Senators on Monday, December 9 denied there is another attempt to unseat Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Rumors that Escudero would be replaced, supposedly by Sen. Cynthia Villar, earlier circulated as the Senate and House of Representatives gear up for the looming impeachment...
The bicameral conference committee tasked to reconcile the conflicting provisions of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 have agreed to hold an “open bicam” during the next meeting. Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, said both the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a P20.65-billion transmission line project proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to strengthen the country's grid connection. The Balaoan-Laoag 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line will accommodate wind and solar power...
REFLECTIONS TODAY St. Augustine says that by her fiat to the angel’s message to bear the Son of the Most High, “Mary cooperated through charity in the work of our redemption.” To make her a worthy receptacle of the Redeemer, God granted her the singular grace to be “conceived without...
FROM THE MARGINS Decades ago, I started my microfinance journey by providing credit to landless rural women for enterprise and community development, with a holistic vision of fighting poverty. I have seen firsthand how microfinance can improve people’s lives. By offering a myriad of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, December 8 expressed concern there would be delays in the approval of priority bills should the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte pushes through. Gatchalian said that is one of the main possible complications he expects to...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson and CEO Emilio B. Aquino received the 2024 The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award for Government and Public Service, leading six other awardees in their respective fields. In a statement, SEC said that Aquino received the highest honor in the...
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Vice President Sara Duterte encouraged the citizens to help the needy and show mercy to those who are facing injustices. In her message, Duterte encouraged the nation to live up to the virtues of compassion, empathy, and generosity of the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Lk 3:1-6 The final book in the Old Testament, the last book in the Hebrew Neviim or Prophets, is the book of Malachi. In Hebrew, the word comes from a word meaning “messenger,” which points to Malachi as a prophet of the Lord tasked to deliver God’s message to the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Our MB Sustainability Forum, held at the University of the Philippines Biology Auditorium in late November may be done and dusted, but I’d like to think the takeaways and lessons learned still reverberate with our physical and online audiences. There...
PEACE-MAKER Our wife Gina and we recently visited Bangkok, a city that holds a special place in our career as five-time Speaker of the House of Representatives and in our modest foray into parliamentary and political party diplomacy in Asia and the global community. During our trip, we met...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed his support for the confirmation of the ad interim appointment and nomination of 15 generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as he reiterated the importance of the military’s solidarity against destabilizers. Sen. Ronald...
