TIME has released its new 2023 list of Next Generation Leaders for fall and it includes a politician, K-pop group and a drag queen. The new list features a cover profile of First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf, the first non-white and youngest First Minister, as well as the first Muslim...
Six Philippine corporations —PLDT, Ayala Corp., San Miguel Corp., BDO Unibank, Metrobank, Jollibee Foods Corp. — made it to the list of 750 "World’s Best Companies 2023” by TIME Magazine and analytics partner Statista. According to the Time.com, the inaugural list of...
Ateneo De Manila University (AdMU) topped the list of schools featured in a global ranking that evaluates the commitment of higher education institutions (HEIs) to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Photo from Ateneo de Manila University’s Facebook page The...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. knows first hand how jam-packed a President’s schedule is. After all, he had witnessed this with his father and namesake, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from Presidential Communications Office) But...
By GODDES HOPE LIBIRAN I vividly remember everything. The first person who inspired my decision to join government service was my father, who started as a Bantay Bayan tanod in Marikina, then became barangay secretary, and got elected as a kagawad. I saw him apply the values of discipline and...
The House of Representatives' 60-day suspension against controversial congressman, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr., is a first. This was confirmed by House Secretary General Reginald Velasco in a chance interview with reporters on Thursday, March 23, or a day after the...
To implement or not to implement the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a hotly contested issue. There are vocal supporters and passionate oppositionists. Both have valid arguments and data showing why it is beneficial — or useless — to our nation. The consensus that is...
Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Lenten season. It is a reminder — a restart for some of the Catholic faithful — to repent one’s sins, to reflect on the purpose of one’s life, and to renew the vow to serve in the ministry of God. In the Philippines, Ash Wednesday bears...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of the P29,383,828.33 million permanent bridge along Marcos Alvarez Road in Las Piñas City. DPWH Las Piñas-Muntinlupa District Engineering Office (LPMDEO) District Engineer Isabelo Baleros explained that the...
For generations, artists, writers, even scientists have tried their best to define “love.” From “love is blind” to “love is a many splendored thing,” humanity’s motivation to wake up and live another day, to become better, to fight for a cause or to stand down for others is motivated...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Office 9 said it has turned over the P5 million 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Incentive Fund to the municipality of Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte. DILG Regional Office 9 Director Paisal O. Abutazil said the ceremonial...
POLICE process evidence from a 39-year-old man arrested in a buy-bust operation in Cagayan de Oro City on Jan. 24. (Photo courtesy of Cagayan de Oro City Police Office) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P1,672,350.20 in a week-long ‘’One Time, Big Time’’ (OTBT)...
