Presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos doesn't believe that the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community pose a polarizing issue vis-a-vis religious groups in the country. (Jason Leung/ Unsplash) According to the UniTeam member, the Philippines is "much cooler" in...
Recognizing that cancer is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and University of the Philippines (UP) Manila are developing an Artificial...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos was asked during a televised interview Saturday, March 26 whether he was a pessimist an optimist; he said he's the latter. (Jove Duero/ Unsplash) "'Im essentially an optimist," the UniTeam ticket figurehead told the panelists in The Deep Probe: The SMNI...
A Vladimir Putin state visit to the Philippines may be in the offing if former senator Bongbong Marcos becomes the country’s next president. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media, AFP) In his guesting on The Deep Probe: The...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them Jesus addressed this parable. “A man had two sons, and the younger...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In Timor-Leste, an old friend of the Filipino people, former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is leading the presidential race against current president Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres and 14 other candidates. He...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL It’s the tail-end of March, our yearly Women’s Month; so before the month comes to an end, it’s good to take a look back at how some of us took the month to heart. Of how we made it a resounding reminder of the truths that while so much has...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today's gospel reading narrates the story of a father whose two sons abandon him (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32). The younger son goes to his father and says: “I'm going away, so give me my rightful inheritance today.” In his haste, he does not realize the...
The leader of the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been killed by military forces in an encounter in Sumisip, Basilan on Friday, March 25. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) says Radzmil Jannatul, an Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader and the successor of the late ASG commander Furuji Indama, has...
Highlighting the need to urgently address poverty and hunger in the Philippines, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), on Saturday, March 26, appealed for an exemption from the election spending ban. Under the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Resolution No. 10747, a certificate...
The digital age has created a lot of opportunities for many sectors, including agriculture. Numerous farmers and agribusinesses have gone online to stay relevant, especially during the pandemic when physical contact is limited. Aside from launching their online business pages, some farmers have...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this on the third week of women’s month, and on the 14th year since the passing of a woman who significantly shaped my life. I now realize more than ever how apt it is that a woman who had shaped so much of who I am today celebrates her birthday in heaven on the...
