NIGHT OWL In the race against time to achieve global climate targets, bold actions are necessary. Sadly, our actions have yet to match our commitments. According to the United Nations’ report on the first Global Stocktake (GST), we are not on track to meet the Paris Agreement goal of...
Valentine's Day may be over, but President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos continue to enjoy each other's company with their weekly Wednesday date night this week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Bongbong Marcos/Facebook) In a Facebook post,...
NIGHT OWL The first employee of the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) has his hands full with all the operational and administrative tasks and requirements necessary to run a newly-established corporation. Yet, Rafael “Joel” Consing Jr., president and chief executive officer (PCEO) of the...
NIGHT OWL When Zenaida “Nedy” Tantoco helmed the Rustan Group of Companies (RGOC), a family enterprise that pioneered luxury retail in the Philippines, the task was not only about growing a business, it was mainly about nurturing a legacy of no less than her late parents — Ambassador...
NIGHT OWL Amid a successful career as an entrepreneur — including achieving the OBE award in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in 2016 for services to the economy and voluntary sector — Dr. Terry Cross OBE continues to transform numerous opportunities into thriving business ventures...
The Manila Bulletin and columnist Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo are launching the new opinion podcast, Night Owl, in Spotify. It will be available in at least 20 streaming platforms. This is the first podcast for Manila Bulletin, one of the Philippines’ oldest national broadsheet at 124 years....
NIGHT OWL The Pasig River is an iconic landmark in the Philippines, particularly in Metro Manila. But in the past decades, it was mostly cast in a bad light due to its degraded state, which is an irony considering its proximity to Malacañang Palace. Last month, President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
NIGHT OWL Imagine living over a century and being able to tell stories that inspire a community, narrate facts that build a society, and share opinion that help form decisions. Imagine being a vessel of history, the “timeless truths”, and eventually being history itself — that is Manila...
PLDT Chairman, President, and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan is this year’s Sports Executive of the Year awardee, alongside San Miguel Corporation CEO Ramon S. Ang at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards. This is the second time that Pangilinan was given this recognition, underscoring...
NIGHT OWL I was still in college at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) when I first met Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda. Little did I know that a few years after that meeting, I will not only be able to cross paths with her again, but also be mentored by her. In 2012, I...
The book that details the Build Build Build program of former President Rodrigo Duterte is now available in Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, and Bikolano, according to its author, former Build Build Build Committee Chairperson Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo. Titled "Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual," the book...
The cream of the crop of Philippine sports in the year just passed will be feted in a celebration like no other with the staging of the 2023 edition of the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night on Monday, Jan. 29, at the grand ballroom of the...
