Five Filipinos received honor and commendation from the Junior Chamber International Senate Philippines (JCISP), The Outstanding Filipino Foundation (TOFIL), and Affiliated Network for Social Accountability Foundation for their "exemplary and noteworthy contributions towards the upliftment of...
K-pop boy band Seventeen will be holding their “Be The Sun” world tour again in the Philippines on Dec. 17 at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. Seventeen McDonald’s is giving away free tickets to the concert simply by downloading its app. To join the raffle, simply follow these steps: Step 1...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans moved sideways, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to reject bids for one-year notes. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Dec. 5, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate dropped to 4.089 percent from 4.205 percent last week. This is also lower than the...
Soliman Cruz, Bart Guingona, and Noel Sto. Domingo give thrilling performances on international waters The pandemic has given our “small” actors big roles in the international art film arena. We have Dolly de Leon in Triangle of Sadness , Stefanie Arianne in Plan 75 , Chai Fonacier in Nocebo ,...
(Philippine Commission on Women) A silent problem takes national attention today with the 18-day campaign to end all forms of violence against women (VAW). Victims of VAW usually suffer in silence because of many factors, one of them fear and shame for having been abused, usually by a partner,...
FROM THE MARGINS The future is Agriculture 4.0. Slowly but surely, the breakthroughs in technology that have transformed other industries is changing agriculture. Connectivity, mobile adoption, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies are transforming the whole agricultural value...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In 2004, an estimated 80 percent of Filipinos remained unbanked. To help solve this problem, Globe Telecom entered fintech and launched GCash under its subsidiary: Mynt - Globe’s Fintech Innovations. When Ant Financial invested in GCash, it took a simple payments app...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to amend the country’s Consumer Act in order to strengthen the rights of consumers and protecting them from hazardous and substandard products. Gatchalian made the call as consumer spending accelerates ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s Eve...
Borrowings of the national government rose last October due to President Marcos’ maiden issuance of offshore commercial bonds, data from the Bureau of the Treasury revealed. Gross financing of the Marcos administration stood at P182.42 billion in October this year, higher by 25 percent compared...
The parol, or Christmas lantern, shines brighter today as a symbol of faith and hope. After two Christmases of restricted movement due to the pandemic, people are carefully feeling their way back to normal socialization, businesses are open, and the commercial centers are alive with the spirit of...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL On the surface, the mission of the Sustainability Forum’s Recognition Night was crystal clear - to honor and give thanks to those who had participated as speakers and sponsors of the two-day forum. The intent of the forum was to showcase the...
(QUIAPO CHURCH FACEBOOK) Devotees were advised to visit the official social media pages of the Quiapo Church for the schedule of “Pagdalaw” (visitation) activities in relation to the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazerene 2023. The Pagdalaw activities will be from Dec. 1 to 15 and Dec....