Violence against children takes many forms – physical, emotional, and sexual – and in many settings like the child’s own home, community, school, and online. In the Philippines, even before the pandemic, children experienced high prevalence of violence whether at home, in school, workplace,...
(UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES) The University of the Philippines (UP) on Thursday, June 3, said the results of its college application for first-year students for the academic year 2021-2022 will be released on July 15, 2021. Applicants are advised to log on to the application portal to view the...
For TMC South Luzon, the hospital wins two awards at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2021 The Medical City 2020 was the year of the frontliners. The world witnessed how hospitals grappled with dwindling resources, increasing morbidity and mortality, and a decimated healthcare workforce as the virus...
The unprecedented government borrowings to offset the impact of the pandemic-induced recession have driven public debt to nearly P11 trillion in April this year. Based on the Bureau of the Treasury report on Thursday, June 3, the national government’s debt burden zoomed 28 percent to P10.991...
Jun Ji-hyun (left) and her husband Choi Jun-hyuk (Culture Depot / screenshot from TV Chosun video on YouTube) Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun, best known for the Korean film and dramas “My Sassy Girl,” “My Love from the Star” and “Legend of the Blue Sea,” and her husband, businessman Choi...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has placed the entire Luzon grid under red alert due to insufficient power supply. As rotational brownouts loom due to low power reserves brought by high electricity demand, this latest electricity...
The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education on Wednesday, June 2, approved the substitute bill that seeks to institutionalize the 1989 accord between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (UP-DND) into the UP Charter of 2008. University of the...
Groups of coconut farmers fear another scam might happen in the process of the Philippine government’s implementation of the Coco Levy Act, the law that should pave the way for the release of the P100 billion worth of funds and assets collected through the infamous coco levy fund scam more than...
State-lender Land Bank of the Philippines said it recorded a sustained surge in usage of its digital and e-banking channels in the first four-months of the year as health and mobility restrictions remain in place. In a statement, Cecilia C. Borromeo, Land Bank president and chief executive officer...
The Good Cup Coffee introduces the ultimate coffee experience The Good Cup Coffee's 30-Day Coffee Tasting Box "It's an experience," that's how some connoisseurs would explain what coffee drinking is like. There is always a sense of passion, something that tickles their palate. A brew cup, for them,...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) recently held the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for its ‘Innovation Campus’ last May 26 via Zoom, marking a major milestone in the Bank’s digital transformation journey that started five years ago and garnering thecommendation of top figures in the...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay We seem to be hearing more bad news than good news these days, and these do not bode well for government’s optimistic scenario of a jumpstarted economy by the second quarter of the year. The scenario is dependent on two factors. One is the...
