Jaja Santiago is dedicating her recent individual feat to her Saitama Ageo Medics after nabbing the Best Blocker plum in the Japan V.League. Photo from Volleyball World Twitter account “This may be an individual award, but for me it’s a team award,” said Santiago in a statement. “They...
In 2021 amid a crippling coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) revised its vision to enhance its effectiveness. The revised vision states: “By 2023, the PDIC will be a leading institution in governance, recognized for its operational excellence in depositor...
University of the Philippines head coach Goldwin Monteverde has given Jack Santiago of University of the East the benefit of the doubt after the latter was slapped a two-game suspension by the UAAP. University of the Philippines head coach Goldwin Monteverde (UAAP Media Bureau) The penalty was...
Women’s Month, marked annually in March, is coming to a close. But it doesn’t mean all efforts for women to be seen, to be nurtured, or to be empowered will also end. Women’s issues are issues faced each day and all of us — who have sisters, aunts, mothers, and grandmothers — must be...
Dividends remitted by the Philippines Ports Authority (PPA) to the government coffers under President Duterte’s watch exceeded the sum it had contributed in more than two decades, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III on Wednesday, March...
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) account for 99.5 percent of business establishments in the Philippines, employ 63 percent of the workforce, and have been responsible for approximately 40 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). This sector was among the most severely...
73085 The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remitted P4.08 billion dividend payment to the Department of Finance, announced General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago. The amount remitted Monday, March 21, represents 60 percent of PPA’s P6.79 billion net income for 2021 and is 8.5 percent higher than...
Exactly 501 years ago, at daybreak on March 16, 1521, Spain first saw what it would soon name the Philippines after its king, Philip the Prudent. Like hope on the horizon, the island of Zamal, now Samar, shimmered in the eyes of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew. With them was...
The late senator, Miriam Defensor-Santiago saw qualities in her one-time Senate colleague Bongbong Marcos that would make for a fine presidential candidate. The late former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (left) and presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Lakas-CMD...
In a political campaign season as heated as the coming summer, cooler heads must prevail when it comes to issues about campaigning. It is obvious — understandable, too — that all campaigns want to be ahead, to project a sense of invincibility, and hide every inch of vulnerability. Since winning...
E CARTOON MAR 10, 2022 Preoccupation with the shift to a new normal on account of the decline of Covid-19 infections may have deterred the government from paying more focused attention to the possible adverse consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict before its outbreak two weeks ago. Continuing...
First, the good news. The Department of Health (DOH) early this week announced that 70.76 percent of the country’s target population has already been vaccinated against Covid-19. In short, almost 64 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated. Now, the other side of the news. Out of this number, only...
