José Rizal was born a very small child on this day 160 years ago. His father, Francisco Mercado, was a successful farmer while his mother, Teodora Alonso-Realonda, a gobernadorcillio ’s daughter, had a flour mill, a drug store, and a general store to her name. Rizal’s parents were among the...
The doubling of the country’s international trade volume in April 2021 after both imports and exports registered the biggest increases in more than a decade could be a signal that both the domestic and global economy are headed for recovery. The country’s total external trade in goods...
For the second half of June, Metro Manila and Bulacan shall be under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) “with some restrictions” while the rest of the areas under the National Capitol Region (NCR) plus bubble remain under GCQ “with heightened restrictions.” President Duterte’s latest...
For those who admired and loved her, Miriam Defensor-Santiago was a “political prophet” for her foresight on various issues, including a pandemic which would have been addressed sooner if her proposals responding to public health emergencies were passed into law. Late Senator Miriam...
Today marks the 123 rd Independence Day of our country. It was on June 12, 1898 when Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed our independence from foreign rule, ceremonially symbolized by the unfurling of the Philippine flag and the playing of our national anthem. What came after were a series of events...
Filipino golfer Yuka Saso made history last Sunday when she won the US Women’s Open championship at the Olympic course in San Francisco, California. Born in San Ildefonso, Bulacan to a Filipina mother and a Japanese father, she tied the record set by 2016 Olympic gold medalist Imbee Park who...
As Metro Manilans and residents in the NCR-plus bubble settled into another fortnight of general community quarantine (GCQ), they as well as those in the rest of Luzon from the Ilocos region to Bicolandia were greeted by rotational brownouts that are expected everyday during the first week of...
Government regulators have been putting in place frameworks to encourage key sectors of the economy such as publicly listed companies, banks and financial institutions to contribute to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a member of the United Nations, the Philippines has...
With less than a year before the next national elections are held on May 9, 2022, what is the state of the Commission on Elections’ preparedness? There are just four months left before the end of the voter registration period on September 30. The Comelec is finalizing arrangements with mall...
Four years after the bloody siege of Marawi City, the government has completed 60 percent of the rehabilitation of the city where the Islamic State-linked Maute group engaged Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) troopers in a five-month long warfare that began on May 23, 2017. This was the most...
As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered restrictive quarantine measures, schools were shuttered in consonance with national government policy not to allow in-person learning that would place the health and safety of elementary and high school students at great risk. This resulted in the postponement...
The recent signing by the government of renegotiated concession supply agreements with Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services Inc. in April and May, respectively, represent significant strides toward the attainment of water adequacy in their franchise areas in Metro Manila, Rizal and...
