Minister Hsu Chia-ching (left) presents a congratulatory certificate to Taiwan-Philippines Educational Development Foundation Chairman Su Kuo-fang (right) The Taiwan-Philippines Educational Development Foundation held its fourth and fifth Board of Directors inauguration ceremony on January 12,...
Consular Ball Chair Gambia Consul Agnes Huibonhoa, Ambassador Francis Chua, Tourism Sec. Christina Garcia-Frasco, Fiji Consul Jesus Pineda Jr., Malaysia Ambassador Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino, Thailand Ambassador Tull Traisorat and CCP Vice Dean and Belgium Consul Fabio The 49th Annual Ball of the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The first thing that Jesus does when he starts his mission of proclaiming the reign of God is to call two sets of brothers: Simon and Andrew who are casting their nets into the sea, and James and John who are mending their nets after fishing. These are fishermen plying their boats...
FROM THE MARGINS The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently lifted its moratorium on new electronic money issuers from non-bank financial institutions (EMI-NBFIs). This progressive move opens the doors for financing companies, microfinance institutions (MFIs), credit cooperatives, and other...
The national government's debt service increased by more than half in November of last year as payments for interest and amortization soared. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the government’s debt payments reached P193.7 billion in November, a 65 percent increase compared to...
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) said it will request an extension of regulatory relief from the central bank, following its investments in the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), while the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) does not see the need for it. On the sidelines of the 2025...
A fresh wave of blame game is electrifying the discourse surrounding the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s grid operator—but while digging up past regulatory missteps might make for catchy headlines, the real power play lies in tackling the tough questions: who...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the government to provide permanent positions for qualified contractual employees in its rightsizing plan. Gatchalian said creating plantilla positions should apply to eligible contractual employees who have been consistently performing the same...
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has announced that it will offer over 40 online courses in 2025. (Photo from UPOU Facebook page) “Let’s make 2025 your year of learning,” UPOU said in a Facebook post on Jan. 9, announcing that 44 free Massive Open Online Courses...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 In Israel, the portal by which a male child joins the covenanted people of God is through the rite of circumcision, done on the eighth day after birth. When it is done on the “first day” of the week, the child becomes a “new creation.”...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE (Part 1) Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2025 will mark the three days that the Manila International Film Festival takes over the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, accompanied by a star-studded gala dinner at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. It’s the second...
PEACE-MAKER Last Jan. 9, 2025, the people of Dagupan City, led by the indefatigable Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, commemorated a pivotal moment in our nation’s history – the 80th anniversary of the landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, during the final months of World...
