The dynamism of the domestic capital market provides the proverbial silver lining amid the deep recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural reforms have evidently taken root, especially in the fixed-income securities market. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has noted two...
At his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 2020, President Duterte issued an ultimatum to the country’s two leading telecommunication firms (telcos) – Globe and PLDT-Smart – to improve their services by December or close shop. This warning was not to be taken lightly, especially...
Due to the resurgence of “anomalously high sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission” from Taal Volcano, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has imposed Alert Level 3 to warn against the dangers posed by a “high level of volcanic unrest.” Just a notch lower than Alert Level...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the People's Reform Party (PRP) will support the candidates of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) in the 2022 elections but insisted that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should run for the presidency. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque speaks at the 'Run Sara...
Willie Revillame is seemingly only too eager to contradict ongoing talks about him supposedly not in good terms with John Lloyd Cruz. Just recently, the game show host shared with fans his plan to tap the actor as “guest co-host” on his hit show, “Wowowin Tutok To Win.” “One day...siguro...
Much ado about vaccine passports, even if they aren’t quite new. In the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Bombay, India, shortly after a vaccine for plague was developed in 1897, authorities required proof of vaccination as a condition of entry for the pilgrims who would flock to Pandharpur every...
Two Philippine cities — Manila and Butuan — have been selected to the top 50 cities among over 600 cities worldwide by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2021 Mayors Challenge. Manila and Butuan were among the eight cities in Asia-Pacific which made it to the global 50 and the only two cities...
Practically every country has to deal with the scourge of fake driver’s licenses. For some time, these fakes have been laughably bad copies and quite obvious to the trained apprehending officer. Our current driver’s license is packed with a number of security features to prevent forgery. These...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade, together with Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago, is set to inaugurate the rehabilitated and upgraded Port of Talaga in Mabini, Batangas on Wednesday, June 30. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago (File photo/...
Laurence Scott Santiago of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde Laurence Scott Santiago of College of St. Benilde provided the Blazers their second gold medal taekwondo’s speed kicking event in the men's division of the 96th NCAA Season in an online tournament Friday Santiago finished with 6.850...
President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III heeded the people’s call and served as their leader with integrity and distinction following the footsteps of his great parents, President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. After three terms as Tarlac congressman and three years as...
No other city in the country could evoke as much emotion and longing such as Manila. Manila is part of songs, paintings, dances, and even in books, such as the one authored by National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin. Joaquin wrote a monumental tribute to his beloved city through “Manila, My...
