Here's what to expect from their long-awaited comeback It is such a heartening thought that, even though we are still in a state of lockdown due to Covid-19, we are now seeing galleries, theater plays, and outdoor fairs returning to their pre-pandemic state. A great example—Art Fair...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has advised the public against dealing with six more entities due to their unauthorized solicitation of investments without the necessary license from the Commission. In separate advisories, the SEC discouraged the public from investing with WebMining, Oyala,...
An exhibition centered around the theme of emerging parallelisms in physical and digital/new media art Galeria Paloma recently announced its participation in the 10th Art Fair Philippines on Feb. 17 to 19, 2023 at The Link, Makati City. The exhibition is titled "Parallel," and takes cues from the...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) posted a record-high P6.8 billion gross premium written (GPW) in its non-life insurance business for last year as more agencies move to secure state-owned assets, making the pension fund the country's largest non-life insurer in the country. In a...
SEC taps UP Law Center for fintech regulations By JAMES A. LOYOLA The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has teamed up with the University of the Philippines Law Center (UPLC) to improve the formulation of policies that could better address the regulation of financial technology (fintech) in...
DOST LOGO (DOST OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) needs additional equipment to further improve its monitoring capabilities on volcanic and seismic activities, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. “There is a need to augment...
National Scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala (DOST) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) mourned the death of National scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala, recognizing the latter's contributions and research works on marine biodiversity and marine conservation. Alcala, who died last Feb. 1 at the...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, February 6, called for the establishment of mental health offices (MHOs) in the campuses of all state universities and colleges (SUCs) as a means to curb the rising incidence of Filipino students struggling with mental health issues. “There have been a lot of...
Mt 5:13-16 Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they...
The Las Piñas City Tourism and Cultural Office joined the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Manila on Friday, Feb. 3. The city’s supervising tourism operations officer, Paul Ahljay San Miguel, said tourism officers in the National Capital Region are joining the yearly...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis Fr. Joseph Dau Vu, SVD, was a Catholic chaplain of the Vietnamese boat-people refugees in Morong, Bataan. He related to me how he, together with 55 compatriots, slipped out of communist Saigon on an old, decrepit motorized boat and sailed out, not knowing where they...
Committed to the national government’s aim of making the Philippines a digitally competitive nation, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) started another initiative to improve connectivity in remote areas. The DICT led the “Free Wi-Fi for All Ceremonial Launching...
