The Bureau of the Treasury cancelled its last borrowing plan for the year given the government’s better than expected revenue collection performance, resulting in lower borrowing than originally planned. National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon said on Monday, Dec. 12, that the bureau already...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) through its social development arm—BPI Foundation—continues to boost the Philippine social enterprise ecosystem by helping empower social enterprises (SEs) through its program, BPI Sinag. Social enterprises are viable businesses...
FROM THE MARGINS In my previous article, I lamented the declining contribution of agriculture to the country’s gross domestic product. As we are an agricultural country that is rich in natural resources, we should aim to grow our agricultural sector to a level that surpasses services and industry...
WALA LANG The year after the stars and stripes were lowered in 1946, the Philippines and France established diplomatic relations. Various cultural events are marking the event’s 75th anniversary. Sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the French Embassy and the Cultural...
#MINDANAO John Tria The recent announcement of the eight percent inflation rate for November was met with some concern for the same reasons I mentioned in my Nov. 21 column where I discussed the four outcomes of inflation. Again, I say that I am not an economist nor prophet. I can only speak as a...
Debt payments of the national government dropped by more than half in October this year due to lower amortization, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Marcos administration’s debt servicing reached P39.82 billion in October, down 55 percent more O89.06 billion paid out in the same month...
The American Film Institute (AFI), “a nonprofit organization with a mandate to champion the moving image as an art form” established in 1967, announced the 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs selected as honorees of its AFI Awards 2022. “AFI AWARDS shines a light upon...
Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Last week saw me headed to the Crimson Resort & Spa Boracay for their Christmas tree-lighting; and by all accounts, the stay there and meeting GM Patrick Manthe were wonderful experiences. For some reason, I had never made it to...
Bagong Henerasyon Partylist Representative Bernadette Herrera Dy (House of Representative) Now on her third term, lawmaker, and women and children’s welfare advocate Bernadette Herrera Dy, 46, is Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Partylist representative in the 19th Congress. Dy established Bagong...
COOP-NATCCO Partylist Representative Felimon Espares (House of Representatives) Felimon Espares, an educator and the voice of cooperatives nationwide, brings to the 19th Congress his 31 years of cooperative movement experience as COOP-NATCCO Partylist representative. The National Confederation of...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes (House of Representatives) Ray Florence Reyes is a healthcare advocate and a business executive that brings his 18 years of experience in various industries to the 19th Congress as Alagaan Natin Ating Kalusugan (AnaKalusugan) Party-list...
