The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Monday, Oct. 11, congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize award. Maria Ressa (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) CBCP President Archbishop Romulo Valles highlighted the importance of journalists in the current political...
THE LEGAL FRONT Justice Arturo D. Brion (In Parts I and II of this series under Philja’s column “ Views from the Ridge,” I outlined the constitutional and statutory foundations and background of Philja’s new Pre-Judicature Program (PJP) – its contribution in assessing the qualifications...
Photo from T1 Facebook Page Streaking T1 scored three 2-0 sweeps on its assignments for a perfect Day 3 showing in The International in Bucharest, Romania on Saturday, October 9 (Manila time). The South Korea-based squad scored a total of six wins on Day 3 to put itself in contention for a spot in...
Taguig City recorded the highest number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines in the Oct. 9 tally. This is according to Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research based on data from the Department of Health (DOH). PCR testing in Taguig (Taguig City government) According to David,...
Debt payments by the Philippine government declined significantly in August due to lower principal payments to domestic creditor, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government's debt servicing reached P75.08 billion last August, 51 percent lower than the P152.39 billion paid...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, President Duterte announced that he is bowing out of politics, a move that elicited mixed emotions and reactions. “It is time to give way to a new set of leaders who will hopefully continue the reforms, programs and projects that this administration...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Ever since the COVID-pandemic struck, the Filipino home-based food business has flourished like wildfire. In the last year and a half, without meaning to sound callous, I think it would be safe to say there have been more...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our foray into entrepreneurship began in the 1950s, when we were lured by the romance of oil exploration and subsequently joined our friend, the late Jose Tiong, founder and president of the old oil company Redeco and a leader in the...
Photo from Evil Geniuses' Facebook page T1 continued to roll as it swept Team Aster, 2-0, while Evil Geniuses held its own against the two-time defending champions OG to start Day 3 of The International in Bucharest, Romania on Saturday, October 9. Riding the momentum of its Day 2 performance, T1...
Do not worry! This cake doesn’t spit acid Since the 1980s, the “Shake, Rattle & Roll” film series has been offering spine-tingling horror stories to Filipino cinephiles that it is forever embedded in our pop culture history. From tales of engkantos and aswangs to reimagined Filipino...
Photo from Evil Geniuses' Facebook page Evil Geniuses and Fnatic settled for draws against respective foes to end Day 2 hostilities in The International in Bucharest, Romania on Friday, October 8. EG failed to sustain its momentum after a blistering Game 1, allowing Alliance to force a draw in Game...
Various media groups lauded Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 for exemplary efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression" in the Philippines. Maria Ressa (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) Ressa and fellow journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia were jointly honored...
