Editorial Today, Feb. 14, is Valentine’s Day, a special day for couples all over the world. Its origin can be traced back to a Roman festival for fertility, and the day was named after a saint, reportedly Saint Valentine’s who was martyred in February of 270 AD. Historians have said that this...
THE LEGAL FRONT (Part I) Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. Much has been aired and written on the standards to apply in choosing our new President. The simplest (and perhaps the most authoritative) could be those drawn from our Constitution’s direct demands, from the roles the President is...
The government will sell P30 billion, its first retail Treasury bond (RTB) for the year catering to small Filipino savers, the Bureau of the Treasury announced. In a notice, the Treasury bureau said the government will launch this month another RTB, offering a minimum principal amount of P30...
As the May elections draw near, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is preparing for any planned attack that may be launched by the New People’s Army (NPA) which is considered as the “biggest” security threat thus far. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Col. Ramon Zagala, AFP spokesperson,...
Mindanaoans in the “Food Basket of the Philippines” are throwing their support and trust to Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and his running mate, vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III saying they believe their tandem and their whole...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Since its founding in 1900, the Manila Bulletin has been a chronicler of the events and developments that shape our country’s history. Manila Bulletin’s commitment to responsible, fair, and balanced news reporting is one of its many...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the Department of Education (DepEd) authorized its regional units to begin the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes in public schools found in areas under Alert Levels 1 and 2 for COVID-19. This means that more grade levels could soon be...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Is “loving” the same as “being in love”? Do we really love “from the bottom of our heart”? I have been asked these questions many times. On the eve of Valentine’s Day, let me share how I would answer them. Our first understanding of love is that it...
Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal There’s an old proverb, if I may paraphrase, that says something about how it may be easy to lead a horse to water, but it’s an altogether different matter to make the horse drink. I was reminded of this as I read about how the pediatric COVID...
The United States said the recent turnover of four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing is part of its commitment to invest in the country's further development. (Photo from US Embassy in the Philippines) The US turned over on Friday, Feb. 10, the brand new planes to the...
A group of Filipino tax experts has urged the public to faithfully comply with their tax filing obligations, saying non-compliance is now a punishable offense under existing regulations. In a statement, the Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP), said on Saturday, Feb. 12, the...
HBO GO 'The Girl Before' starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw From creator, author and executive producer JP Delaney (The Perfect Wife, Playing Nice), the new original limited series The Girl Before, debuted the same time in the U.S with all four episodes last Feb. 10 exclusively on HBO GO. The Girl Before...
