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...
The quest to eradicate poverty is an ongoing challenge that has confounded governments worldwide for centuries. Even the sharpest minds, guided by science, math, and technology are still finding it difficult to find an encompassing solution to lift the lives of 700 million people out of...
The recent warning from Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum about the anticipated impact of a strong El Niño, “affecting around 65 provinces with drought and six provinces facing a dry spell by the end of May (of 2024),” is a call for swift and proactive action. President Ferdinand...
It is disconcerting that, even in this modern era, violence and harassment persist in the workplace, particularly affecting migrant workers who are often left helpless and lack legal protection. Recognizing this ongoing worldwide challenge, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has...
Two laws, designed to further ease doing business in the country and lead us to more economic growth opportunities, were signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Dec. 5, 2023. These are the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines and the Internet Transactions Act (ITA) of...
When is the best age to go into entrepreneurship? Is it after the age of 60 when one is retired and has more time? Or the age of 40 when you have more experience? Or the age of 22 right after college? Though anyone can start becoming an entrepreneur at any age or time, it seems that the “best”...
This November, the country observes National Reading Month, and it is highlighted by the National Book Week from Nov. 24 to 30. The latter comes from Presidential Proclamation No. 109 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon in 1936, designating Nov. 24 to 30 of each year as National Book Week. At the...
