As our nation charges forward on the path of progress, one reality emerges — the demand for energy is at an all-time high. Energy is the lifeblood that keeps our economy moving, our factories working, and our cities buzzing with electricity. It is the beating heart of an industrialized nation,...
Managing the economy is clearly the government’s top priority. In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. focused on the administration’s programs to carve pathways of sustained growth amid continuing global challenges in the post-pandemic period. Sound...
It has been raining for more than a week now, and it will be raining some more because it’s the wet season in the Philippines. Floodwaters are still in some towns in Bulacan province days after typhoon Egay left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and residents go on with their...
The move to tax online sellers has been the talk of the town lately. While online selling used to be a mere stop-gap income-generating measure for families who need to make both ends meet, some online sellers have now flourished into big businesses that compete directly with traditional...
Today, Aug. 1, marks the start of Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (National Language Month). Theme for this year’s observance is “Filipino at mga katutubong wika: Wika ng kapayapaan, seguridad at ingklusibong pagpapatupad ng katarungang panlipunan” (Filipino and indigenous languages: Language of...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ visit to Malaysia last week reaffirmed the strong ties that bind the country to one of Philippines’ long-time allies. Before the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1965 in which the Philippines and Malaysia were co-founders,...
Many motorists and riders seem to have forgotten that there is a law, passed in 2016, that prohibits a person who is driving a motor vehicle from using mobile communication devices and electronic entertainment gadgets. The prohibition does not only apply while the motor vehicle is in motion, but...
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 caught most countries by surprise. It did not matter then if you are a rich and powerful nation, a developing economy or an under-developed one — every country in the world suffered in the wake of the surprise attack of the virus. The coronavirus...
If there is one crucial theme that dominated President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) — lasting one hour and 11 minutes — it was undoubtedly “digitalization.” Throughout the past year, the President consistently underscored the significance of...
“I know that the state of the nation is sound, and is improving. Dumating na po ang Bagong Pilipinas.” (The dawn of a new Philippines has come.) President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ second State of the Nation Address (SONA) ended on this note of confidence on the country’s present and future...
A day after delivering his second State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is embarking on a state visit to Malaysia today, July 25, 2023. The President, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), will be actively pushing for more cooperation in the fields of...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ second State of the Nation Address (SONA) today is the occasion at which he will report on what his administration has done — one full year after assuming office — to improve the Filipinos’ quality of life and chart the country’s forward pathways to economic...
