LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta To this day, the Philippines is described as an agricultural country which is probably why the 17th president, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, (PBBM) appointed himself Secretary of Agriculture. It happens to be an utterly sensitive sector of the national economy, the most...
The Philippine Embassy to The Hague will dedicate next week a sitting room at the ground floor of the Chancery to honor the memory of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the move aims to recognize Bengzon for his “unprecedented...
The Internet & Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) has finally unveiled this year’s theme for the biggest and most anticipated Digital conference in the country. DigiCon Valley 2022 will tackle the landscape of digital marketing transformation with brands, advertising...
All dioceses will soon have a public affairs ministry. CBCP/MB CBCP News said Catholic prelates agreed to establish such ministry during their plenary assembly in Tagaytay City held from July 9 to 11. The bishops also approved the elevation of the Permanent Committee on Public Affairs of the...
Returning Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Wednesday, July 13 said the national government should first formulate a comprehensive plan on food security before declaring a state of agricultural emergency. Ejercito made the statement amid mounting calls for the Marcos administration to declare...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the reported culture of abuse, harassment and violence at the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA). The resolution is directed at the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality which...
THE RIGHT MOVE At least 80 percent of businesses in the Philippines are family-owned. At the micro level of our economy lies the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which make up 99.6 percent of establishments in the country. For 2022, the top family owned/controlled SME are: Baking business Online...
BTS’ J-Hope, the first member of the Grammy-nominated group to have a solo project since the boy band’s announced last month, has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard, J-Hope’s “More” debuted at No. 82 on the July 16-dated Hot 100 chart. BTS' J-Hope (Twitter)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 11, disclosed the it sought the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the reports of emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse allegations in the Philippine High School for Arts (PHSA) in Los Baños, Laguna. (DepEd...
When was the last time you had a reunion? 10,15 years ago? As for me, I couldn’t even remember the last time we were complete. Until we had the opportunity to reunite once again after 20 years. My sisters and I went to Davao last month. While it was just a short trip, it sure did give us a...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Rabies is a zoonotic disease, just like Covid-19. But it kills 100 percent of its victims, compared to less than two percent for Covid-19. Worldwide, rabies kills 60,000 people annually. WHO says it is probably underestimated. In the Philippines, between 200...
A new way of looking at Covid CLINICAL MATTERS Some media outfits and doomsayers continue to bandy the rising Covid-19 numbers and positivity rates in a way that tends to scare people into a panic. Alarmist headlines and overblown pronouncements of alleged impending lockdowns do not help. Covid-19...
