For the first time this year, the inflation rate exceeded the government’s target range of 2.0 percent to 4.0 percent, as it rose to 4.4 percent. Despite this increment, the average inflation rate for the first seven months remained within the target at 3.7 percent. This was the first time since...
The reminder posted on many walls around us – Keep your surroundings clean – should not be taken only as a suggestion but a duty of every citizen. There are many reasons for that. One, the huge amount of solid waste clogs drainage systems and contributes to massive flooding during a...
Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA). This sounds scary, especially to cybercriminals, what with the penalties that go with it — as stiff as life imprisonment and as much as ₱5 million in fine. AFASA or Republic Act No. 12010 was signed into law by President Marcos on July 20, 2024 in a...
More residents in Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) – some 500,000 of them – have left the region in the past five years, while only 381,000 people have come in during the same period. That is according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) which cited the...
Ahead of President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, the business sector has urged the enactment of five important bills that are deemed critical to accelerating the momentum of economic growth and enabling Filipinos to attain a higher quality of life. The...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has earned nearly ₱1 billion pesos from erring motorists in the first six months of 2024. According to news reports, that’s exactly a total of ₱986.5 million from the fines and penalties paid by motorists. The amount reflects the poor compliance of...
According to a 2021 report of the US Census Bureau, there are nearly 4.5 million individuals who were either born in the Philippines or reported Filipino ancestry or race. There are approximately 300,000 US citizens residing in the Philippines, including many US military veterans. What do...
Information is a valued resource which guides government action and the lives of people. Misinformation and disinformation destroy the integrity of information and results in creating cynicism that can mislead proper behavior. In many cases, it has led to discrimination and hate...
The school bully is still “alive and well” in public schools, still making the lives of victims miserable, 11 years after Republic Act No. 10627, known as the Anti-Bullying Law, was passed in 2013. This is according to a series of studies presented during a meeting of the Second...
Every year on June 14, the world observes World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) to promote the importance of blood donation. This day serves as a powerful reminder of the crucial role blood plays in saving lives and the immense value of blood donors. The World Blood Donor Day was established by the...
Disaster preparedness is again in the minds of many people after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. This time, the thoughts are on how prepared are government agencies to respond to disasters especially those in isolated areas? News reports on the steps government agencies...
Lack of access to competent legal services is one of the reasons why Filipinos who belong to the marginalized and underprivileged classes are unable to obtain justice. In a forum entitled, “National Presentation – Stories from the Field: Overcoming Barriers to Access to...
