A Christian students' group is calling anew for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after its budget was cut by the Senate Finance Committee from P28 billion to P4 billion. (Photo from SCMP) In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Student...
Speculation about a possible policy rate adjustment and higher full-year inflation pushed up the yield for long-term Philippine debt papers. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the interest rate for the 10-year Treasury bond went up to 5.130 percent from 4.468 percent last...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Yesterday, Presidential candidate, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso announced that the City of Manila would be the latest city, following Davao, Ormoc and Iloilo, to turn their back on the highly divisive face shield for public use. Over a year after the IATF made them...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Part Two) Dr. Raymundo Lo Fast forward to October. We’ve planned our next trip, this time with my wife, Christine, who wasn’t keen on long haul flights except if we were going to New York City, and son, Richard. All of us are fully vaccinated so felt more secure...
Raul Deodato Arellano’s "The Island" is a painting that grows on you. Initially, the work shows you its entirety: a landscape that presents a rock formation in front of a recursive lake, the azure sea at the horizon. A common impressionist subject. The triptych has a relatively balanced,...
The ‘Sex and the City’ star hits on ‘misogynist chatter’ about women of age in her latest interview As a new chapter of the cult classic “Sex and the City” unfolds with the coming of “And Just Like That” revival series, lead star Sarah Jessica Parker graces the cover of American...
The Juju Club is all about good juju and fun style It is hard not to fall head over heels with styles from decades past. Even to this day, fashion designers like Kim Jones continue to pay homage to the carefree, rebellious, and psychedelic aesthetic of the disco era. Popstar Olivia Rodrigo brings...
Education stakeholders called on the government on Monday, Nov. 8, to provide students with assistance, and ensure the safe resumption of in-person classes amid the ongoing threat of the pandemic. Student Christian Movement of the Philippines Ecumenical youth group Student Christian Movement of the...
For The Ascott Limited Philippines, it has always been about treating residents and the employees as family—and letting them create their own stories during their stay with this global lodging owner-operator group, a member of CapitaLand Investment. The group’s newest jewel, the Somerset...
General Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), bestowed the Medal of Valor (Medalya ng Kagitingan) to a Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) officer who offered his life to save four of his comrades and extricate the body of another who was slain during the Marawi...
If she becomes president, Vice President Leni Robredo is eyeing the reorientation of some P500-billion discretionary funds from different government agencies to finance her COVID-19 recovery plan, which some critics said was “ambitious.” Vice President Leni Robredo presents the details of her...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) activated on Monday, Nov. 8, a new unit which will coordinate the efforts of the military to keep the peace and order in the country with the help of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). AFP Chief of Staff, General Jose...
