Securing a job is the aspiration of the majority following years of formal education. A stable job not only sustains one’s family but instills dignity and pride to the employed. In a general picture, a country where its citizens are mostly employed is one where economic growth and communal peace...
The Senate on Monday, August 14, unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill renaming Agham Road and the BIR Road in Quezon City after the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. The late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago during a press conference at the Senate in 2012. She succumbed to lung...
“Why are we talking about space when we have so many issues to confront on land?” This is perhaps the question on the minds of individuals when they become aware of Presidential Proclamation No. 302. This proclamation, signed last month by the President, declares the “period of Aug. 8 to 14...
Typhoon Egay's fury left a trail of destruction in Luzon, claiming lives and causing devastation. Tragically, it indirectly claimed the lives of 27 passengers aboard the M/B Princess Aya in Laguna de Bay on July 27, 2023. The motorized banca they were riding faced the wrath of Typhoon Egay, but...
The health of a nation’s people is its greatest wealth. Progress and prosperity can only be sustained when the citizenry is healthy and free from diseases. The recent pandemic clearly illustrated that no amount of economic development can compensate for an unhealthy population. In this context,...
Republic Act No. 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, has granted local government units (LGUs) the authority to govern their respective territories with legislative, executive, and fiscal autonomy, empowering them to enact ordinances, manage wealth and resources, and provide essential public...
It seems there’s no stopping the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill from becoming law as the President has stated that he will “sign it as soon as (he) gets it.” It’s not surprising considering that he himself has certified the MIF bill as urgent. It can be recalled that the President...
Recent reports coming out from the business media and the business community reveal that our country is “on track to achieving upper-middle income status by 2025, despite the World Bank’s recent increase in the threshold.” Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno stood by this statement, confident...
Jaja Santiago is heading back to Japan after signing with V. League Division 1 team JT Marvelous, the club announced on Wednesday, June 28. “With the addition of a new force, JT Marvelous will improve its team strength and advance as a team to win the entire tournament title,” the club wrote....
Since ancient times, gossip has been frowned upon as it destroys the very fabric that holds a community together. Numerous verses in Proverbs emphasize the hostility and negativity that can arise from seemingly “harmless” gossip. Once gossip is spread, it becomes inevitable to contain or erase...
Family and friends gathered to solemnly commemorate the 78th birth anniversary of the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Thursday, June 15, at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City. A mass, presided by Santiago’s uncle, Dominican Fr. Virgilio Ojoy, and Fr. Lito Santos, the parish priest...
“Walang gutom” — no one hungry — is the name of this new food stamp program introduced by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that aims to provide nutritious food access to one million food-poor Filipinos across the country. This program’s pilot and full...
