Over the years, the Brigada Eskwela is a tradition that kicks off a new academic year, highlighted by “bayanihan” where community members help in cleaning up classrooms and school premises to make them ready for the students. Sometimes, there are minor to medium repairs and maintenance work...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “If you ever leave me, I’ll die.” No, that was not a quote from a letter from one whose lover left and who now threatens to take his or her own life. Those words are the last line of a song which made it in the top 100 hits of 1968 and popularized by...
China's envoy to the Philippines hopes that the Philippines will recognize the one-China principle amid supposed interference in China's internal affairs by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is reported to visit Taiwan. Huang Xilian, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, said Tuesday that the...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on July 28 announced the approval of the country's first doctoral program in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be facilitated by the university. UP Diliman (FACEBOOK) The program aims to produce PhD graduates equipped with a "scientific mindset,...
The domestic electronics industry has urged for a review of the effectiveness of the incentives rationalization program of the government stating the country could potentially lose $400 million worth of investments to other countries, on top of the earlier $3.25 billion losses, should there be no...
The national government borrowed more than expected after interest rate for long-term Philippine debt papers declined. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, Aug. 2, the coupon rate for the 3.5-year Treasury bond fetched at 5.250 percent, below the secondary market rate of 5.489 percent....
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim The age of the “Smart City” is upon us! It’s just that, we don’t really know what that means. Or, at least, not yet. – The Boston Smart City Playbook (2016). Major cities all over the world including the Philippines have embarked on initiatives that will make...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Though, not unexpected, when DOH announced the detection of the first case of Monkeypox infection in the Philippines, it still came as a nasty piece of news on top of ever-increasing bad news. The announcement came with some reassurances on how it is different...
Philippine benchmark interest rates for six-month and one-year loans rose, while the yield for three-month papers dropped. On Monday, Aug. 1, auction of bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to 2.090 percent from 2.273 percent previously. The Bureau...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally opened on Monday, August 1, its month-long celebration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. (Photo courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) Brig. Gen. Joel Alejandro Nacnac, director of the AFP Center...
An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) described the late former president Fidel V. Ramos as one of the best leaders of the country. CBCP/MB "He is arguably one of the best leaders our country had," Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the CBCP Public...
Individuals who are exhibiting monkeypox symptoms such as rash or one or more acute skin lesions were told to seek immediate medical attention. Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) President Dr. Rene De Grano urged individuals presenting monkeypox symptoms to seek immediate...
