President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today at the Batasang Pambansa in fulfillment of a constitutional mandate and to follow a tradition that began when President Manuel L. Quezon addressed a special session of the National Assembly on November 25,...
FROM THE MARGINS Today, three weeks after he assumed office, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) for the opening session of the 19th Congress. Like many of our kababayans, I wait with bated breath as he outlines the key policies and priorities of...
The government should plug the “missing links” in the domestic garment manufacturing industry, one of the country’s top dollar earners, by supporting and developing a reliable local supply base, the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) urged. FOBAP, a group of buyers of soft...
Incoming Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri wants to hear about a legislative roadmap of the priority measures of the new administration, and government solutions to the rising inflation rate, cost of goods, Covid-19 cases, and ways to strengthen the economy in President Ferdinand...
Exactly 25 days after being inaugurated as the Philippine 17th chief executive, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MARK BALMORES) He will deliver a speech he wrote on his...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In preparation for the 19th Congress, my office recently convened a consultative meeting focused on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in line with our Tatak Pinoy advocacy. The roundtable discussion was headlined by former Presidential Adviser for...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House While sailing the waters of the South of France with wife Gina on board the private yacht of our good friends, Frenchman Christian Baverey and his Filipino wife Tetta Agustin, we reminisced our years as a young journalist in the late 1950s...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL If you’ll search hard for silver linings in the last two years and a half of the pandemic, one such lining would be when so much of life transitioned to online, in vying for our attention and patronage, so many lifestyle brands and choices had to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed bill seeking to strengthen the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), citing various reasons, including the excessive remunerations for OGCC lawyers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. vetoes the proposed bill...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines -Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant people (CBCP-ECMI) expressed his support for the swift and safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers in Sri Lanka. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos...
BPI and Ayala Foundation, Inc. invites everyone to join its donation campaign for the arts There are many ways one can immerse themselves in arts. But when it comes to learning a nation’s culture and heritage, among the best ways to do it is by visiting exhibits and museums. Being one of the top...
After its successful showcase in Madrid, Spain, Kidlat Tahimik’s “Magellan, Marilyn, Mickey, and Padre Damaso: 500 Years of Conquistador Rock Stars” is on its way to the Philippines. Images from @ museoreinasofia /Instagram Earlier this week, the National Museum of the Philippines announced...
