The University of Santo Tomas (UST) and University of the Philippines (UP) Manila both posted a 100 percent passing rate in the December 2021 Physical Therapist Licensure Examination, the Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday, Dec. 13. UST / UP PRC also announced that 978 out of...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo expressed her gratitude to the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) for the recognition they bestowed on the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) programs and processes. Vice President Leni Robredo...
The short-term benchmark interest rates went sideways. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Dec. 13, the bellwether 91-day T-bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to 1.125 percent from 1.155 percent previously. The Bureau of the Treasury sold the P2 billion worth of...
The Manila Bang explores this Ferdinand Cacnio’s experiment with movement “My artworks are my diaries. I don’t want to be confined. I love nature. Even if I’m alone, I find time to explore. Because of the pandemic, I decided to move my workshop to Tanay. My place is surrounded by trees,”...
John Chicano and Andrew Remolino made a 1-2 finish at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games The Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) plans to send eight athletes to a high performance training camp in Portugal as part of its program next year. TRAP president Tom Carrasco said they are looking...
Senator Nancy Binay has said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) should first seek congressional approval before it introduces any design changes on coins and bank notes. Binay made the suggestion in light of the removal of three World War II martyrs in the redesigned P1,000 banknote, saying a...
Photo composite clockwise from left: Adie, The Juans (center top) Marielle Belleza, 6cyclemind (center bottom) As the remaining days of 2021 wind down to a close, hit bands and solo acts are racing to finish the year with new songs and singles. Starting with hit pop band The Juans who just dropped...
OFW FORUM Much to his credit, Saudi Arabia-based Eli Mua staunchly pushes and promotes thousands of miles away from home the government’s establishment of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW) which he believes will address and resolve the seemingly endless constant physical,...
THE LEGAL FRONT Justice Art D. Brion (ret.) People, particularly candidates, find words cheap during election time. They freely invoke democracy, the rule of law, and other high-sounding ideals to draw attention and attract voters to their cause. They make promises without considering their...
The book was even adapted to film Christopher Rice posted on behalf of his mother Anne Rice on Facebook that the 80-year-old author has passed away on December 11, Saturday. Anne Rice was considered one of the bestselling authors who focused stories about vampires and other entities. Anne Rice...
Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies chair Senator Grace Poe on Sunday urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to dig deeper into the online banking hacking incident that hounded BDO account holders, saying such incident need to stop in the face of the growing...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III have vowed to unmask the personalities behind the multibillion-peso smuggling of agricultural products into the country even in their remaining five months...
