The national government borrowed lower than programmed after Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans rose on looming aggressive tightening. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on July 11, the government sold only P13.16 billion worth of short-term IOUs, below the P15 billion...
In line with its thrust to support new and renewable energy sources, the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) approved a P660-million loan to develop the 4.6 megawatt (MW) Dupinga Mini Hydropower project in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. “The funding support for the Dupinga Project will help achieve...
The Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will open its Silang (Aguinaldo) Interchange in the second half of this year, extending the tollway's operational sections from Mamplasan, Laguna, to Aguinaldo Highway in Silang, Cavite. Todate, the 3.9-kilometer 2x2 lane CALAX subsection is 56 percent...
The world reeled from the shock of the news of the assassination, and after a few hours, the passing of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was 67. It was indeed a shock as gun violence is rare in Japan and the manner the crime was done was an aberration in a society that reveres its elders....
In the early days of the new administration, President Marcos, Jr. and his cabinet are hitting the ground running. I am encouraged to see that among the top priorities are food resiliency and education. I am also encouraged by the attention to fiscal prudence. The economic team is likewise all...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus seems to contradict himself. He was born to bring peace and salvation to the world, but now he says the opposite. Here, he is to bring, not peace, but the sword that divides. Division is the consequence of accepting Jesus in one’s life. Not all in the household will accept...
The “2022 Pinoy K-pop Star: Hail the Icons” finals will be held on July 16 with 10 participants in the vocal and performance categories. To be held in-person at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall, the “2022 Pinoy K-pop Star: Hail the Icons,” to be hosted by Kring Kim, will have five contestants...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL If there’s one highlight of the inaugural dinner that hit the sweet spot with me, it would be how exuberant, nourishing music resounded through the halls of Malacañang Palace that auspicious night. Now I’m not ignorant of the fact that this new...
Good nutrition as the key to a long and healthy life is a fact of life that has become more significant today. In the past two years of living amid a pandemic, people are taking nutrition more seriously because it boosts the immune system and protects the body from the virus. Everyone must know...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Throughout the 18th Congress, we worked hard to come up with laws that respond to the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as benefit a wide range of sectors. Not all of our proposed legislation gets approved, as in every Congress. Several are taken...
Catholic priest Father Bryand Restituto of the Archdiocese of Palo has been appointed as the new assistant secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Based on the CBCP News website, Restituto was "formally introduced to the bishops on July 9, the first of their...
CCP Arthouse Cinema screenings for July 2022 CCP Arthouse Cinema holds a special screening of National Artist Fernando Poe Jr.’s Alupihang Dagat (1976) to celebrate the 2022 National Heritage Celebration on Frida, July 8, 2 p.m., at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Audio-Visual Room). Copy of...
