HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Whether our friends agree or not, at the core of the arguments against more widespread use and study of Filipino and Philippine languages is overweening colonial mentality. They won’t admit it, but they have embraced the lie that our languages are inferior, incapable of...
Malacañang is monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Taiwan amid China's military drills in waters around the self-ruled island. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of Office of the Press Secretary) "Sa ngayon mino-monitor natin ang sitwasyon, so magre-react na lang po tayo...
Malacañang will have to study the situation of leadership claims in the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) before clarifying the matter, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of the Office of Press Secretary) Angeles said President...
A total of P30-million worth of scholarship funds has been allotted for the skills training to residents of areas affected by the recent magnitude 7 earthquake in Northern Luzon, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced Friday, August 5. TESDA In a statement, TESDA...
Trainers and professors in the agriculture sector were urged by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to pursue advanced studies on modernized farming under a training program offered by Agro Studies in Israel. TESDA/MB “I encourage our trainers and professors to avail...
Malacañang has belied information declaring Aug. 9 as a special non-working holiday to honor former president Fidel V. Ramos which has been making rounds on social media. (Photos courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Thursday, Aug. 4, that...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Much too often, snippets of “legal wife versus mistress” pop up while I am scrolling for breaking news about the J6 Select Committee hearings in the USA, or the billion dollars awarded to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu by a foreign arbitral court. I am always...
Malacañang has shied away from making any remark on the brewing tension between the country's long-time allies China and the United States, saying they won't make "knee-jerk reactions" crucial to international relations. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of OPS) Press Secretary...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not on a “veto spree” after he rejected five bills that were supposed to lapse into laws since he took over as the country’s chief executive last June 30, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday, Aug. 3. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers...
The latest survey showing that 12.2-million Filipino families felt "poor" makes the current administration's agenda on lowering the poverty rate "more urgent." Street crowd in Manila/File photo Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this on Wednesday, Aug. 3, although President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is already considering someone to be designated as the secretary of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO), Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos FB) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Malacañang said on Tuesday, Aug. 2, that the claim to Sabah of the Sultanate of Sulu descendants is "not an issue of sovereignty" as it is "in the nature of a private claim." Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of OPS) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this after members...
