FINDING ANSWERS The 10th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) could be more significant if it becomes a rallying cry for more concrete action at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), the two-week international climate summit that starts on Nov. 30 in Dubai. As the world is reminded...
BETTER DAYS Reaching the age of 60 is a milestone that some of us are looking forward to but is also a reality dreaded by many. For people who worked for most of their lives, reaching the age of retirement means a life without stress or pressure and enjoying the fruits of their labor....
The training of teachers for the MATATAG K to 10 curriculum has received an allocation of P1.5 billion, which the Senate Committee on Finance accepted upon the recommendation of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. (Photo from the Office of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian) Under the Senate finance panel’s...
Senator Francis Tolentino believes that the country's return to the International Criminal Court (ICC) might require concurrence coming from the Senate. Tolentino made the statement in reaction to President Marcos' pronouncement that the Philippine government is considering its return to the...
Sen. Imee Marcos said that the 13th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) is sadly blighted by the absence of the United States (US), the major Pacific power. "The APPF is sadly blighted by the absence of the US, surely the major Pacific power," Marcos said in a statement on Friday,...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon urged humanitarian leaders to act resolutely in protecting the children, women, wounded, and vulnerable in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Photo from PRC In a speech at a conference in Vietnam on Nov. 22,...
Senators on Thursday, November 23 urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to devise all means to bring back home 17 Filipino seafarers who were held hostage by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva offered his prayers for the safety of the 17...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla said on Thursday, Nov. 23 that he is one with the whole world in praying for the realization of a ceasefire - or “urgent and extended” humanitarian pauses - between Israel and the militant group Hamas. This was after the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed a...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla threw his support on President Marcos' stance on the issue of allowing the entry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the Philippines for its "investigation." In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 23, Padilla said that such an issue should have already ended when the...
'TOL Views Three weeks after the 2023 Barangay and Sangguninang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), both newly elected and re-elected barangay and SK officials gear up to build and lead their respective communities. As mandated by the Department of Interior and Local Government, federations have been or...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading on Wednesday, Nov. 22, seven bills that are looking to convert roads and re-number or create district engineering offices. To be converted into national roads were four municipal roads all in Romblon province. “The aim of these road conversion...
For Senator Francis Tolentino, giving Christmas gifts is part of Filipino tradition, and there is nothing wrong with doing this same thing for Filipino troops sacrificing within the country's jurisdiction. He made the statement in reaction to the stand of the National Security Council (NSC) that it...
