President Marcos bared that he has talked with business tycoon Manny Pangilinan on the current water problem in Cagayan de Oro after the latter's firm cut off its supply to the local water district over a disputed debt. Marcos disclosed that Pangilinan, who controls Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water...
OF TREES AND FOREST The world is shaped by mothers. That is why we celebrate Mother’s Day and that is the same reason why we should not confine celebrating mothers to one day. Everyday should be Mother’s Day. I was once asked a question — what was it in your childhood that made you the...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has expressed its willingness to divest its ownership in the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) to a group led by businessman Manny V. Pangilinan (MVP). BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Joshua Bingcang said that the formal buyout...
OF TREES AND FOREST The media landscape has changed tremendously over the past couple of decades. I remember when I was young the source of entertainment and information was the radio. At night, some of us would gather around the radio listening to soap operas and the news. Then the television came...
ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has never shied away from a challenge. Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson (left) and Manny Pacquiao From fighting Muay Thai king Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a mixed-rules super fight where he had to survive one...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Today is Labor Day. It is a day to celebrate the contributions of workers not only to the Philippine economy but the global economy as well given the millions of overseas Filipino workers scattered all around the globe. It is also a day to recommit ourselves to the vision of...
OF TREES AND FOREST Finance Secretary Ralph Recto recently proclaimed that due to “the continued improvements in the country’s jobs market and quality of jobs for Filipinos” the country is progressing towards “achieving the government’s target of reducing the poverty rate to single-digit...
Let bygones be bygones. The once stormy waters between the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Manny Pacquiao have shifted, with the boxing icon now championing tax compliance among Filipinos. The BIR has tapped Pacquiao as one of its famous personalities tasked with reminding...
OF TREES AND FORESTS A couple of months from today we will be celebrating the 126th year of Philippine Independence. On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in Kawit, Cavite. The proclamation was followed by the ratification of the Malolos Constitution that...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – No politics in the radar for this man for now. PACQUIAO (Liezle Basa-Inigo) Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League founder former Sen. Manny Pacquiao said his main focus now is sports despite him having a statistical chance of winning a Senate seat in next year’s elections...
OF TREES AND FOREST There was a time when the term “bakasyon” (or vacation) meant only one thing — leave your current residence and go to a place to experience a change in scenery. There was a time when it simply meant going to the province during summer. For a Tondo boy like myself it meant...
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is very proud and thrilled of Mexican Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz’s latest achievement for becoming the first-ever world boxing champion of the MP Promotions outside the Philippines. (From left to right) Mexican Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz, Manny Pacquiao and Sean...
