PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Among the many tributes given to Joaquin Bernas were his invaluable contribution in building the country's constitutional democracy by interpreting the intent of the 1987 Constitution during the many times it had been challenged. But he was a man of many...
A group of health advocates urged the government to be transparent and efficient in spending the P205.8 billion health budget during the first-year implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. In a statement, the UHC Watch called on civil society to be vigilant and actively...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Thirty-five years ago, we experienced what was perhaps one of the most glorious moments in our lifetime. The meaning of EDSA People Power and the return of democracy and our freedom never left us as we celebrate the 25 th of February every year. But the journey...
Coca-Cola Philippines on Tuesday, (Feb. 23), said it is on track with the implementation of its $63 million, approximately P3.06 billion, programmed expansion this year amid cautious optimism for growth and a strong pivot to towards a total beverage company. Tony Del Rosario,...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid While going over activities being planned for the forthcoming Philippine Quincentennial, I suddenly recalled an observation made during the Globalization Lecture series held 20 years after James Fallows wrote his essay, “A Damaged...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Admitting that the country today is “sinking deeper and deeper” and losing P2 billion a day due to COVID-19, President Duterte asked his economic managers to present a clear plan to address the high inflation and the worsening crisis. Senate Minority...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid At a webinar last Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes chaired by Senator Francis Pangilinan held a hearing on the timeliness and procedural issues as well as...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid The world watched with great interest and expectation as America’s 46 th president was sworn in during a toned-downbut meaningful inaugural program. Amidst the 200,000 state and territory flags installed at the National Mall, to represent thousands of...
TNT forward Troy Rosario (PBA Images) Four more players arrived at the Inspire Sports Academy Friday to join Gilas Pilipinas’ training bubble for next month’s final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. PBA players RR Pogoy, Troy Rosario and Raul Soyud and amateur Juan Gomez de Liano had...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid For the nth time, our congressmen have again brought up the controversial issue of constitutional change. But is now the “right constitutional moment”? Our 1987 Constitution is regarded as one of the most enduring constitutions in the...
Advocacy group Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) on Thursday unveiled its recommendations for a comprehensive set of reforms to address the learning crisis in the country. “With a learning crisis on our hands and the future of millions of Filipinos at stake, what we need now is a...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid That the present state of impunity had reached an alarming level was shown by the recent filing of resolutions by six senators who asked for a legislative...
