SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye I was fortunate to witness last Thursday a historical transition in Muntinlupa City. Before a crowd which filled up the Filinvest Tent in Alabang, Mayor Rufino Rozanno Biazon took his oath shortly after 4 p.m., as the fourth city mayor of this progressive city. A few...
Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks, a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Workload Security, Q1 2022, today announced the addition of Out-of-Band Web Application and API Security (Out-of-Band WAAS) to Prisma® Cloud to help organizations secure web applications with maximum flexibility. Due...
In a world where information is readily available with just a swipe of our fingers or tap on a screen, there is also the risk of information overload — different sources of news and updates from various groups or individuals abound, making it hard for us to really determine what is “official”...
An ally of President Duterte in the House of Representatives gave the outgoing leader a grade of 8 out of ten, but said that it would have easily been higher had the former served longer than six years. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Barbers (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye When Muntinlupa City Mayor Jimmy Fresnedi steps down on June 30, he will have served a total of 18 years, from 1998 to 2007 and from 2013 to 2022. Fresnedi, 72, is leaving behind an enviable legacy of good governance, sound fiscal management, and a long list of...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye On top of its Sinag initiatives, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is also organizing a series of activities this month, in partnership with various local and international institutions, to establish the Philippines’ first Sustainability Awareness Month. BPI...
A video of controversial rapper Skusta Clee went viral recently. There, he is seen seemingly making a beeline to the backstage supposedly in the middle of his group Ex-Battalion's performance. The clip, which has received more than 4.4 million views, was captioned "Skusta Clee nag walk out sa...
Miel Pangilinan, daughter of actress Sharon Cuneta and politician Kiko Pangilinan, couldn't help but react to a netizen who is supposedly heartbroken reading about her "coming out" story. https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/15/miel-pangilinan-comes-out-queer/ It read: “Bash me, honestly upon reading this,...
Kiko Pangilinan is not at all bothered with her daughter Miel Pangilinan coming out as "queer" via a social media post recently. The politician quickly took to social media himself to express support for his daughter. He wrote, "I love you my Yellie Bellie! Mama and I will always be here for you....
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Long-term business success matters – for the employees, communities, and our planet. As part of its vision to build a better Philippines, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has always been at the forefront of shaping a more sustainable future. The bank...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has solidified its link with the country’s 42,045 barangays to further intensify the government’s all-out war against illegal drugs. “The fight against illegal drugs begins and ends in the barangays. Together with other drug law enforcement...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye We live in rapidly changing times, thanks to the technological wonders of internet and social media. As fast as we can click and send, we can broadcast messages to friends, relatives and to just about anybody, anywhere in the world. This despite the fact that...