Yume at Riverpark Japanese Garden (Artist's perspective) The combined expertise of Federal Land, Inc., one of the Philippines’ most trusted developers with over 50 years of legacy, and Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., a Japanese real estate giant with 65 years of global innovation,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is set to conduct a "thorough review" of the existing operating franchise of the country's lone grid operator, the National Grid Corporation of the...
FROM THE MARGINS Last week, I wrote about the 2024 SineMaya Community Film Festival, the microfinance industry’s version of Cinemalaya. The SineMaya film fest also aims to promote Filipino independent films, but it is focused on the clients of microfinance and social development organizations...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Every birth entails a mission. In ancient Rome, the predictive power of a person’s name was captured by the Latin proverb “Nomen est omen,” meaning, the name is a sign. Yehoshua, the Hebrew name of Jesus (and Joshua, the successor of Moses), means “Yahweh (God) is...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has upheld its decision that ordered the dismissal of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Demosthenes R. Escoto. In an eight-page joint order, the OMB denied Escoto’s motion to reconsider its Feb. 5 orders that dismissed him from...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Luke 1:39-45 Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE We often talk of Pinoy Pride; but isn’t it ironic that most of us can readily identify a Chinese Panda or Australian Kangaroo, before we’d recognize the Philippine Pangolin? There are numerous species of fauna and flora endemic to the Philippines,...
PEACE-MAKER Our nation stands at a crossroads. We are being torn apart, not by external threats, but by internal discord. The acrimonious exchanges, heightened tensions, and political conflicts among our leaders are polarizing our country to an alarming degree. This relentless bickering is...
Christmas to me is riding a bike around the CCP complex when it was quieter and most of the streets were off limits to motorists. I would bike as fast as I could, challenging gravity, while singing “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” faster and faster until I could go no faster on the bike, let alone...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. did not need a loyalty check during the year-end command conference of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday, Dec. 20, as he stressed his utmost support for the military. This was confirmed by AFP...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) lauded NGCP’s efforts to lower electricity costs, benefiting millions of consumers across the country. The PCCI, the Philippines’ biggest business organization, conferred the Country Movers Award on NGCP in recognition of its initiatives...
(File photo) Retired uniformed personnel and concerned stakeholders wrote to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to convey their “serious concerns” regarding the “questionable deviations” of the approved General Appropriations Bill (GAB) 2025 from the National Expenditure Program...
