President Marcos revealed that he had brought Benjamin Diokno to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as he thanked him for his service as former secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF). Marcos said this as he officially announced that former senator Ralph Recto would take over the DOF on...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Let me share an edited version of what we sent out through GlobalSource Partners as principal advisor for the Philippines last week. This is about President Marcos’ Executive Order (EO) No. 49 which established the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) What's better than bringing back the Bicol Express train line? Bringing it back with cutting-edge rail technology. In pursuing the revival and modernization of the so-called Bicol...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 187 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, Oct. 9, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 4,116,509. Photo from Pixabay However, no new Covid-19-related fatalities were recorded, keeping the country's fatality rate at 1.6 percent. Based on the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Sermon on the Mount has often been referred as the Magna Carta of Christianity; it contains the core of the Gospel message. One who practices these teachings of the Lord is called “blessed” or “fortunate.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church (n 1968) declares: “The...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 169 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 20, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines to 4,118,381. Photo from Pixabay However, the department’s Covid-19 tracker showed no additional Covid-19-related deaths, maintaining the fatality rate...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 123 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, Oct. 17, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines to 4,117,857. Photo from Unsplash The DOH Covid-19 tracker, however, showed no additional Covid-19-related deaths, maintaining the fatality rate at 1.6...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Oct. 16, a total of 1,252 new cases of Covid-19 in the country. Photo from DOH Facebook page The DOH said that these cases, reported from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15, showed one percent "decrease" with an average daily count of 179 cases compared to the...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 164 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 13, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines to 4,117,183. Photo from Pixabay The DOH Covid-19 tracker, however, showed no additional Covid-19-related deaths, maintaining the fatality rate at 1.6...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 133 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, Oct. 10, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines to 4,116,642. Photo from Pixabay The DOH Covid-19 tracker, however, showed no additional Covid-19-related deaths, maintaining the fatality rate at 1.6...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 226 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, Oct. 5 which brought the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines to 4,115,714. Photo from Pixabay The DOH Covid-19 Tracker showed no additional Covid-19-related fatalities, maintaining the fatality rate at 1.6...
Princeton University (Image from university website) Good news, students! Princeton University has announced that it offers 100 percent tuition grants for students whose families earn less than $100,000 (P5,600,000) annually. According to Princeton's Admission and Aid page, this will be available...
