largest specialty foods ingredients, plastics and oleochemicals firm, is planning to raise up to P5 billion from its first bond offering to fund its P8 billion capacity expansion program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, D&L said...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, March, defended President Duterte’s ‘maliit na bagay’ (small thing) remark on the coronavirus pandemic, saying instead that what the Chief Executive meant is that the virus will not be here forever. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
After a year in quarantine, a barangay in Iloilo province logged zero cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), one of the few remaining communities in the country that has been untouched by the virus. (Photo via Raymund Antonio) Barangay Bagacay in Tigbauan, Iloilo had zero COVID-19 cases...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday insisted he doesn’t want to be part of any talks pertaining to the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go (Senator Christopher “Bong” Go official Facebook page / FILE PHOTO) Go said he has no desire to run...