PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. Last Dec. 16, our family once again observed the death anniversary of our beloved daughter, Katrina Casimira, whom we lovingly called KC. She would have been 34 years old this year but God summoned her back to His home in 2004. We were...
Through its “Sasakyan ng Karunungan” initiative, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Caraga conducted a digital literacy training for the Higaonon tribe in Las Nieves, Agusan Del Norte. The act, according to the department, was launched through the joint...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis A husband once joked: “My favorite saint is St. Joseph. I can identify with him because I have no voice in my family. My wife is the ‘speaker of the house.’” The spotlight in this 4th Sunday of Advent is on St. Joseph, who was indeed a man of few words that’s...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No. 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act has been released. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the National Telecommunications Commission...
Use eco-bags for shopping. The world uses about one trillion plastic bags a year. Buy homemade products. These will reach you without the use of much carbon emissions. Give gifts that can be used over and over. That will not contribute to the wastes in the landfills. Don’t buy decorations with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it has collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of China to further improve the Philippines' healthcare waste management. On Friday, Dec. 16, the UNDP turned over to the DOH the project called "Learning Experience...
Various challenges and successes of startups and the role of Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in nurturing and supporting them were highlighted on the third day of the Philippine Startup Week 2022, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Friday, Dec. 16. (DOST-PCIEERD) This was...
Sixteen indigent members of micro and small cooperatives received medical assistance at the launching of Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)'s Program on Medical Assistance for Cooperatives (PMAC). (COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FACEBOOK) CDA...
That the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) took only 18 calendar days to get passed in the House of Representatives rubs Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman the wrong way. Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Facebook) Hataman was one of six congressmen who voted against the...
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading at least 19 of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s reported 32 priority measures under the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
EDITORS DESK Exactly a month ago, COP27 or the 2022 United Nations Climate Conference (aka 27th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), concluded without a “consensus” — supporters say that there were big strides especially on the aspect of “loss-and-damage...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the Gospel of John, Jesus is the light of the world (Jn 8:12; 9:5). Jesus is the true light who was coming into the world (Jn 1:9). In today’s Gospel, the word “light” (Greek pōti from pōs) is also attributed of John who is described as a burning and shining “lamp”...
