Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has defended the need to pass the proposed law that seeks to accord previous presidents of the Philippines additional benefits and privileges even after they have stepped down from power. Go said previous presidents of the country are still expected to carry out...
WALA LANG Now at Madrid’s Museo del Prado until March is an exhibit on the art of Fernando Zobel, the Filipino-Spanish artist, who pioneered in the study of Philippine religious imagery, founded the Ateneo Art Gallery and the Museum of Abstract Art in Cuenca, Spain, and masterpieces that the...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma Last week, I experienced a déjà vu and did a quick walk down memory lane upon reading President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s Executive Order Nos. 1 and 2 reorganizing the Office of the President. In December 1990, I found myself working in the Office of the President when Oscar...
Compared to the recorded number of Covid-19 cases from May 30 to June 5, the average daily rate from June 6 to 12 is 30.4 percent higher. Omicron variant of COVID-19 (MB FILE PHOTO) This was according to the weekly Covid-19 data of the country released by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday,...
Compared to the logged number of Covid-19 cases from May 23 to 29, the average daily rate from May 30 to June 5 is 1.4 percent lower. (DOH/MB) This was according to the weekly Covid-19 data of the country released by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 6, noting that the average daily...
K-pop superstars BTS are back on their show “BTS Radio: Past & Present” on Apple Music 1 and have revealed their songs that are favorites among their fans, ARMYs. “BTS Radio: Past & Present” on Apple Music 1 (Apple Music 1) BTS broke the record for the biggest show of the year on...
WALA LANG Even before the last galleon sailed in 1815, the Spanish colonial government had begun to explore ways to achieve economic growth. Spain itself had fallen behind other European countries and was seeking ways to stimulate economic and intellectual development. Among other things, the...
The support base of UniTeam tandem of former senator Bongbong Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte just received a "blast from the past". Senator Francis Tolentino (center) leads a "unity pose" with his fellow UNIDO members at the Manila Yacht Club on April 23, 2022 (Photo from Senator Francis...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma In January 1991, President Corazon Aquino convened a multisectoral workshop that would craft a contingency plan for coping with the effects of the Iraq-Kuwait War. Recall that in August 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait and declared its...
CEBU CITY—The mayor of this city vowed that his party will work hard to ensure the victory of the Uniteam tandem of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama speaks at the inauguration of the Visayas Regional Headquarters of the BBM/Sara All Parallel...
(Photo courtesy: SWS) Forty percent of adult Filipinos believed that their lives "got worse off in the past 12 months," latest survey results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Based on the survey conducted on Dec. 12 to 16, 2021, 40 percent of the respondents said "their quality-of-life...
A candidate's past deeds and track record should have a bearing on who Filipinos would vote for in the polls, Vice President Leni Robredo underscored Friday, Feb. 4 during the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) presidential candidates forum. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/...
