The Ayala group of companies bagged top accolades at the 2019 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Awards held by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ayala Corporation, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Ayala Land, Inc., and Globe Telecom were hailed ASEAN...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay A day after the termination of the accord between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND), a social media post appeared in the Facebook pages of several military units listing the names of UP...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of technologies not only in surviving the lockdown but in navigating the new normal as we start to revive our economy and restart social activities. Some of these technologies were already...
Vice President Leni Robredo OPM artist Rachel Alejandro is simply flattered by comments that she closely resembles Vice President Leni Robredo. Alejandro made the remarks after a netizen confused her for the Vice President recently. "VP Leni, ako din po, I got so many comments that I look like you...
Secretary Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte prefers to be injected with COVID-19 vaccine in the buttocks. Research shows that intramuscular injection in the dorsogluteal muscles in the buttocks has potential risk of sciatic nerve injury. According to healthline .com, if the sciatic...
President Rodrigo Duterte formally opened the 2021 National Sports Summit during the virtual rites Wednesday. In a recorded video message, Pres. Duterte stressed the importance of sports in coping with the pandemic. “This online sports lecture-forum is indeed timely as we turn to sports as a...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The term “enemies of the state” was used loosely by repressive regimes worldwide in the 1970s to justify the persecution of political opponents and activists. The Marcos regime used it as an all-embracing label against the broad range of...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The United States has inaugurated a new president. Former Senator and Vice President Joseph R. Biden was inaugurated as its 46th president a few days ago. I congratulate President Biden on his victory in the recent elections and his eventual...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) is asking President Rodrigo Duterte to authorize limited importation of up to 50,000 metric tons (MT) only at zero tariff at zero. MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco) This developed as the group was not convinced by the proposal of the...
Even if the implementation of a price freeze on farm commodities from November to December failed to stop the cost of pork and chicken from rising, the government is still keen on resorting to the same strategy, which is hoped to be finalized within the week. In a virtual briefing on Monday,...
Angel Thoughts Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice. Otherwise, it will not last. While we hope for peace, it shouldn’t be peace at any cost, but peace based on principle, on justice. —Corazon C. Aquino Today we reminisce with people who became close to her before, during and after...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar (Part 2) Pulse Asia, in its November 2020 Ulat ng Bayan national survey conducted November 23 – December 2, 2020, noted that while 95% of Filipino adults reported awareness of the development of COVID-19 vaccines, a near majority of...
