Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa has nothing but praises for Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo after claiming the world championship title in Japan on Sunday, Oct. 24. Carlos Yulo competes in the floor event at the men's qualification during the Artistic Gymnastics World...
Benchmark interest rates move sideways By CHINO S. LEYCO The short-term benchmark interest rates move sideways. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Oct. 25, the bellwether 91-day T-bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, slightly rose to 1.119 percent from 1.113 percent previously....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received donations of various medical supplies and equipment worth over P2 million from the United States government, and "bihon" (noodles), face masks, and face shields from a group of Chinese businessmen on Monday, Oct. 25. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., AFP...
They say you’ve never seen Bohol if you haven't visited the Chocolate Hills, sighted the endangered tarsiers, dipped on its pristine beaches, dined on the floating restaurant on Loboc river, witnessed the swarm of fireflies at Abatan river, and prayed in one of its centuries-old churches. But...
The Council of the Laity of the Philippines (Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas) is urging eligible voters to register with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to be able to vote in the 2022 national elections. Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas Bro. Roquel Ponte, president of the council said, eligible...
The national government’s budget deficit breached the P1 trillion mark in the first three quarters of the year, but cuts in expenditures allowed the Duterte administration to keep the funding gap below the ceiling. The Bureau of the Treasury reported Monday, Oct. 25, that the national...
Two films with strong world-building elements. One is the much anticipated 2021 adaptation of the Frank Herbert SciFi masterpiece; while the second is a ‘filmed during COVID’ anthology. 41104 Dune (HBO Max) - Here, finally, is the long-awaited Denis Villeneuve adaptation of Frank Herbert’s...
THE LEGAL FRONT Justice Arturo D. Brion The election period has hardly started but its intensity at the national level is already palpable. One indicator is the developing tension between the Executive and the Legislature due to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation of the purchase of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged Congress to look into the reported removal of books, pamphlets, research work or any reading material considered by the government as “subversive” from the libraries of state universities. In filing Senate Resolution No. 933, De Lima emphasized the...
San Juan bested Team Paralympic in the Armageddon playoffs, 3-0, to remain the only unbeaten team in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. Brothers Naguingel and FIDE Master Narquingden Reyes edged FM Sander Severino...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez is pushing passage of a bill seeking to create an independent government agency that would be tasked to focus on programs protecting the environment. Rodriguez, in filing House Bill No. 3794, or “An Act Creating the National Environmental Protection Agency of...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares This coming Saturday, October 31st, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo will mark his 66th birthday. On this coming special occasion, we join the INC and our countrymen in wishing Ka Eduardo well. We also wish to honor him for the...
