Contrary to a report published by the Chinese Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Philippine Navy (PN) ship BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) completed its maritime patrol operation in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) over...
REFLECTIONS TODAY John’s Gospel presents Mary Magdalene as the one to have first seen the risen Christ. She begins with her human eyes and ends with the eyes of faith. She wants to express her love for Jesus by going to the tomb very early in the morning. She must have only been wanting to...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE For the past 20 years or so, we haven’t joined the mad rush during Holy Week when people drive or fly out of Metro Manila like lemmings jumping off a cliff. What’s the point of going to Baguio for a change when you’ll encounter the same gang of folks from the city...
LandBank is partnering with the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) to provide a more secure, efficient, and convenient way to manage daily financial transactions through a cash-lite campus ecosystem. The state-run Bank launched the Cash-Lite Campus initiative on April 8, 2025, which aims to...
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) borrowed ₱25 billion through short-dated T-bills on Monday, April 21, with a mixed auction in which shorter tenors commanded higher rates from local creditors. The BTr awarded to government securities eligible dealers (GSEDs) ₱8 billion each in the benchmark 91-...
BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) (File photo: PPA) The Philippine Navy (PN) said there is no truth to reports being circulated by the Chinese Navy that it expelled BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), a PN corvette, in the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) for illegal...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) reported a strong first-quarter net income of ₱16.6 billion, a nine percent increase year-on-year, driven by higher revenues that surpassed increased operating expenses and provisions for losses. In a statement, the bank said its net income reached...
AFP Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (left) unfurls the Balikatan Exercise flag during a kick-off ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on April 21, 2025 with Maj. Gen. Francisco Lorenzo (middle), commander of AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command (AFPETDC) and Philippines Exercise...
FROM THE MARGINS I had the honor of joining the ASEAN Forum on Inclusive Financial Well-being on April 8, upon the invitation of Governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). Held in Kuala Lumpur, the forum was a sideline event of the 2025 ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central...
The Marcos administration’s subsidies to government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) decreased substantially—by over 40 percent—in February from last year’s ₱12.7 billion. The latest data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that GOCCs received a total of ₱7.6...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • John 20:1-9 On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,...
PEACE-MAKER Today, as Christendom celebrates the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are once again reminded that hope triumphs over despair, light over darkness, and peace over conflict. Yet even as churches across our country echo with joyful proclamations of “He is risen!”,we...
