In 2029, it will be possible to travel from Valenzuela to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 35 minutes, drastically cutting today’s travel time of about 90 minutes to negotiate the same distance. That possibility of better, more comfortable, and more productive days ahead on the...
What have you been doing to help mitigate the effects of El Niño in your household and in your community? The Department of Agriculture has reported that agricultural damage, particularly in rice and corn, in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula has reached ₱151.3 million. In a news forum of...
Yesterday’s 100th birthday celebration of Juan Ponce Enrile, fondly called Manong Johnny, who serves presently as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, calls attention to longevity of Filipinos. On Feb. 17, Whang-od Oggay, a Filipino cultural icon, will mark her 107th birthday. According to...
Today, Feb. 14, millions of Filipinos will observe not only Valentine’s Day, but also Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season. As Filipinos embark on the solemn journey of Lent, marked by the ritual of Ash Wednesday, the significance of this observance extends beyond religious boundaries,...
Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. has sounded the alarm. Based on a World Bank report, 2.7 million tons of plastic waste materials produced in the Philippines end up in its own waters. He warned that this “could spell disaster to marine life, especially on coral...
Recently, debates on Charter change between Senate and House leaders have made the headlines. The Senate passed a resolution rejecting the people’s initiative mode of Charter change, while some House of Representatives leaders have adopted a divergent viewpoint. Since the country gained...
Exactly 124 years ago today, the first issue of the Manila Bulletin came out. Carson C. Taylor, a teacher from Illinois, who had served in the US Army during the Spanish-American War, set it up on Feb. 2, 1900 as a shipping journal to give “the public accurate and reliable shipping and commercial...
A person’s ability to grow, to learn, do well in school, earn well, and contribute to society, starts during the child’s first 1,000 days of life. This is when a child’s brain begins to grow and develop and when the foundations for lifelong health are built. This is according to...
Last week, on January 12, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched Catch-Up Fridays, a program “to strengthen foundational, social, and other relevant skills necessary to realize the objectives of the basic education curriculum.” The program title conveyed in three words a problem that will...
A sustained crackdown against overloaded trucks and trailers, which threaten road safety and can result in fatal road accidents, was ordered early this week by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). In the national highways, an overloaded truck is an accident waiting to happen because its...
After the holidays, the most obvious problem that needs a lifestyle change is not one’s weight. It is how one can lessen household waste and contribute to the reduction of the garbage that will have to be disposed, with a big chunk finding its way to polluting bodies of water. There is no...
It’s still too early to respond to the question, but it seems that local government units (LGUs) would soon have a new “purpose” once the new year sets in. On Christmas Day, Malacañang “gifted” the nation with the news that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed national...
