Traditions and cultures of members of indigenous communities will take the spotlight in the programs of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) this October in time with the celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month. (Photo from National Commission for Culture and...
There’s a new general in town With a spaceship landing on Earth, an alien leader planning for domination, and chaos brewing in a small town—it seems the world is about to meet its doom. Sounds like a good plot straight out of a graphic novel, right? But what we are about to witness involves no...
President Duterte believes that based on Senator Christopher "Bong" Go's track record as a lawmaker and his former special assistant, the latter will surely become the country’s "best vice president" if elected. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (left) glances at President Rodrigo Duterte during the...
President Duterte continued to play hardball with the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee as he announced the issuance of a memorandum enforcing his earlier pronouncement to personally clear invites for his Cabinet members to attend the panel’s hearings. President Rodrigo Duterte signs the memorandum...
President Duterte has revealed one of his "things-to-do" after he goes back to being a civilian next year: to prepare his defense for his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday, October 4, 2021....
Editorial Filipinos are among the most excited in Southeast Asia to switch to electric vehicles (EV). This was the finding of a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan in 2020, titled “The Future of Electrified Vehicles in Southeast Asia.” Forty-five percent of Filipino car drivers...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Last Sept. 27th, a consultative meeting was held by the GoNegosyo with medical experts to seek their opinions on allowing greater mobility for the fully vaccinated in certain areas to open the economy a little bit more. The travel sectors – airlines, hotels...
Major business groups in the country believe there is a need to restrict the activities of unvaccinated persons for the common good. “We do believe that the state and the private sector should be able to restrict the activities of unvaccinated persons for the common good,” said the 12 big...
Short-term benchmark interest rates slightly rose as investors anticipated inflation last month moved at a much faster pace than the government’s target. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Monday, Oct. 4, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans,...
Klea Pineda is seemingly only too eager to convince people she is more than ready for bigger roles. Just recently, the 22-year-old beauty took to Instagram to share a photo of herself sans hair. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUaS-B3pUFB/ Some fans were outright shocked with the move. Their comments:...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In a previous post, I cited the sad cases of sports heroes of yesteryears, who earned huge fortunes but eventually ended up poor because they failed to manage their resources well. A prime example was the late great Joe Louis who had to fight past retirement age just...
THE LEGAL FRONT Chancellor, Philja Justice Arturo D. Brion (Ret.) 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...
