After five consecutive quarters of contraction that began in the first quarter of 2020, the Philippine economy posted a hefty positive growth of 11.8 percent on-year – signaling the onset of a recovery from the debilitating effects of a global pandemic. The Secretary of Economic Planning noted...
Government’s social safety nets will be cast in Metro Manila starting today, August 11, to cushion the impact of the most restrictive Enhanced Community Quarantine that is in force from August 6 to 20. Individuals will receive cash assistance of P1,000 each while families are entitled to a...
The Olympic Flame has been extinguished but the fire it brought to Filipinos continues to touch our senses. But this isn’t about the conclusion of a multi-billion spectacle, the last page of a happy-ending story. As the Japanese people say sayonara to the thousands who braved the pandemic-delayed...
August is Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (National Language Month) and many Filipinos, especially the younger generation, do not know why the nation's leaders chose this scary "month of ghosts" for the observance. In the era when the government was called Commonwealth of the Philippines, President Manuel...
The government’s wish is that the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) from August 6 to 20 will be the “last ever lockdown.” This goal is based on the premise that the government will be able to ramp up its vaccination efforts and thereby contain the quick...
One could build Hidilyn Diaz a monument, gift her loads of cash or all the luxuries in life, or to the extent name her a street or perhaps a national holiday to remember her Olympic success. She deserves it. But as the country roars for Hidilyn’s victory on the grandest sporting stage, the slew...
Each year on July 11, the World Population Day is observed. The United Nations noted that this was the second time that this occasion took place during a health pandemic and this posed a lot of challenges when it comes to fertility, birth control, and reproduction rights. All these have their own...
Hidilyn Diaz lifted the weight of the Filipinos’ hopes and expectations on her shoulders, then hoisted the bar overhead with a record-breaking lift to deliver the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal ever in 97 years of its participation in the quadrennial games. The victory capped a 12-year...
As more and more Filipinos are being inoculated to protect them from COVID-19, especially its emerging strains, it is timely to acknowledge the benefactor-countries that have extended their assistance: the United States, Japan, and China. On July 16 and 17, the United States delivered a total of...
What began more than six decades ago as a battle between the United States and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for space hegemony has metamorphosed into a “battle of the billionaires” on who would lead outer space tourism for the mass market. On July 11 and July 20,...
The term “disability” is a paradox when referring to persons with disability or PWDs. We don’t have to look very far in our history to witness how PWDs are responsible, productive, and reliable members of our society. From politics, business, art, and even sports, Filipino PWDs have shown...
The dynamism of the domestic capital market provides the proverbial silver lining amid the deep recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural reforms have evidently taken root, especially in the fixed-income securities market. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has noted two...
