President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. claimed that he is getting closer to fulfilling his promise of bringing down the price of rice to P20 per kilo through the Department of Agriculture (DA)'s Kadiwa ng Pasko program. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) Marcos said this as he...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel speaks not only of correct teaching, but also of correct practice. The Gospel passage ends the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5–7. It is in these three chapters that the teachings of Jesus on discipleship can be found. Today’s Gospel clearly states that...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma “One year ago, 58-year-old Harold Lumictin, his wife and their six children were made homeless when their house was destroyed by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Island of Bohol in the Philippines. In total, 222 people died and more than 670,000 families were...
A survey may not give us 100 percent accuracy but it somehow provides a slice of the real picture. In the last election cycle, for example, surveys conducted by multiple organizations were always contested by different parties, except by those who stand to benefit. Whether you agree with these...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz-Araneta In case you have not heard of Our Lady of the Abandoned (Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados), she is the patroness of Santa Ana, the 6th district of Manila. Santa Ana used to be called Sapa, the capital of the Namayan kingdom that included Quiapo, San Pedro Macati, San...
The art world’s female revolution By Alexandra del Peral and Sandra Biffot-Lacut BONES AND SKULLS Ram's Head with Hollywock, oil on canvas, by O'Keeffe, 1935 It was a relatively promising start for gender equality when London’s Royal Academy of Arts was set up in 1768, with two women artists...
Andres Bonifacio’s heroism is honored today by the Filipino nation on his 159th birth anniversary. His preeminent stature as a national hero whose birth date is declared a non-working public holiday is anchored on his role as the Father of the Philippine Revolution. His "Monumento" is a popular...
THE RIGHT MOVE With the incessant problem of traffic jams, even car owners have been opting to take the much more convenient car services offered by transport network companies (TNC). In the Philippines, we do not have as many choices as they do in other countries as there are not many TNCs,...
THE VIEWS FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Before we honor the great Filipino whose birthday, life and heroism we celebrate today, we would like to pay tribute first to another standout Filipino who gave us “Bonifacio Day.” That Filipino was the late Lope K. Santos – novelist, poet, champion of the...
The House bill (HB) seeking to establish the proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) has been approved on second reading. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) During House plenary session Tuesday evening, Nov. 29, House Committee on Health Chairman and Batanes lone district...
Roman Catholics will observe on Wednesday, Nov. 30, the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle (San Andres Apostol), the first apostle of Jesus Christ. St. Andrew the Apostle (Catholic Online) Commemorative masses will be celebrated at the Saint Andrew Cathedral (Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Senora del...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Gospel frequently uses “seeing” and “hearing” in a figurative sense. More than referring to the activity of the body’s sense organs, these words describe the ability or inability of a person to comprehend spiritual truths inherent within sight or hearing. Because God...
