TIAONG, Quezon – Some 50 business owners were honored during the 2nd Pillars of Prosperity 2025 awards on Sunday night, June 22, at the town plaza here. Among the Pillar of Business Honor awardees were sari-sari stores in the barangays duly registered with the business permit and licensing...
A whopping scale of capital mobilization that will reach as much as $500 billion (roughly P27.5 trillion) will have to be concretized so the country’s energy systems will be substantially decarbonized, according to the Department of Energy. As cited by the energy department, “the Philippines is...
What makes a healthy nation? It is not enough that citizens are able to consume three meals a day, but they also have access to meals that are nutritious, utilizing ingredients grown by local farmers and sold at fair prices. A healthy nation is also one that is able to achieve nutrition security...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza In the standard greeting “Kung Hei Fat Choi” (Cantonese) or “Kiong Hee Huat Tsai” (Fookien) with which to welcome the Chinese New Year, not a single one of those four words says anything about happy or new or year. In fact, the first two words mean...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In just seven weeks after his administration was formally inaugurated in late June of this year, President Bongbong Marcos transmitted to Congress his government’s proposed budget for 2023, otherwise known as the National Expenditure Program (NEP). The NEP details...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Part II) In our column last Sunday, we highlighted the statement of the 350-strong International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) on peace, security and stability, which was issued at the conclusion of our 11th General...
When he passed away at age 96 last Nov. 30, former president Jiang Zemin was acclaimed by the Communist Party of China in a published letter to its members: “(His) death is an incalculable loss to our Party and our military and our people of all ethnic groups.” Jiang served as president of...
The best is yet to come in terms of the country's economic recovery under the Marcos administration. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez confidently made this declaration Tuesday morning, Nov. 29 at Business World's Economic Forum held at the Grand Hyatt...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House At the recently-concluded 11th General Assembly of the 350-strong International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Istanbul, Nov. 17-20, under the theme “Role of political parties in strengthening dialogue for global peace,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that his administration's proposed national budget for 2023 worth P5.268 trillion is anchored on what he called the "Agenda for Prosperity" that aims to achieve his medium-term macroeconomic and fiscal objectives. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The Asian, European, African, Latin American, Australian, and US parliaments could organize a program and send delegations to the North Korea legislature, their Ministers of Agriculture and Tourism might interact with their North Korean...
Another couple tied the knot today. Melissa Ricks and her husband Michael Macatangay got married in the US. It was a blissful day filled with their relatives who are mostly based in America. The couple added a nice wedding tradition with the prosperity or money dance, where guests would attach...
