The Marcos administration increased its borrowings mainly from domestic sources at the start of 2025, such that total gross financing reached ₱213.1 billion in January. This posted a ₱9.9 billion or nearly five percent hike from the ₱203.2 billion recorded in January last year,...
Would you buy a divorce insurance? On March 31, Prime Video will premiere the new Korean romantic comedy series “The Divorce Insurance” starring Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joo-been, Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Da-hee. The series focuses on a team that is planning to create a divorce insurance product...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • [of John 4:5-42] Some people who were present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices. Jesus said to them in reply, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Thanks to Issa (Litton) being insistent on it, I began having regular executive check up’s (ECU) 10 years ago, at the age of 60; and yes, that is a ‘better late than never’ scenario. One should be having them on an annual basis years earlier than turning...
PEACE-MAKER March marks a significant milestone for women across Asia and the international community as it is celebrated as the National Women’s Month. The occasion serves not only to recognize the achievements and contributions of women but also to reflect on the issues and...
More members of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s family will be arriving in The Hague, where he is currently detained under the crimes against humanity charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC), next week, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Friday, March 22 (Netherlands time)....
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. delivers a speech during the graduation ceremony of the Command and General Staff Course (CGSC) Class 75 at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 21, 2025. (Photo: AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. applauded 188...
REFLECTIONS TODAY When the prodigal son returns home, the father runs to meet him. Older men in the Middle East do not run except in emergency; running causes dishonor. But the father does this, not so much to joyfully welcome the son as to protect him from hostile villagers. By meeting the...
Photo shows DBP Senior Vice President Mario Rey T. Morales (second from left), DBP Senior Vice President Ana Marie E. Veloso (third from left), DBP Vice President Raquel C. Atienza (third from right), and DBP Senior Assistant Vice President Maria Eliza C. Galvan (second from right) receiving the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Our readings today contain two stories on envy and greed. In the First Reading, the 11 brothers were envious of Joseph being their father’s favorite and so threw him in a cistern and then sold him to the Midianite traders. This caused their father Jacob so much...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left), La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (PPAB) The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for that matter should ensure the mental fitness...
Vice President Sara Duterte claimed that her presence in The Hague, the Netherlands is not only as former president Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter but as the country’s second highest official who has a “duty” to bring back a Filipino citizen from the International Criminal Court (ICC). ...
