The Pasay City government announced that the conduct of “Vacc to the Future” vaccination at the Giga Vaccination Center in SM Mall of Asia (MOA) was temporarily suspended on May 16. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the administration of the first and second doses of Covid-19 vaccine for five to...
With all the hustle and bustle in the Metro, you need to chill out and experience an #AwSMBurstOfSummer with SM Megamall and The Podium! Here’s everything you need to check out this Summer time. 1. Preview of Mega Whale Shark The #AweSM3DWhaleShark was first spotted at the SM Megamall LED...
The looming increase in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rates caused the Philippines' benchmark borrowings yields to rise, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to reject all tenders. At the Treasury bureau’s auction on Monday, May 16, the national government failed to raise P15...
With a month and a half left to go, a new administration led by presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take over. News of prospective Cabinet members and new political movements and alliances will soon fill the news and give us a preview of what a Marcos administration will look like. When...
#MINDANAO John Tria The long awaited championship of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons Mens basketball team is no accident. It was a methodical, measured ascent using a program that patiently recruited talent and implemented strategies. Kudos to coach Goldwin Monteverde, and...
WALA LANG I spent so much time on election night keeping track of the count and along the way reading Facebook posts of both Pinks and Reds. The temperature was obviously high, carried over from the campaign period when strangers insulted strangers, friends unfriended friends, siblings disowned...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin calmly answered queries from media after absorbing a heartbreaking 72-69 loss at the hands of rival University of the Philippines in Game 3 of the UAAP men's basketball Finals Friday night, May 13. Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin (left) consoles outgoing team captain...
Debt payments by the national government declined significantly in the first-quarter due to lower amortization, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government's debt servicing reached P313.65 billion in January to March, or 40 percent lower than the P521.51 billion paid out in...
Another solon, Dinagat Islands lone district Rep. Alan Ecleo, has voiced support for Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez to be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) "We, in Dinagat Islands, welcome a House leadership under...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Manila Bulletin’s editorial last May 10 fittingly cited what then president-elect Fidel V. Ramos did in 1992. The editorial wrote: “Recalling the country’s experience in the aftermath of the 1992 national elections – or exactly 30...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Now that our 2022 elections are done and dusted; the truly worrying part begins. I’ve often said that I don’t envy the ones who were running for the highest office in our land. For along with the victory, will come a plethora of thorny issues and...
An unexpected scene during the Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc.'s (PCFI) meeting Saturday, May 14, in Makati City involved incoming Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and one perceived Marcos critic. Incoming Ilocos Norte 1st Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and retired Commission on...
