REFLECTIONS TODAY Following the celebration of St. Stephen who shed his blood for the faith is the feast of St. John, apostle and evangelist. He is believed to be “the other disciple whom Jesus loved” (v 2) who outruns Peter to the tomb but lets him enter first. The evangelist alludes to the...
The Marcos administration’s budget deficit ballooned in November due to the contraction in government revenues and a substantial increase in public spending. The Bureau of the Treasury reported on Thursday, Dec. 26, that the government’s budget deficit more than doubled in November, surging to...
It’s the end of an era when I heard about the closure of The Fort at Bonifacio Global City (BGC). In an Instagram post shared last Dec. 11, BGC showed photos of the establishments in the area with the caption, “This is goodbye for now but not forever. We’ll be back. Better than you remember,...
(Unsplash) National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Antonio Almeda has clarified that he never meant to blame the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for the power woes on Siargao Island. Almeda gave this statement...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL As the world marks the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, I would like to share once again the letter I wrote to my eldest daughter, Cassandra, in 2011. This has been a tradition in our column. She was just three years old when I wrote her this letter. I published that letter and...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH People often ask me why I travel so much. On any given day, I’m usually on the road to somewhere else. For the most part, I travel because it is important for the work I do. But the primary reason I have for going from place to place in the Philippines is that I am...
REFLECTIONS TODAY On Christmas Midnight, we celebrate the Savior’s birth as a human being, one like us. On Christmas Day, we celebrate the Word taking flesh (Greek sarx)—our humanity in its finiteness and mortality, so different from his former state. The Word Incarnate—Jesus Christ—became...
REFLECTIONS TODAY At the threshold of Christmas, we hear Zechariah’s canticle of praise at the Lord’s coming to visit his people. God finally makes good his promise to his people through the prophets by sending his Son Jesus, the Davidic Messiah. Jesus’ entry into the world is like a streak...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The Central Bank recently announced the rollout of the new polymer banknotes series (₱500, ₱100 and ₱50), in addition to the previously released ₱1000 note, which was front-page news as well as meriting a massive two-page colored ad in national- circulation...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting (Facebook) Displaying a great sense of urgency, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises tackled during a briefing on Monday, Dec. 23 the reported delays in the implementation of more than 200...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chief admitted before congressmen on Monday, Dec. 23 the lack of updated rules following the agency’s failure to approve system operator National Grid Corporation of the...
The national government has nearly tripled its planned borrowings for the first quarter of 2025 as it seeks to secure funding ahead of the 2025 midterm elections and mitigate risks from rising borrowing costs and market volatility. In a memorandum released on Monday, Dec. 23, the Bureau of the...
