The United States (US) government has established an P800-million five-year program to fund various environmental efforts by civil society groups in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) These target projects include biodiversity conservation, wildlife protection,...
Ed Picson The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has voted longtime executive director and secretary-general Ed Picson as its new president during Thursday’s online elections. Outgoing president Ricky Vargas, who now assumes chairmanship, nominated Picson to continue their...
Other terms that made its list are ‘double-vaxxed,’ ‘climate anxiety,’ and ‘metaverse’ While many would have predicted a word that relates to the pandemic or vaccine or salvation to banner this year, Collins Dictionary took a digital route and picked “NFT” as its Word of the Year...
Holy masses will be celebrated at the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Project 4, Quezon City on Saturday, Nov. 27, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, a special title given to the Blessed Mother after a series of apparitions in Paris, France in the...
'The Eternals' Here it finally is, the film touted as the latest, and most radical, entry into the MCU to date. This is the one that jumpstarts a whole new chapter of cinematic superhero lore, and will answer the question whether an auteur director, who just won the Oscar for Best Director this...
President Duterte will "execute the laws accordingly" when it comes to the case of his beleaguered friend, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles gave this assurance in a recent press conference....
The Duterte administration’s budget deficit widened in October owing to higher spending. The Bureau of the Treasury reported on Thursday, Nov. 25, that the national government incurred a P64.3 billion fiscal gap during the month, an increase of 2.9 percent compared with P61.4 billion in the same...
Government employees were asked to be aware of their behavior as the Civil Service Commission (CSC) emphasized on Thursday, Nov. 25 stricter rules governing sexual harassment. The CSC said that sexual harassment is not only limited to physical or verbal acts but can also those done using...
The Bureau of the Treasury has scaled down its domestic borrowing program for December due to strong demand for the ongoing retail bond offering and fewer working days. National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said on Thursday, Nov. 25, that the national government plans to borrow only P70 billion...
K-pop superstars and two-time Grammy nominees BTS were guests on the Nov. 23 episode of “The Late Late Show With James Corden” and they talked about the show host’s jokes he made when the idol group spoke and performed at the United Nations General Assembly hall last September. “It’s good...
Philippine Science High School National Alumni Association (PSHS NAA) recognizes distinguished alumni in 10th Gawad Lagablab Awards MODEL CITIZENS Bottom from left: Dr. Fredegusto 'Guido' David, Dr. Regina Pascua-Berba, Fr. Gregory Ramon Gaston, Dr. Bobby and Mrs. Angelita Castro; middle from left:...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo The news about the highest unemployment rate of 8.9 percent for the whole of 2021 came out in the first week of November 2021 but its impact had already resonated with the respondents of Pulse Asia for September 2021.We saw this crystal clear in the...
